Jamie Chadwick and Lia Block to drive Williams FW14B F1 car at Goodwood

Jamie Chadwick and Lia Block will drive the iconic Williams FW14B at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed - the very chassis that gave Nigel Mansell the 1992 title.

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Williams Racing will bring a special line-up to the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed as Jamie Chadwick and Lia Block are set to join team principal James Vowles to drive the legendary FW14B, as part of the celebrations of 75 years of Formula 1.

As the Festival honours motorsport’s most iconic champions and machines under the theme ‘The Winning Formula: Champions and Challengers’, Chadwick and Block will have the opportunity to showcase one of the most dominant cars in F1 history, with the very chassis that gained Nigel Mansell the 1992 World Championship.

“It’s fantastic news that Jamie, Lia and I will all be driving the FW14B up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year,” said Vowles. “This is a dream come true; an iconic car, with such a huge list of success. The 14B had technology that was way ahead of its time, and it’s so well known for not only what it achieved but how it took the team forward. Taking it to Goodwood and having the honour of driving it is going to be incredible.”

For Jamie Chadwick, it will be a deeply personal return to one of the events that sparked her passion for motorsport as well as gave her the first chance to drive an F1 car. Now a race winner in the European Le Mans Series and the first woman to claim an outright ELMS victory, Chadwick continues to be part of the WIlliams family in the role of Brand Ambassador and F1 Academy Adviser.

“One of my earliest memories is from the Festival of Speed,” Chadwick said. "I didn’t start in the sport until later and I went when I was about 10. That was my first time being exposed to so many cars and to F1. It’s also the place I drove my first F1 car so it’s very special."

"The FW14B is the most iconic car that we have in our collection at Williams. With the active suspension and everything that this car stood for in its time, it’s simply legendary"; Jamie continued. "The sound of it is unbelievable so I’ll be getting my earplugs ready.”

One of the youngest and most promising American talents, Lia Block will also return to the Goodwood hill after her F1 car debut last year in the FW08. Having grown up attending the Festival with her late father Ken Block, the moment holds special significance.

“I started going to Goodwood when I was really young with my dad who used to do the hillclimb a lot,” she said. “Last year was a very big moment for me being able to drive an F1 car up the hill. It was a dream come true, and Goodwood is so special to me because so many people from different areas of motorsport come together to celebrate the sport. This year is going to be an iconic experience for me in an iconic car – I can’t wait!”