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Wolff to open second test for Williams

Williams has confirmed Susie Wolff will drive for the team on the opening day of the second pre-season test.

Wolff was promoted to the role of test driver at the end of 2014 after completing two Friday practice sessions at the British and German grands prix. As part of the enhanced role it was announced that Wolff would drive on one day of testing ahead of the start of this season, with Williams now confirming its plan for the second test at the Circuit de Catalunya.

With Wolff driving on the first day, Felipe Massa will take over for day two before Valtteri Bottas drives on day three. Massa and Bottas will then share duties on the final day of the second test.

Wolff's enhanced role will also see her complete another day of testing later in the season - with two in-season tests set to take place following the races in Spain and Austria - as well as another two Friday practice sessions.

Alex Lynn joined Williams as development driver over the winter after leaving the Red Bull young driver programme, with former test and reserve driver Felipe Nasr having secured a race seat at Sauber this season.

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.