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One Good Moment Carries You through Many Bad Moments – WorldWCR Series Vol. 9 Andrea Sibaja Moreno

FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) kicks off this weekend. The inaugural season of the championship will see 25 riders compete in six rounds (two races at each round) starting from Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list this season, today we give you the nineth installment in this series, the story of Spanish rider Andrea Sibaja Moreno.

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I Prefer to be Challenged – WorldWCR Series Vol. 8 Emily Bondi

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) this year. The inaugural season of the championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprise six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. On May 16 and 17, an official test took place at the Cremona Circuit with 23 riders participating. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list this season, today we give you the eighth installment in this series, the story of French rider Emily Bondi.

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Rally is Our Way of Life

The 2024 Dakar Rally is the second outing of Uruguayan driver Patricia Pita Gago. Even though her trip came to an end abruptly, she is currently working towards the 2025 Dakar Rally with all her determination. We caught up with Patricia to hear about her experience, here is her story.

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You Do the Dakar Day by Day

Lithuanian driver Emilija Gelažninkienė is one of the rookies in the T4-SSV category in the 2024 edition of the Dakar Rally. But beyond being a driver, she also works in media and business development in motorsport. We had the opportunity to catch up with Emilija after the Dakar, here is her story.

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I want to make WorldWCR widely known in Japan – WorldWCR Series Vol. 6 Luna Hirano

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) this year. The inaugural season of the championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprise six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A provisional permanent entry list with 24 riders has been announced. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list, today we give you the sixth installment in this series, the story of Japanese rider Luna Hirano (平野 ルナ).

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Seven Years Later I’m in the World Championship! – WorldWCR Series Vol. 5 Alyssia Whitmore

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) this year. The inaugural season of the championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprise six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A provisional permanent entry list with 24 riders has been announced. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list, today we give you the fifth installment in this series, the story of British rider Alyssia “Lissy” Whitmore.

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Be Humble and Have Respect for It

When we interviewed Sara back in 2021, she mentioned that she really wanted to make it to the Dakar. In 2024, not only did Sara stand on the starting podium of Dakar, but she also became the first American female stage winner and eventually finished 4th in the T4 category. We caught up with Sara again after her Dakar debut to hear about her preparation and adventure.

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I Will Try My Damnedest – WorldWCR Series Vol. 4 Nicole van Aswegen

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) this year. The inaugural season of the championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprise six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A provisional permanent entry list with 24 riders has been announced. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list, today we give you the 4th installment in this series, the story of South African rider Nicole van Aswegen.

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I Could Do Anything If I Wanted To – WorldWCR Series Vol. 3 Mallory Dobbs

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) this year. The inaugural season of the championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprise six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A provisional permanent entry list with 24 riders has been announced. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list, today we give you the third installment in this series, the story of American rider Mallory Dobbs.

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I Defeated Them Before and I Can Do It Again – WorldWCR Series Vol. 2 Roberta Ponziani

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) this year. The inaugural season of the championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprise six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A provisional permanent entry list with 24 riders has been announced. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list, today we give you the second installment in this series, the story of Italian rider Roberta Ponziani, who's also the only Italian rider on the entry list.

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I Will Give My 100% – WorldWCR Series Vol. 1 Jessica Howden

The FIM and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are launching the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR). The championship will kick off in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and comprises six rounds (two races at each round) integrated within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A provisional permanent entry list with 24 riders has been announced. We caught up with some of the riders on the entry list, today we give you the first installment in this series, the story of South African rider Jessica Howden.

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The Dakar is the Ultimate Challenge

On January 19th, 2024, SUN Xiangyan became the first Chinese woman to have finished the Dakar Rally. Before the Chinese New Year, we caught up with SUN Xiangyan who have come back to Guangzhou for some hard-earned rest after the grueling marathon. Here is her reflection on her first adventure in the Dakar Rally.

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It’s Therapeutic for Me to Work on Cars

Lanna Campbell is one of the five candidates joining Extreme E through Racing for All initiative. She worked with the Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E team during Hydro X Prix. We recently caught up with Lanna to hear about her experience with Extreme E, here is what she shared with us.

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Always Be Calm Under Pressure, and Deal with Problems Fast

Amanda Kangai joined the Extreme E Championship Team as a Student Ambassador in Season 2. This season, as one of the Racing for All Initiative candidates, Amanda joined the Veloce Racing Extreme E team as a Junior Engineer. We recently caught up with Amanda to hear about her experience with Extreme E, here is what she shared with us.

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.18 – Domenika Arellano & Annabella Fairclough

In 2020, FIA launched FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program. This year, the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program continues for a 4th edition. 16 young women, 8 in the Senior Category and 8 in the Junior Category, went through the Training Camp in earlier September in Franciacorta, Italy. Four finalists from each category came out of the Training Camp and will go into the Final at Maranello in November. Just like in the prvious three editions, we are rolling out the profiles of drivers participating in the program. Today, we give you two Finalists from their respective categories - Domenika Arellano from the Senior Category, and Annabella Fairclough from the Junior Category.

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I’m Really Happy When I’m Driving

Klara Kowalczyk is 12 years old from Poland. She started karting in the summer of 2017, and has been racing for Fernando Alonso facotry teams and this year for the factory team CRG. Klara currently races in the OKJ category in the European Championship, the World Championship, and WSK. We had the opportunity to talk to her recently, here is her story.

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.17 – Jure Portelli & Eva Dorrestijn

FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars special series In 2020, FIA launched FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program. This year, the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program continues for a 4th edition. 16 young women, 8 in the Senior Category and 8 in the Junior Category, went through the Training... Continue Reading →

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.16 – Anniken Lindfjord & Vanesa Šilkūnaitė

This year, the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program continues for a 4th edition. Again, we are rolling out the profiles of drivers participating in the program. Today, we give you Anniken Lindfjord from the Senior Category, and Vanesa Šilkūnaitė, one of the Junior Category finalist.

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My Race Craft Definitely Improved – Catching up with Jessica Edgar

Back in 2020, we interviewed British driver Jessica Edgar as one of the participants in the FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars program. This year, Jessica became one of the drivers in the inaugural season of F1 Academy. Now during the long break in the season before its final showdown in Austin, we caught up with Jessica to hear about her growth in the past three years.

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I Want to be Someone Who Inspires People

It was the International Women in Engineering Day on June 23. This year, we are rolling out a special series for this occasion. Today, we give you the last installment in the series, the story of mechanic Uxia Rodriguez Nerba.

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Mechanics Have Always Dreamed of being Riders

Last year after Maria Herrera's historical wildcard entry in Moto3 with an all-female crew, we interviewed the master-mind behind it - Aurora Angelucci, the brain behind this wildcard entry, Founder and CEO of Angeluss – Women Sport Management. This season, Aurora introduced three female engineers to her team Angeluss MTA. We are bringing you the stories of these three extraordinary women for this International Women in Engineering Day. Today, we give you the second installment, the story of mechanic Tania Jaume Rueda.

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Angela Benavente – A MotoGP Crew Chief in the Making

We celebrate the International Women in Engineering Day on June 23. We bring you the stories of the three female engineers on the Angeluss MTA Team. Today, we give you the first one, the story of data engineer Angela Benavente.

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Last But Not Least – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.8 Annia Cilloniz

On May 3, 2023, Annia Cilloniz from Peru became the last woman to go through from the Continental Finals into the Women’s Final. Two days later, she was crowned the champion in the Women’s Final and became the last member of the FIA Rally Star team for the Training Season. We interviewed Annia when she was at Rally de Portugal the week after she secured this epic opportunity, let’s see what she has to say about this experience and the Training Season!

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Learn as Much as Possible and Progress as Quickly as Possible

The NXT Gen Cup is the world's first 100% electric junior touring car cup founded by Fredrik Lestrup and Lestrup Racing Team. The winner of NXT Gen Cup will be crowned the official Swedish Junior Champion and receive financial support to race in the 2024 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC). Currently there are two young women among the 11 drivers announced - 15-year-old Swedish driver Louise Larsson and 16-year-old Swedish driver Siri Hökfelt. We spoke to Siri when she was in the FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars program. Now for the NXT Gen Cup, we caught up with Siri. Here’s her expectations for the new series.

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It’s a Good Learning Experience for the Future

The NXT Gen Cup is the world's first 100% electric junior touring car cup founded by Fredrik Lestrup and Lestrup Racing Team. The winner of NXT Gen Cup will be crowned the official Swedish Junior Champion and receive financial support to race in the 2024 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC). Currently there are two young women among the 11 drivers announced - 15-year-old Swedish driver Louise Larsson and 16-year-old Swedish driver Siri Hökfelt. Recently we had a chance to talk to Louise, here is what she said about the series and her career so far.

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I Want to Make the Motorcycling World Better for Women

Sandra Gomez made her Dakar debut in 2022. This year, she came back to Dakar to win the Women's Trophy. However, mononucleosis hindered her preparation and a technical issue prevented her from completing the rally. This difficult second adventure in the Dakar wouldn't stop Sandra from trying again next year. We had the opportunity to talk to Sandra after the Dakar. Let's see her story at the Dakar and beyond.

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I Plan to Return in Good Time

Calheine Taye Perry is one of the two African women who first competed and completed the Dakar Rally on a motorcycle. This year Taye was aiming for her fourth Dakar journey as the co-driver for one of the Dakar Sistaz - Yasmeen Koloc, but was unfortunately unable to make it. We had the opportunity to interview Taye, here is what she has to say about her career and experience at the Dakar.

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I Live for the Challenge

In the 2023 edition of the Dakar Rally, Dutch rider Mirjam Pol embarked on her 10th journey in the epic off-road event. On January 15th, she finished 49th (1st woman) in the bikes category, matching her performance in the 2022 event. We caught up with Mirjam after she returned to the Netherlands. Let’s get to know her story at the Dakar and beyond.

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The Dakar Helped Me Move Past My Accident

This year’s edition of the epic off-road event, the Dakar Rally, ended on January 15th. South African rider Kirsten Landman finished 71st in the Bikes category, 12th among the Original by Motul riders. This has been her second adventure in the off-road marathon, and her first attempt at the Original by Motul category, where riders enter the rally without assistance. We caught up with Kirsten after she returned to South Africa. Let’s get to know her story at the Dakar and beyond.

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You Feel Like You are One with the Car –  FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.7 Molly Spalding

We interviewed one of the Rally Star finalists in the APAC Final - Australian driver Molly Spalding. Let's see what she has to say.

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If I Can Do It, You Can Do It – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.6 Pragathi Gowda

25-year-old Indian driver Pragathi Gowda will be joining Farah Zakaria (Jordan), Maja Hallén Fellenius (Sweden), Katie Milner (United Kingdom), and Kristie Ellis (South Africa) in the FIA Rally Star Women’s Final in Januaray 2023 in Peru. We had the chance to hear from Kristie about her story, here is what she has to say.

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Our Goal as a Company Is to Have an All-female Team in MotoGP

In September, at Gran Premio Animoca Brands de Aragón, Maria Herrera made a historical wildcard entrance in the Moto3 World Championship. Maria is currently racing in the MotoE World Cup, and she has previously raced full-time in the Moto3 World Championship between 2015 and 2017. This time, her wildcard was special because she was supported by an all-female crew. We had the opportunity to interview Aurora Angelucci, the brain behind this wildcard entry, Founder and CEO of Angeluss - Women Sport Management. Here is Aurora’s story with motorsport.

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.15 – Alice Buckley

We are continuing with the profile series of drivers participating in the program. Today, we give you Alice Buckley, one of the Senior Category finalist.

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.14 – Chloe Grant & Tyra Sundberg

We are continuing with the profile series of drivers participating in the program. Today, we give you Chloe Grant, one of the Senior Category finalist, and Tyra Sundberg from the Junior Category.

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Dakar Sistaz – Yasmeen Koloc: I am Prepared for Challenges

In 2023’s year-opening traditional event - Dakar Rally, eighteen-year-old Yasmeen Koloc will venture onto her first Dakar effort. Together with her twin sister Aliyyah Koloc, Yasmeen used to train to become a professional tennis player. However, when injuries interrupted their dream to collect the Grand Slams’ trophies, Yasmeen and her sister followed their father’s path onto motorsport. In the past two years, Yasmeen gathered experience in Renault Clip Cup, GT4, cross-country Bajas to get ready for Dakar. We recently had the opportunity to interview Yasmeen, let’s see what she has to say about chasing the dream of Dakar Rally.

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.13 – Macie Hitter & Shriya Lohia

We are continuing with the profile series of drivers participating in the program. Today, we give you Macie Hitter from the Senior Category, and Shriya Lohia from the Junior Category.

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Improving Everyday Doing The Best Sport Ever

European Rally Championship (ERC) driver Rachele Somaschini was born with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Her condition has never been an obstacle for her in her chase of a motorsport dream. In reality, the 28 years old Italian made her WRC debut in 2019, and she has leveraged her motorsport career to start the #CorrerePerUnRespiro (Racing for a Breath) campaign and help others with CF who are in need. We had the opportunity to interview Rachele recently, let’s see what she has to say about her career and raising awareness of the disease she battles on a daily basis.

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Rising Stars Profile Vol.12 – Chloe Chong & Siri Hökfelt 

Just like in the prvious two editions, we are rolling out the profiles of drivers participating in the program. Today, we give you Chloe Chong, one of the Senior Category finalist, and Siri Hökfelt from last year's program.

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I Learn Something New with Every New Project – Interview with Leena Gade

Before the double-header at Sardinia, we had the opportunity to talk to both Leena and Teena. Today we bring you the conversation with Leena, see what the 3-time Le Mans 24h winner shared about her successful career in motorsport and this new chapter in Extreme E.

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Back to the Rally Roots – Interview with Teena Gade

Before the double-header at Sardinia, we had the opportunity to talk to Leena and Teena Gade. Today we bring you the conversation with Teena, see what she shared about her long career in motorsport and this new experience in Extreme E.

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My Lack of Experience was My Biggest Strength – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.5 Krsitie Ellis

20-year-old South African driver Kristie Ellis will be joining Farah Zakaria (Jordan), Maja Hallén Fellenius (Sweden), and Katie Milner (United Kingdom) in the Women's Final later this year in North America. We had the chance to hear from Kristie about her story, here is what she has to say.

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My Passion Has Been Undeniable – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.4 Paige de Jager

From May 27 to 29, South Africa hosted the third Continental Final of the FIA Rally Star – the African Final. We talked to one of the fianlists, South African driver Paige de Jager after the African Final, here is what she has to say about her racing career as well as experience at the African Final.

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From a Fan Helping Other Fans to a Professional in the Paddock

We interviewed Susanna to get some behind-the-scenes story of her experience in the paddock as well as the CFMOTO project. Let's see what she has to share.

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Difficulties Are Fun Things – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.3 Farah Zakaria

We talked to Farah Zakaria after the FIA Rally Star MENA Final, here is what she has to say about her 17 years of racing.

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Learning Step by Step – Interview with Lilou Wadoux

We had the opportunity to have a Q&A with Lilou Wadoux before the season started, here is what she has to say about her first WEC season.

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My Strength is My Steep Learning-Curve – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.2 Maja Hallén Fellenius

We had the opportunity to have a Q&A with Maja Hallén Fellenius - Joint Winner from FIA Rally Star European Final. Let’s see what she has to say about her career so far.

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I Want to Bring My Experience and Help Riders Grow

Valeria Wilkes runs WMS Motorsport, a swiss team competing in MES Trophy (Trofei Motoestate) as well as providing technical services in CIV in Italy. We met her when she was searching for a Chinese rider to join her team in MES Trophy. While it was a difficult quest, we found her story in the paddock inspiring. Here we give you her stories of over 20 years in the motorcycling world.

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It Was Always Clear Since I Was a Small Girl – FIA Rally Star Drivers’ Series Vol.1 Suvi Jyrkiäinen

We caught up with Suvi Jyrkiäinen after the FIA Rally Star European Final, let’s see what she has to say about her experience during the European Final and her career.

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I Knew I was in Straight Away – On the Kerbs with Magdalena King

On the Kerbs with Thiemo Albers-Daly this time is another Formula Woman Finalist, Magdalena King. They caught up recently to chat about her Formula Woman journey so far, her winning mentality, weird food combinations and much more!

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The Universe has a Funny Way of Working out! – On the Kerbs with Driving Bex

On the Kerbs with our guest bloggert is Driving Bex, the Formula Woman Finalist.

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【翻译】WorldSBK官方故事Women Shifting Gears——Elisabetta Costa

本赛季，WorldSBK官方推出了围绕围场幕后女性的系列第一人称自述故事Women Shifting Gears。今天，让我们一起了解一下雅马哈R3 bLU cRU世界杯和WorldWCR的协调员Elisabetta Costa的故事。

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Don’t Think, Just Drive – Interview with Gray Leadbetter

In 2024, American driver Gray Leadbetter debut in Extreme E alongside Travis Pastrana with Legacy Motor Club. This year in October, she entered the inaugural FIA Extreme H World Cup alongside Fraser McConnell with ZEROID QEV Motorsport. We had the opportunity to catch up with Gray recently. Here’s her story of chasing speed.

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凭着本能去追逐梦想——专访美国车手Gray Leadbetter

2024赛季，美国车手Gray Leadbetter在Extreme E完成了个人首秀，并跟随Legacy Motor Club完成了赛季的四站比赛。今年十月，她代替Laia Sanz，跟随ZEROID QEV Motorsport出战了首次Extreme H世界杯。我们近期有机会和Gray对话，来看看她的赛车故事吧。

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【翻译】WorldSBK官方女性故事Women Shifting Gears——摄影师群像

本赛季，WorldSBK官方推出了围绕围场幕后女性的系列第一人称自述故事Women Shifting Gears。今天，让我们通过一篇群像自述，来认识三位女性摄影师，她们是Rachele Bieli（合作倍耐力、川崎车队等）、Denise Govoni（摄影助理）、以及Elisa Ceschel（合作WorldSSP及WorldWCR车队）。

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【翻译】WSBK官方女性故事——FIM女性委员会主任Janika Judeika

本赛季，WorldSBK官方推出了围绕围场幕后女性的系列第一人称自述故事Women Shifting Gears。今天，让我们一起了解一下国际摩联女性委员会主任Janika Judeika的故事。

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【翻译】WorldSBK官方女性故事Women Shifting Gears——医疗总监Monica Lazzarotti

本赛季，WorldSBK官方推出了围绕围场幕后女性的系列第一人称自述故事Women Shifting Gears。今天，就让我们通过其中一篇，来了解一下WorldSBK医疗总监Monica Lazzarotti的赛车故事。 

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【翻译】WorldWCR官方车手故事——Sara Varon

哥伦比亚车手Sara Varon上赛季作为ITALIKA Racing车队的正选车手从第三站起参加了首赛季WorldWCR，可惜在上个赛季，Sara没有能够拿到积分。本赛季Sara没有出现在正选名单中，不过在匈牙利站，她以外卡出赛，在Race 1获得第十一，Race 2获得第十二。 

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Keep Learning and Making Steady Progress – WorldWCR Series Vol. 18 Natalia Rivera

The second season of the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship is gearing up for its final showdown in Jerez from October 17th to 19th. Ahead of the last round, we continue our WorldWCR Special Series of rider interviews. Today, we bring you the story of Spanish rider Natalia Rivera, one of the rookies in the WorldWCR this year.

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【WorldWCR】不断学习，持续进步——专访西班牙车手Natalia Rivera

第二赛季的国际摩联女子公路世界锦标赛(WorldWCR)还有最后一站西班牙站便将落下帷幕。在10月17-19日的收官之战西班牙站之前，让我们继续WorldWCR的系列专访，今天我们带来的是菜鸟，西班牙车手Natalia Rivera的故事。​

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Ride Like a Girl, Make History Like a Girl

On September 30, 2018, Ana Carrasco made history by winning the WorldSSP300 Championship, becoming the first-ever female world champion solo road racer. Six years later, she secured a second World Championship title by claiming the inaugural WorldWCR crown. This season, Ana is competing in the WorldSSP Championship with the Honda France WorldSSP Team. Before the Aragon Round, we had the opportunity to interview Ana. Here is her reflection on a career marked by twice making history and much more.

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