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Screen to Speed No.37: Beitske Visser always ready to take that next BIG step! · BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

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Hi everyone.
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Welcome to unique talks.
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Happy to see here.
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Um, today we got, uh, absolutely amazing racing driver was brilliant
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career, uh, in motorsport.
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Betsky Wieser.
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Betsky, welcome to any talks.
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Yeah, thank you.
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Yeah.
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Thank you so much for joining us today.
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Um, let's start with, uh, how you started your racing career.
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Um, I know that that's been in karting for us, for many racing drivers.
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Uh, so yeah, let's start with this.
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Uh, yeah, like many racing drivers, I started very young in, in karting.
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I started when I was five years old.
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Uh, I, I basically grew up around cars cause my parents, they
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used to have a car dealership.
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Um, so basically since I was a couple of days old, my mom took
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me back to work again with her.
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So I was always around there.
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Maybe from when I was around two, I was riding around the showroom
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on like, uh, how do you call them?
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That like those little cars where you have to use your feet to move forward.
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Um, and, and since I was three years old, I was starting to ask,
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um, to start with go karting.
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So yeah, then on my fifth birthday, I got a go kart and,
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uh, I was straight away addicted.
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What do you remember most about those days when you started karting?
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Like your first emotions when you get in, uh, being five years old?
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Um, well, it's difficult to, to remember exactly the emotions cause it's very long
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time ago, but, um, Yeah, I mean, if I look back at the pictures from then, I
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had a smile from ear to ear and, uh, I was always, uh, asking my parents that
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I wanted to go to the go kart track, um, every Wednesday afternoon out of
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school, I went to the track every weekend.
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Um, so yeah, I, I just loved being there.
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That's awesome.
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Uh, and I know that you had a really good, uh, racing career in karting,
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so you've been into Kiza 2 class, uh, so tell us more about, uh, this
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and then how you moved to the Formula S, uh, and like, uh, started your,
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um, big racing career after karting.
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Uh, yes.
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So when I was 14, I was, I was racing in junior still, um, but
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I was very tall, uh, for my age.
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Uh, so we were looking at what to do the next year and we
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thought about going to shifters.
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Um, everybody said that, uh, we were stupid because I was
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a young 14 year old girl.
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Uh, no way we could be strong enough.
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Uh, nobody would make that move, but.
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We did it anyway, and, uh, we got the chance to do it with Intrepid.
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Um, and it turned out to be one of the best decisions in my career because,
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uh, against anyone's expectations, uh, I managed to win the WSK
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championship, uh, on my first year.
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Um, and also the European championships, uh, I was, uh,
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leading until the, the last race.
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Um, So yeah, that, that was a very good move and, uh, very cool also to, to
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race in KZ, uh, like all over the world.
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Yeah, KZ2, uh, absolutely incredible, uh, class and karting,
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I think it's one of the best.
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It's really, uh, fast cars and, uh, karts, um, and also, you know,
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competitive, uh, uh, Class as well.
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Uh, so I know that he moved to DAC formal masters after this.
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And, um, I guess that you get into Red Bull during your program or that
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happened after a DAC formal masters?
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Uh, well, the, the first year I, I raced in ADAC formal masters, uh, I was with
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And I had a pretty good season, even though I also had two very big crashes,
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so I didn't do the whole championship.
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Um, and then after that, uh, I signed with Red Bull and did another
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year in, uh, ADAC formal masters.
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But, uh, unfortunately the second year didn't, we didn't get the
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results, uh, which we were hoping for.
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Uh, But yeah, we still got, uh, some podiums and some wins.
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So still not terrible season, but not, uh, not what we expected.
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Mm hmm.
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Uh, how was it to you to be a Red Bull, uh, in Red Bull program?
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How was it for you?
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I know that you, uh, left the program, um, and, uh, you, you
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wasn't really satisfied with this.
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Uh, so.
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Tell me more about this.
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Well, with the program itself, I was, I was very happy.
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Um, they, they helped a lot with preparing for the, for the races.
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Um, I went to the, the simulator in Milton Keynes, um, yeah,
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to do simulator work there.
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And, uh, also they gave me a trainer.
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Um, so he would write me training programs.
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I would go on training camps.
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Um, To, to make sure I'm fit and, uh, fun fact, this trainer
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is still my trainer today.
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Um, so yeah, he's definitely been, uh, been a good trainer and, uh, yeah, I
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mean, they, they just give you a lot of support and, uh, for the races.
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So the program itself has definitely been good.
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I was just disappointed with the results that year.
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Uh, what kind of results do you have, uh, with Red Bull?
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Uh, I think I finished B8 in a championship, uh, but we were hoping
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for a top three in a championship.
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All right.
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So you just, uh, didn't meet your expectations for the championship.
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That's understandable.
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Definitely.
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Uh, so then, uh, you moved to Formula Renault 3.
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5.
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I remember I watched a few of your races when you raced there and, uh, you know,
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that's a big car, uh, almost like a F2.
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Uh, and, uh, how was it for you to move from like a junior
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Formula to higher level Formulas?
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This was again, a very massive step, like I did in karting.
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Um, but like, uh, ADHC Formula Masters is basically like Formula 4.
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Even a little bit slower.
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And then Formula Renault 3.
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5 is like Formula 2.
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So I skipped all the steps in between and went straight, straight up there.
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So we knew the first year was going to be a learning year.
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Also physically, we knew that I would have to work very hard because, you
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know, there's no force, um, power steering and, uh, Yeah, there's a
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lot of G forces in the corner, so I would have to train very hard.
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Um, so I moved to Spain to be with the, with the team.
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And, uh, basically every day I was there, I woke up, I went to the gym,
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then I went to the team, I drove on the simulator, I went back to the team.
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Gym to train again.
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And, and that was, that was my day.
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But, uh, yeah, I got, I got strong enough, which was good.
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And, uh, yeah, for sure it was a, a very difficult championship.
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'cause you, you had, uh, basically it was the, the stepping
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stone for, uh, formula One.
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Mm-hmm . So, yeah, it was, was very cool to, to register.
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Yeah, definitely.
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That's a completely different series compared to what you raised before.
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Uh, you mentioned that you had, like, really hard training.
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Uh, did you do this, uh, every day or you had, like, a few days
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in a week when you did this?
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Uh, so Monday to Fri to Friday was like that.
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Uh, so two times gym.
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Uh, through the, throughout the day and then like in between, I was on the
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simulator at the team and then I was living in Barcelona and, uh, on, on,
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I remember on Tuesday and Thursdays in the evening, the, the track, the
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racetrack would open for bicycles.
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So I would go cycling there and, uh, in the weekends I would have usually one day
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off and the other day some easy cardio, but yeah, it, it was, it was hard work.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Uh, did this, uh, hard work help you, uh, to feel better in the formal Renault 3.
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5?
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Like, uh, physically, did you manage to, like, maybe feel more relaxed in
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the, uh, in the race, uh, with all this, uh, training, which you did?
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Yeah, definitely.
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I mean, it's a very physical car to drive.
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Uh, and if you get tired, you're throughout the race, um, you're going
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to lose concentration and you're going to start to make mistakes.
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Um, and when you drive cars that fast, you cannot afford that.
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So you need to make sure you are fitting off, uh, which is what we did.
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And, uh, yeah, so that was needed.
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That's great.
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Um, so, uh, moving forward for your career, uh, then I think you get
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into BMW Motorsport Junior program, uh, and started to race in GT force.
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Yeah.
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So that, that's also different discipline for you.
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Um, how was the transition from open wheelers to GT cars for you?
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Was it really hard to get used to GT cars after foremost?
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Um, it's a very different driving style.
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I mean, first of all, the, the formula car is like 700 kilos and then you
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go to the GT4, which is double.
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Um, so yeah, the driving style is very different.
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Also, um, suddenly I was doing endurance racing.
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I suddenly had a teammate.
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So yeah, that's also different like, uh, Yeah, you need to take care of the
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tires and all that stuff, but also on the setup side, normally I was used
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to make the setup like how I wanted.
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And now you had to discuss with your teammate, what do you like?
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What do I like?
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What's a compromise?
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How are we going to be together the quickest?
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Um, so yeah, it was a bit of a change, but, um, with BMW, uh, my
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teammates was that year also a junior.
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Um, and yeah, we, we, we were all coming from formula cars, but,
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uh, uh, we all knew each other from a long time before already.
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So we got on very well and, uh, yeah, we spent a lot of time together and,
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uh, we're working well together.
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Mm hmm.
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That's awesome that you get this different experience.
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Do you prefer spring races or endurance is like after all this
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years being in spring races?
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Do you feel that you, um, you know, like feeling that endurance is?
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Uh, better in some ways, uh, because personally, I really like
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endurance races and, uh, racing.
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Uh, it's a completely different, um, mindset, which you got for the race.
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And I really like to work with the team all the time.
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So how was it for you?
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I like both.
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If I can say that, um, yeah, I like sprint racing because I think the fighting
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on track is a bit more aggressive, but then I also like to drive a lot.
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And in endurance racing, you drive a lot.
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Um, So, uh, yeah, I, I would like to do both.
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All right.
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That's great.
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Uh, note that you've been a part of a W series.
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Uh, let's talk about this and, uh, how do you feel about this program?
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And do you feel, uh, sad about the W series?
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Uh, unfortunately stopped to, uh, continue their program, uh, for this years.
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I enjoyed racing there, definitely.
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Um, I mean, it was, it was a good chance for, for many girls to, to show
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what, uh, what we could do and that, uh, we can be as good as the guys.
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And also to, to show to many little girls that, um, are, are maybe like
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seven, eight years old or whatever age, uh, that, uh, it's not, Just a men's
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sport that a woman can do it as well.
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So, uh, yeah, I enjoyed being there.
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How do you feel for your career to be a female racing driver?
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Do you feel any pressure being in a men's dominated sports?
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Uh, so what do you think about this?
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I mean, I don't feel any pressure from it.
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I mean, many people are.
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ask me like, how does it feel to be like the only girl or one of
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the few girls in a man's world?
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Let's say, um, I don't know any difference of me doing this since I'm five years old.
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So I don't know any other world than this, but, um, I think for woman, it's,
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it's harder to, to get the respect.
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Let's say, uh, if you win one race, they say, oh, it's lucky.
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Uh, you need to win quite a few more before they say,
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okay, She's actually good.
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But, uh, yeah, I think, um, with my results, I have gained that respect
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at least from, uh, when I'm at the, at the racetrack and stuff, I think
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every driver, uh, uh, respects me.
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So I'm, I'm quite, quite happy, or not every driver, but almost every
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time you will never have every driver respecting you, I think.
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A lot of drivers do respect me and the teams as well.
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Um, I think most of the, the hate or, yeah, I don't know how to call it against
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women is actually on social media.
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Um, it's when you are like anonymous, uh, typing on your keyboard.
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Nobody knows who you are.
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You can say whatever you want, but they're not going to say that to your face.
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Yeah, definitely.
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I agree with you.
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And also, you know, some, some guys, they're really upset when
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you are winning them on track also.
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Yeah, I have to say it has taken me some time.
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I know in karting many times, um, they, they pushed me off the track a lot.
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Um, yeah.
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And I mean, you notice when they push you off more than they push others off.
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And, um, basically my, my parents raised me with, uh, They
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basically told me, if they push you off, you push them off harder.
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You have to, even if it's going to cost you a race, cause I've gotten penalties
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for that as well, but, um, I had to do it to get respect and to, to show
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them that they cannot mess with me.
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And I think the best way to show it is, uh, being quick and being front.
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at the front every time again, but, uh, also you, you have to
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show that they cannot mess with you by just pushing you off.
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Yeah.
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I think that's the right way just to pay back what they give to you.
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Yeah.
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Uh, kind of, um, can you tell me when did you start, uh, sim racing?
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Like, uh, was it long time ago?
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You started, uh, like when you get into once 2020.
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Um, I started quite late, actually.
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Well, I've done a lot of driving on the simulators, like the race teams I raced
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at, but actual sim racing, like the rig I have at home, I started during COVID.
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Then I was still with BMW, so they told me what simulator to get.
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And, uh, Yeah, that's, that's when I started.
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So 2020.
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So as, uh, many racing drivers, I think get into sim racing in 2020
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during pandemic, uh, here we had, uh, like a lot of e sport leagues, uh,
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going in a lot of, uh, championships.
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Uh, that's really cool.
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Um, So, you've been a part, also, of Richard Mille's, uh, Mille, uh, racing
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team in, uh, European Le Mans series.
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Um, how was this experience, uh, compared to Formula 3.
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5, uh, because you've been driving the prototype, uh, as I'm aware?
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Uh, yes, I did a lot of this different disciplines.
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Um, yeah, the LMP2 was a very cool car to drive very fast.
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It's a bit in the middle between formula car and GT car, the way you drive it.
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And yeah, I've been lucky enough to do Le Mans twice.
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Um, so yeah, that was very special to be part of that team.
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Um, I think we had a good team of drivers with Sophia and Tatiana, uh, who I also
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already knew from, from karting and, uh, we were a very strong team together.
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So, uh, yeah, that was, uh, very, very cool that Richard Mill gave us, uh,
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the chance to, to do that program.
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That's really cool.
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There you got, uh, You know, you're into different disciplines of, uh, racing and,
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uh, you've been driving the different cars and how you managed to, like, uh,
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balance and get used to, uh, fast enough to the new car when you jump into it.
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Uh, a lot of simulator.
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Uh, that.
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That helps a lot.
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And, uh, yeah, even when I drive on the simulator now, I, I
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drive, uh, random different cars.
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Um, I think it helps with getting, uh, adapted quickly to two different cars.
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So I drive in real life as well.
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And, uh, yeah, also when I arrive at the track, you, you need to sort
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of turn a switch like in your head.
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Okay.
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endurance driving style, GT driving style, uh, prototype driving style.
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Um, yeah, it's just a switch you need to, to change.
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And, uh, depending how quickly you can change that switch.
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Um, what's your thing about, uh, how close the simulators right
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now in 2025, uh, to real life?
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Um, so what do you think about this?
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I think it's pretty good.
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Um, I think the driving style, uh, for me, for me, I, I like iRacing the most.
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I think it's the most, uh, realistic, um, and yeah, just the way you need to drive.
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Obviously you're going to have, uh, some, some differences, especially in, in races.
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Uh, people, uh, crash a little bit more in the sim than in, in real life.
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Um, But yeah, there's a lot of things you, you can already get used to on the same,
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like breaking points might be slightly different, obviously, but, uh, you can
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get reference points already, like curves and stuff, what to use, what not to use.
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Um, so yeah, I, I think it, it helps a lot to prepare for the rewards.
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That's great.
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They're using a simulator to prepare for your Real life racing, uh, I think
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many, uh, racing drivers doing this.
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And, uh, actually I did also, uh, when I race in real life.
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Um, I remember that you had, uh, some kind of tradition that you, uh, got
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one glove blue and the other red.
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Are you still doing this tradition?
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Uh, yeah, I think I had it since I was like six or seven years old.
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So, um, right now I have, uh, one red, one white.
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Um, I don't really mind the colors anymore, but I like
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to have two different ones.
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How this, uh, actually started?
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Do you remember this?
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I have absolutely no idea.
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Judging by the fact that I was like six or seven years old, I think
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it was, uh, my parents idea, but, uh, uh, yeah, I just kept it, kept
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doing it and, uh, yeah, I like it.
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That's awesome that you got some kind of mini tradition for yourself.
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It's really cool.
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Um, so what races did you do in, uh, uh, in the previous year
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and did you do any in real life?
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Uh, so last year I, I raced nor Life mm-hmm . Um, in, in the GT
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four with the girls only team, uh, and the 24 hour Newberg Green.
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Um, so yeah, that was, that was very cool.
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Um, I did, uh, 24 hours older in, uh, M two.
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Um, and, uh, I did, uh, some, uh, did the 24 hour spa in C1
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cup, um, which is also fun.
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The car is not very fast, but it's 120 of the same car, so it
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makes for, for really fun racing.
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And, uh, I tested, uh, formally in, uh, November, so yeah, that
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was also a very cool experience.
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Tell us more about formal e experience and, uh, how is it to drive a car.
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with an electric car on the racing track?
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It's again, very, very different.
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Um, because, uh, yeah, with, with normal combustion engines,
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um, the amount of power you get depends a bit on the RPM as well.
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And, um, with, uh, the electric engine, you get like the full power instantly.
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I think it's definitely, I think the Formula E is the fastest racing car
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in the world from zero to a hundred.
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Uh, I, I actually did a practice start there as well, and I could really feel
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my head moving backwards cause it's 1.
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8 seconds from zero to a hundred.
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Wow.
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So yeah, it's, that's very cool.
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Um, and yeah, It's just, just a very different feeling, especially on the
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brakes, I would say, um, because you don't really use the normal brakes,
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um, or you try not to, you, you're mainly braking with regenerating
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the energy, um, so the feeling of the, of the pedal is very different.
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But yeah, in the end, all in all, it's a very cool car to drive.
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And speaking about braking, I think, uh, car weight, uh, a bit more, yeah,
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due to, uh, all like electric side stuff and, uh, batteries and all these things.
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And that's, uh, definitely also, um, Kind of changing the breaking, right?
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Yeah, it's, it's, yeah, because of the batteries, it's a little bit heavier
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than the, than a normal formula car, but it's still a lot lighter than a GT car.
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I think in terms of weight, it's quite similar to a LMP2.
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Got it.
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Uh, and you mentioned that you race in, uh, Europe, uh, 24.
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Was it your first, uh, 24 hours of, uh, N Life or you did this,
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uh, before in your career?
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Uh, I think, uh, well I did one in 2018 with BMW.
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Mm-hmm . So I've only done 24 hour neuro recruiting in A-B-M-W-G-G four
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Uh, so I did it 2018, um, 2022, and.
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Three.
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Mm hmm.
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Um, how was this, uh, experience, uh, like, uh, this is a absolutely unique,
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uh, racing track, uh, thing which we got, uh, on our planet, uh, it's really
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long and how was it for you to, like, memorize all corners and, uh, all
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track, uh, put all things together?
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Uh, yeah, I think the 24 hour Nürburgring is the most crazy
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race there is in the world.
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Um, I think you cannot compare it to anything else.
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Um, you have 150 cars on track.
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Okay, the track is a bit longer than normal, but the speed difference
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between the classes is crazy.
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You have a GT3 who does eight minutes per lap, and then you have a Dacia racing
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there who is doing 13 minutes per lap.
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So you can imagine how crazy it is on track and especially during
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the night because there is no lights at all around the track.
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So it's super, super dark.
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And the crazy thing you have around there is there's fans everywhere around the
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track camping And uh, they have barbecues at night, but when they turn the barbecues
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off it becomes, uh, foggy on track So at night we have fog on track, which is not
25:12
actual fog but it's from the barbecues.
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So, and you can actually smell the barbecue in the car as well.
25:21
This is funny.
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Um, what, uh, kind of events, uh, do you take a part in sim racing,
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uh, like long endurances and what upcoming, uh, endurances, uh, you
25:35
planning to do, uh, near time?
25:38
Uh, so this weekend I'm doing Daytona 24 hour.
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Um, and for the rest, I have nothing planned yet.
25:45
It depends a bit on my, my schedule with real racing as well.
25:49
But, uh, yeah, when I'm at home in between races, I, I try to drive on the
25:54
simulator and then I'll see what comes up.
25:59
Uh, I know that you're going to take a part in Daytona
26:02
24, uh, with the Dream Team.
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Um, so how's, uh, practice going for this event?
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Do you like this track?
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Do you like the car which you're going to drive in iRacing?
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Uh, yeah, it's been good.
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Um, the track is a nice track.
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It's, uh, quite, quite tricky.
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Um, with, uh, with some break, hard braking zones.
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Um, and also we don't know yet, uh, might be some rain during the race.
26:29
So that could be entertaining.
26:31
Uh, we'll be driving the LMP2 car.
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Um, so I, I know the car quite well from real life, um, and I've done quite a
26:40
few, um, I racing races in that car as well, although it's quite some time ago.
26:46
So, um, yeah, I'm enjoying the car and, uh, we've, we've actually,
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we're practicing just until we started, uh, this stream now.
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So, um, yeah, it's been good.
26:58
Uh, I think we have a good team.
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Nice, uh, wish you good luck for this event, uh, I think a lot of sim racers
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are going to take a part in this, as this is one of the biggest events,
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uh, which we're running in sim racing, um, I'm pretty sure it's going to be
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a cool one, uh, especially with adding some rain, uh, I remember, uh, People,
27:19
previous year, um, was thinking about that we're going to get rain maybe by
27:25
surprise with, uh, with iRacing because iRacing didn't, uh, like, edit, uh, yet.
27:31
Um, but yeah, this year, uh, it's going to be with rain, I think, during
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the night or something like this.
27:37
Uh, we'll see how it's, uh, going to be.
27:40
Um, what is your plans for, uh, upcoming year and real life racing?
27:47
Uh, so I will race at the Nordschleife again, uh, but for
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the rest, uh, I don't know yet.
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What would you like, uh, to, to have?
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Maybe, maybe you dream about some kind of, uh, racing series, uh,
28:01
where you want to see yourself?
28:04
Not specifically for, for this year, but, um, I would love to, to be more involved
28:11
in formally and to, to raise their, and if you share, um, and, uh, I'm doing that
28:16
on a 24 hour, the same this weekend, but I would love to, to do it in real life.
28:21
Um, and you know, like all the, the big races, uh, I've done Lamar twice, but it's
28:26
still pretty high up on my bucket list.
28:29
Um, And, you know, the, the big GT3 championships or, uh, or, uh, prototypes
28:37
in ELMS, WEC, uh, GT World Challenge, IMSA, um, I don't know, I can keep
28:44
going, but, yeah, like, like all those big races, I, I always, uh, enjoy to do.
28:51
Yeah, because you, uh, you're good in, uh, like many different disciplines.
28:56
Uh, you don't mind what to race.
28:57
Yeah, really?
28:59
I would love to race every weekend.
29:01
Yeah, I got it.
29:02
Uh, would you like to race in United States?
29:05
Maybe, uh, what do you think about, uh, American tracks?
29:09
Because personally in racing, uh, as we got a lot of American
29:13
tracks here, I really like them.
29:15
I like, uh, Road Atlanta, Road America.
29:17
I think, uh, these are great tracks and, uh, they, A bit different with
29:22
feelings compared to European tracks.
29:26
I would love to race in the US.
29:29
I think I've said that many times already.
29:31
I've done two karting races there at the Scusa International in Vegas.
29:38
And I did Daytona, but the four hour race before the 24 hour.
29:46
I think it was very cool.
29:49
I like the atmosphere there.
29:51
I like how enthousiastic the people are.
29:54
So I always enjoy when I'm there.
29:57
And I think the tracks are super cool.
30:01
They're a bit old school.
30:03
Um, so you have no room for error, which also makes it very difficult.
30:07
Uh, especially if you are new there and having to learn the tracks, you
30:10
cannot afford to, to make any mistakes.
30:13
But, uh, yeah, I think on, on iRacing, one of my favorite
30:16
tracks is actually Watkins Glen.
30:18
So that's already in the U S uh, that's.
30:21
Yeah, apart from Daytona, I have not raced, uh, driven
30:24
on any, uh, track in the U.
30:26
S.
30:27
yet.
30:28
Mm hmm.
30:28
So hopefully in the future, uh, you'll get to Watkins Glen.
30:32
Uh, this is one of my favorite track too after Road Atlanta.
30:36
I really like it because it's with up and downs, uh, and
30:40
going with a really good flow.
30:42
So I love the road Atlanta.
30:44
Um, what can you tell to girls, uh, who wants to start racing?
30:49
Who wants to start some racing?
30:50
What will be your advice to them?
30:55
My advice is, um, do what you like.
30:59
So if you enjoy it, go and do it.
31:02
Um, don't care what anyone else says.
31:05
Um, I mean, if they give you advice, listen to it for sure.
31:09
But if they tell you anything stupid that you can't do it because you're
31:13
a woman or whatever, don't listen.
31:16
Um, and yeah, just, just start, uh, by practicing whether it's
31:22
on the same or in real life.
31:24
Um, for sure it's not a cheap sport, but, um, you can, you can definitely
31:30
find ways to, to start cheaper.
31:32
And, uh, work your way up from, from there.
31:37
What do you think in your opinion, uh, what we should do for the future,
31:43
like to get more girls into racing and sim racing, maybe like another,
31:48
uh, women's series, uh, racing series can help, or maybe some leaks in
31:53
sim racing, uh, something like this.
31:55
What do you think about this?
31:57
I think it's already changing a lot in the right direction.
32:02
Like you, you have one academy now, um, and you have the girls on track program.
32:08
I think that's actually a really good program because they're, they, they
32:14
find the girls at the, at the young age in, in schools and at events and stuff.
32:19
Um, and then they show you.
32:21
Show them not just the, the racing driver, but also the
32:24
engineering side, the mechanic side.
32:27
Um, because in the end there's also a lot of, uh, girls and women that want to be
32:31
an engineer or a mechanic or any other part of the, of the racing business.
32:37
And, um, so yeah, I, I think that's actually where it should start at
32:42
a young age because, um, everyone that's at the top started for the
32:47
driver started at a, at a young age.
32:49
So, um.
32:51
Yeah, you have to start getting the, the young girls excited for, for racing
32:55
and then, uh, work their way to, through karting and then into motorsport.
33:00
So it's, it's not a thing that one year to the next, you can change it
33:05
because, uh, six, seven year olds are not from one day to the next
33:09
going to be ready for Formula One.
33:10
It, it takes 15 years or even more.
33:14
Um, so yeah, it's, it's a long progress, but I, I think, uh, they are definitely
33:19
doing, uh, doing the good things.
33:22
Yeah, definitely.
33:23
Like, uh, given more visibility for girls who's like already in racing
33:27
and, uh, in some racing, uh, going to help, uh, to show, uh, young age, uh,
33:32
girls, uh, to get into racing as well.
33:35
I agree with you in this.
33:37
Um, what do you think when we're going to see, uh, a woman in, uh, formal
33:42
one, like, is it going to happen really soon or maybe in 10 years?
33:46
What's your opinion about this?
33:50
That depends on a lot of things.
33:52
Um, you need to have someone that's good enough.
33:57
You need to have someone that has enough money.
34:00
That's probably the most important part.
34:03
And you need to have a chance available.
34:07
Like, um, you see it also with the guys.
34:11
Um, Actually, this year is going to be a very good year because we're going to
34:15
have like four or five rookies in there, which is very unique, because if you look
34:19
at previous years, I think there has been three or four years in a row where the
34:24
winner in Formula 2 did not get a seat.
34:27
Um, so, yeah, it's going You need to have the talent, you need to
34:32
have the money and it, you need to be there at the right moment.
34:37
Mm-hmm . Yeah.
34:38
I think, and that all needs to, to fit together.
34:40
Mm-hmm . It's really complicated.
34:42
I agree with you.
34:43
Um, it's, it's funny because, you know, in IndyCar for example, we see women like
34:49
racing in two thousands and, uh, like, uh.
34:53
Quite a lot compared to formal one, of course, uh, because in formal one,
34:57
we didn't get any, uh, girls racing, uh, in recent, like 10 years or so.
35:03
That's really sad.
35:05
Yeah, well, hopefully in the future again, yeah, hopefully we'll get someone in the
35:10
formal one and, uh, maybe more girls going to go into the karting, into simulators.
35:16
as well.
35:17
Um, and did you try any other simulators or are you just
35:22
really focused on racing only?
35:26
I've tried some others.
35:27
Uh, I've done a couple of races in R Factor.
35:32
And I think that's, I've tried some other sims, but not really races, but, uh,
35:40
Personally, I find iRacing the, uh, the most realistic in the way I have to drive.
35:46
Mm hmm.
35:48
Okay.
35:49
And, uh, the last one will be, I think, um, so I already asked, uh, but if you
35:55
have like a free time, uh, during the, uh, this year, yeah, um, apart from your
36:00
real life racing, uh, would you like to do some, uh, other special events, uh, maybe
36:06
in iRacing, uh, like some endurances?
36:11
Uh, yeah, sure.
36:13
Um, I mean, I don't know my full program yet for the, for this year, but, uh, when
36:18
I'm home, I always enjoy joy sim racing.
36:20
So, uh, yeah, I will try to, to do maybe some iRacing specials or, um, maybe
36:28
just some random iRacing league race or, uh, I received official races, uh,
36:34
during some weeks that, that I'm home.
36:38
Okay.
36:38
Uh, so thank you so much for being here.
36:40
That was a pleasure for me to talk with you about your absolutely amazing career,
36:47
which is started at a fairly young age.
36:49
Uh, and we really hope to see more girls into motorsports and to
36:53
some racing as well, and, uh, we wish you good luck for Daytona 24.
36:57
I hope race will go well.
37:00
For everybody in your team.
37:01
Thank you so much.
37:03
Yeah.
37:03
Thank you.
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