Emma Kimiläinen was disappointed in the opening competition of the women’s formula series in Miami.
7.5. 22:25 • Updated 7.5. 22:30
Emma Kimiläinen drove to 15th place in the women’s series W Series season opener in Miami.
Kimiläinen started the race from the fourth square, but it happened and happened right at the beginning of the race. Started from the pole Nerea Marti could not move properly at the start. Departed from the third box Alice Powell in turn, he collided with a wall on a demanding street track.
It took so long to move Powell’s car that after a ten-minute drive behind a safety car, the drivers were brought to the depot. Kimiläinen was able to continue the race from the second place in the flying start Jamie Chadwickin double cloth.
The Finnish driver overtook the British, who had won the previous two W Series championships, with less than eight minutes left in the race. For Kimilä, the overtaking came at the time of the count, because a moment later a safety car was brought to the track Fabienne Wohlwendin and Abbie Eatonin double cloth. The safety car was only taken off the track before the last lap.
After the restart, Kimiläinen drove the bend wide under heavy pressure from Chadwick. The Finn fell third Marta Garciankin too behind.
Kimiläinen still left to overtake Garcia, but it had even greater consequences. Kimilla crashes with Garcia. Kimiläinen dropped to 15th place in the final results.