Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, it was inevitable that Doriane Pin would crave a career in motorsport.The French teenager may be small in stature, but she is big in heart and ambition.
She first got the racing bug when her F1-mad father introduced her to karting. If she’d had her way, she would have started at the age of seven but due to her size, she was made to patiently wait a couple of years.Pin certainly made up for lost time, impressing in karting and then the Renault Clio Cup before being scouted by the Italian Iron Lynx team, which competes teams in various categories, including World Endurance Championship (WEC), GT World Challenge and Ferrari Challenge. READ MORE: Racer Sarah Bovy says money not gender is her biggest barrier as female stars aim for F1 Iron Lynx also runs the groundbreaking Iron Dames project which was launched with aim of advancing the careers of talented female racers.
Pin is one of their brightest prospects and was part of the first all-female line-up at the 24 Hours of Spa endurance race earlier this year.
She played her part as the Iron Dames won their class at the iconic Belgian circuit.Pin is also on the brink of winning this year's Ferrari Challenge.
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