Namita Nayyar:
You received second degree burns on your right hand and superficial burns on her left hand in a crash during practice for the 2011 Indianapolis 500. How did you recover from these accidents mentally and physically as a racer? Inspirational Quote you live by?
Simona De Silvestro:
Having a crash in 2011 was quite difficult in the sense because as a racing driver you always think of yourself as invincible and that crash really kind of brought me back to reality a little bit. It was the first time I really got hurt in a race car and it was really difficult but I think what inspired me was my mom telling me that I have to get back in it and try it out and if I come out of the race hurt still have a smile on my face then I should pursue it and push through it and that’s what I did.
Namita Nayyar:
Considered the Fastest Woman on Four Wheels, who has been your biggest strength behind reaching where you are today?
Simona De Silvestro:
The biggest strength is persistence. In my career its not always straight forward, but I have always really believed in myself and been really persistent about trying to be the best and trying to get in the position to be the best, so I would say persistence.
Namita Nayyar:
Tell us about your upcoming races and aim for 2020?
Simona De Silvestro:
I have signed up with Porsche actually as a test driver for Formula E which is great and pretty exciting.
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