Race 18 - 2023 Qatar GP

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Chadwick's "stellar pedigree" mostly traces back to the her time in the stillborn W series. Her season in Indy Nxt (formerly Indy Lights) this year has been anything but impressive, finishing 12th (and last of the drivers who ran all races) in spite of being with front-running Andretti Autosports. Other female drivers have done much better in that series in the past (Ana Beatriz finished 3rd overall in 2008, Pippa Mann 5th in 2010). Her season in the Formula Regional European Championship in 2020, again with a front-running team (Prema), wasn't much better with a P9 finish (out of 11 who ran all season).

Transition into Indy car racing takes a season or two. I think you should judge her on what she does next season where l think she would improve greatly. All the other female racers you mention did not achieve those levels at first attempts to be fair. That said, l don't know if Indycat is as cut-throat as F1. She is having a Sargeant-type season and Sargeant seems to be on his way out of F1.

If not, Take this season as a learning season for her. And watch out for improvements next season, l would say.