Hawkins tested the Silverstone team’s two-year-old AMR21 in Hungary a fortnight ago, becoming the first woman to drive a near current car since 2018.
Team principal Mike Krack has praised Hawkins for the job she did on the day, while noting that “Jess is 28, so she’s realistic about her career direction.”
Hawkins accepts that the chances of going through the F3 and F2 ranks and eventually earning a super licence are slim.
However she believes that she can continue to have a role with the team in a sim or testing job, while also switching her focus to sportscar racing.
“I am well aware,” she said when asked by Autosport about Krack’s comment. “And let's be real, I'm not too old. But I am very aware that there would be a very long process for me to go through to get to F1.
“But that doesn't rule out other opportunities in F1, that doesn't completely rule me out of F1. I can still do other things.
“They've not just given me an F1 drive to drive an F1 car. There are still other opportunities driving F1 cars that aren't necessarily racing them.
“I haven't written myself off, but equally I know that there's probably more of a chance of a career down the LMP/GT route, than what there is in F1. But that doesn't stop me from having a big influence with an F1 team."
Source: Autosport