Women's Day Special: An Exclusive Interview with India's Racing Queen – Sneha Sharma

The story of the fastest woman F4 racer of India "Sneha Sharma", who is also an airline pilot, will undoubtedly inspire the dreams of those who seek to follow their hearts. Sneha received her first breakthrough in one of the national teams during her flight training. She competed in the local race events in Mumbai and clinched the fastest lap of the day. Since then, she has never looked back. The Mumbai-based racer had been seen at various motor racing events at ease with the men around and giving them a hard time. Sneha received the title of 'India's fastest lady' in the "Mercedes Young Star Driver" program. It was not easy as Sneha, now 30-year-old, had to struggle with her family and social stereotypes to take what was considered an unconventional career path. But she refused to give up, fulfilling the flight of her dreams and inspiring many others with her journey. Sneha is currently the only Indian female racing driver competing outside India. 

As an Indigo Airlines pilot, she flies an Airbus 320 six days a month. The rest of the days are dedicated to her Formula 4 racing career. She has competed in over 40 international races and is sponsored by JK Tyres and Indigo.

Some of her Racing Records

• Runner-up at the 4 Stroke category of the 2009 JK Tyre National Karting Championship
• In 2013, Sneha competed in her very first formula race in the JK Tyre’s LGB category, where she finished in fourth place.
• Only youngster to qualify into the final round of the KCT of the MAI National Karting Championship
• Only driver to race in both – The VW Polo Cup and also the Toyota Etios Cup
• Her ‘Fastest Women’ title was achieved in a Mercedes E63 AMG with a top speed of 270kmph at the top five at the Mercedes Young Star driver program.
• Selected among the top 50 women in the world motorsport to drive on snow and ice during the W series trial, Europe
• Indian regional ambassador for the W Series
• Participated in 40 international races in 2019
• Flew the Airbus A320 with Indigo as captain in 2019
• Finished second overall in the Ladies Cup of the 2019 Proton Saga Advanced category in the MSF Championship at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia
• Champion of the 2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship at the Chang International Circuit, Thailand

In an exclusive interview with Sportsmatik, Sneha revealed that racing was her first love, but she also loves to fly too as they both deal with high-speed machines. Watch the entire interview session with India's Racing Queen here-

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https://sportsmatik.com/athlete/snehasharma90