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Suomalainen moottoriurheilija Emma Kimiläinen (29) ajaa uudessa W Series -formulasarjassa.

Kyseessä on kautta aikain ensimmäinen yksipaikkaisten autojen moottoriurheilusarja, jossa ajaa pelkästään naisia. Sarjaan osallistuu kaikkiaan 18 ajajaa.

Sarjassa ajetaan Formula 3 -kisoista tutulla kalustolla.

Kimiläinen oli Formula Fordeissa SM-mitaleilla jo vuonna 2005. Kimiläinen valittiin vuoden autourheilijaksi kaudella 2005 ja vuoden naisautourheilijaksi kausilla 2005 ja 2007.

Kimiläinen on ajanut mm.  Saksassa ADAC Formula Masters -sarjassa.

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Now it's official. I'm competing in the W Series in season 2019!! It means a lot to me to be honest. I believe that no matter the gender, talent exist all over the world, but opportunities do not. Especially not the ones in the world of motorsport that aren't somehow related to a financial background. @wseriesracing is a huge opportunity for us everyone who are involved. It has been an intensive week here at Almeria but I enjoyed every second of it. 12 of us got to know already yesterday morning that we are going through, but the rest 16 drivers needed to fight for their lives in the cars for the whole day proving their skills. Finally in end of the day, six more drivers joined us 12 to be the W Series race drivers for the season 2019 and 4 were chosen as the reserve drivers. I'm so happy for all the girls that made it but also for those who didn't, this time, because I know that the selection process has been really useful for all of us. We have gotten plenty of information about ourselves but also from driving and training. Now we all can improve and develop ourselves to even better race drivers. I must say that W Series and @hitechgp , who operates the racing part of this, did an amazing job all the way to keep it equal for everyone. It's the people who makes it all happen wether it's mechanics, engineers, operational managers, trainers, drivers, catering, media responsibles or many other staff. We all share the same passion and target. So thank you for everyone who has been involved in this process so far, lovely to meet you all. Now the real journey begins. The target is set, to win. __________________ 📸: @wseriesracing #rethinkracing #wseries #womeninmotorsport #motorsport #formula3 #dtm #racing #f3

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