Porsche driver Simona De Silvestro: "You have to unprogram your head" | Nitro Nights Interview

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Published on April 24, 2020 5:00:15 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGI9EIcsYT4

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Duration: 24:03

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Porsche works driver Simona de Silvestro joins us in this episode of Nitro Nights to talk about her transition into sim racing, the things she's still adapting to and her ambitions to succeed both online and offline.


Timestamps:
00:07 Introducing Simona De Silvestro
00:50 What is it like being a Porsche works driver?
03:55 How much experience with sim racing does Simona have?
06:55 How Simona got her rig
08:00 Learning and working with Ayhancan Güven
09:06 Things real drivers have to adapt to when getting into sim racing
10:48 Which platform is Simona training on?
11:48 Quick fire questions
14:04 Women in motorsports and the initiatives to support them
17:27 Thoughts on why bigger teams don’t take more chances on talented drivers
18:59 Dealing with pressure
19:50 Twitter question: Will you come back to Indycar?
20:34 Twitter question: With every race car driver practically stuck in a home simulator, is there any worry you might pick up bad habits playing these games that won't translate to the real world. Cheers!
22:47 Does Simona really always travel with Swiss chocolate?


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Our host Tom Deacon:
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Our guest Simona De Silvestro:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simdesilvestro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonadesilvestro/
Website: https://simonadesilvestro.com/

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