Susie Wolff to drive in F1 Friday practice sessions

(L-R) Williams Formula One drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas and test-driver Susie Wolff pose with the new FW35 racing car during its presentation at Circuit de Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, February 19, 2013. REUTERS/Albert Gea

(Reuters) - Susie Wolff will become the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix weekend this season after Williams said the Scot would be on track for them in two free practice sessions later this year.

The team said on Monday the 31-year-old wife of Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff, a former Williams executive director, would remain their development driver in an expanded role that will include two Friday outings.