The 25-year-old Briton is coming off a respectable rookie campaign where she earned five top-10 finishes, including a season-best sixth (Portland).
With that, though, off-season preparations are already well underway, and it was kickstarted with the Chris Griffis Memorial Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Oct. 20. Chadwick, sporting an all-black firesuit, looked more comfortable on the day than at any point during last season.
“I'm amazed at how different I feel,” said Chadwick, a three-time W Series champion. “... just familiarity, culturally, everything.
“There's just so much adjustment last year and I just felt like it took me too long and a lot of time to just adapt and learn what was required, and obviously all new tracks as well. Felt like everything was just a new thing.
“So, now just having familiarity with everything, feels a lot more relaxing and a lot better going into it.”
One of the key contributors to the rising confidence isn’t solely the experience gained, but also the continuity of remaining with Andretti Global for 2024.
“It's a huge part of it,” Chadwick said. “I think we started the journey with Andretti and just so many things that I was able to kind of learn with them, particularly close with the team, with my engineer and the team around me.
“I think a lot of that was with their support, so to come back with that and be able to refer to a lot of the stuff that we learned in this past year is going to be valuable for sure.
“They've obviously got a very fast car capable of winning races and championships, so there's no sort of doubt on that side of things, either. I know that I've got the car and the team behind me for it.”
Source: Autosport