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Dan Ticktum joins Williams as development driver

Williams has announced that two-time Macau Grand Prix winner Dan Ticktum has joined the team's driver academy in the role of development driver. A former member of Red Bull's junior driver programme, Ticktum appeared to be next in line a year ago for a graduation to F1 after finishing runner-up to Mick Schumacher in the European F3 Championship. The 20-year-old Briton, who made his F1 debut earlier this year in Bahrain with Red Bull Racing, was sent to Japan earlier this year to compete in Super Formula, but results fell short of expectations, which in turn decided Red Bull to drop Ticktum from its junior programme. The young hopeful appeared to be left out in the cold until a deal to race...
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