Jamie Chadwick wants to become the first female Formula 1 driver since the 1970s and is targeting graduation to the series “by 2023꧑ or 2024” after securing substantial backing.

The 2019 W Series champion has signed a deal with single-s♚eater giants Prema Powerteam to contest the Formula Regional European Championship this season.

Chadwick has also gained significant financial support from Rodin Cars’ multi-millionaire f♚ounder David Dicker after impressing during a test in a car developed by Rodin in New Zealand back in March.

The 22-year-old Briton, who is on the books of the Williams F1 team as a development driver, h𒁏opes the “stars will align” in her quest to become the first female driver to compete in a grand prix since Lella Lombardi in 1976.

"It's a dream come true, really,” Chadwick is quoted by the BBC. “If I had a smaller budget I coulꦑdn't race with a top team like Prema and give myself the best chance to perform and justify being i♐n F1.

"The scar🉐y thin🐼g with motorsport is the financial backing required. It's an insane amount, but it's so exciting to have been given an opportunity to do it with Prema.

"🐷To drive in Formula 3, for example, you're looking at double what I got in W Series prize money.

"It's the most excitiꦏng moment of my career, and gives me security and structure,” she added.

“Every year I've gone racing I've always𒀰 had💧 that uncertainty [of what I could do the following year], but now I have structure and support, and I can focus on performing my best."

Chadwick💃 joins a trio of Ferrari Driver Academy prospects in Prema’s line-up, including Arthur Leclerc - the brother of Ferrari F1 race-winner C💧harles. She will race the same-spec machinery she drove on her way to a fourth-place finish in the 2019-2020 Asian Formula 3 series.

Thank you for an amazing week

— Jamie Chadwick (@JamieChadwick55)

Rodin boss Dicker described Chadwick as an “exceptional talent” and is confident🎀 in her abilities to make it all the way to F1.

“The philosophy here at Rodin Cars is to🌼 make exceptional cars, which requires an exceptional team behind it,” he explained.

“Jamie is an exceptional racing🦄 talent. We are taking a long-term view on this in fully supporting her jour🅠ney as she moves up the ladder towards F1.

"We want to see Jamie flourish and hone her abilities as a world-class racing driver in competitive racing on the global stage and she is joining the Rodin family because I believe she has the skills needed to contribute to the development of the forth🎐coming FZERO - a car that aims to be faster than an F1 car around a track.

"Her technical knowledge and ability to communicate that back to our designers and engineers is already proven when she visit🌞ed us in March this year and her contribution will be invaluable as the FZERO project continues to gather momentum.”

The eight-round Formula Regional series begins at Misano onဣ 1-2 Augu😼st.