The 5Qs Podcast

Ep08 - The Speed Queen Of India


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In conversation with " The Speed Queen Of India " MIRA ERDA. She is the first female driver from India to compete in both Red bull race and the Euro JK series. She began racing at a very young age and took part in her first race in 2010, she made her way to the JK racing championship in 2014 and became the youngest F4 racer. She was the Formula 4 Rookie Champion of the Year in 2016 and was honored by FMSCI, the governing body for motorsports in India, with the Outstanding Woman In Motorsports award. In 2017, she became the first Indian woman to race in the Euro JK series. And in 2019, she won her first ever international podium by finishing first in FIA formula 4 SEA Championship at sepang International Circuit. 

In a time when racing was not even known to everyone and when India hardly had any female racer, she was redefining the country's perspective of women in racing.

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The 5Qs PodcastBy Yash Bhandari