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'''Clara Descoteaux''' (born 1st of January, 2004) is a Canadian racing driver currently driving in Anglo-Irish Formula Four with Raikkonen-Robertson Racing. | '''Clara Descoteaux''' (born 1st of January, 2004) is a Canadian racing driver currently driving in Anglo-Irish Formula Four with Raikkonen-Robertson Racing. | ||
== Early Life == | |||
Descoteaux was the daughter of a Bloc Quebecois MPP and a former snowmobile racer. When she turned 11, she started running at snowmobiles, winning several races. Hoping to reach her motorsport dream, she switched to USF2000, where she did a one-off and was 4th. | |||
== Trip to the Isles (2018-) == | |||
She then took a trip to Britain, in the hope of convicing a team in the newly formed Anglo-Irish F4 series to take her. She eventually conviced Raikkonen-Robertson Racing to take her. Being only 14, she was one of the youngest drivers on the series. That, coupled with a lack of experience with open-wheelers, meant that her first season wouldn't be that impressive apart from a few points. However, she showed her talent at the first race at Silverstone; after a superb qualifying, she took advantage of her like of fast circuits to take 2nd and stayed there until her engine failed with only a lap to go. | |||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 13 September 2017
Clara Descoteaux (born 1st of January, 2004) is a Canadian racing driver currently driving in Anglo-Irish Formula Four with Raikkonen-Robertson Racing.
Early Life
Descoteaux was the daughter of a Bloc Quebecois MPP and a former snowmobile racer. When she turned 11, she started running at snowmobiles, winning several races. Hoping to reach her motorsport dream, she switched to USF2000, where she did a one-off and was 4th.
Trip to the Isles (2018-)
She then took a trip to Britain, in the hope of convicing a team in the newly formed Anglo-Irish F4 series to take her. She eventually conviced Raikkonen-Robertson Racing to take her. Being only 14, she was one of the youngest drivers on the series. That, coupled with a lack of experience with open-wheelers, meant that her first season wouldn't be that impressive apart from a few points. However, she showed her talent at the first race at Silverstone; after a superb qualifying, she took advantage of her like of fast circuits to take 2nd and stayed there until her engine failed with only a lap to go.