Physical training sports are the hobby and passion of many people, both men and women. However, high-risk sports seem like only men have the “liver” to finish the race. But the 11-year-old Japanese girl, Juju Noda, is the world’s first child racer to drive a FIA Formula 1 racing car.
Professional Formula 1 racing tournaments are often the playground of male racers with many years of experience. But in the era of feminism, we see more and more celebrities participating in dangerous sports that are exclusively for men. Recently, the fact that an elementary school girl participated in the professional Formula 1 racing village attracted much public attention. So who is this girl? Let’s find out with ELLE Man through the following article.
Juju Noda (11 years old) is considered the first child racer in the world to participate in the FIA Formula 1 race. She is the youngest athlete signed to a professional racing contract with special privileges. But currently she is not old enough to participate in the race until she turns 16.
Local tournament commentators say her talent is extraordinary and rare. So what about her makes other people curious and interested. Therefore, when asked what her goal is in the future, Juju did not hesitate and immediately replied: “I want to win F1 (Formula 1) and be the first girl to do it. that”.
Maybe Juju’s talent and passion for speed was inherited from her father, Mr. Hideki Noda. Her father is also a F1 racing driver, discovered and encouraged by the girl early on, he helped her participate. and broke the Formula 4 racing record at Okayama International Circuit with a time of 1 minute 32.8 seconds, in the U17 category.
Juju was a good racer at Mr. Hideki Noda’s Noda Racing Academy, which helped him find the “preschool” of her talent, according to Mr. Hideki Noda.”She can feel the limits of the race car she’s driving and the condition of the tires during the competition,” he explained.It’s crucial, yet it’s not something that can be taught.That was something she was born with.When Juju encounters an impediment, she will take a step back but remain focused and relaxed before speeding up.”
Nobody anticipated a tiny child weighing less than 30 kilograms to be able to operate a race car four times her own weight.Juju used to cry because she wasn’t strong enough or had the stamina to drive.But Juju sees it as a stepping stone to a bigger step in the future.After all, Juju has been driving a miniature race vehicle since she was three, and she has recently won practically every race she has entered.As a result, when approached to compete in the F4 race, Juju jumped at the chance.
Juju defeated two older drivers in a recent unofficial F4 race in the U17 division.But things were only getting started when her father encouraged her to take her natural talent to the next level, which was F3 racing (Formula 3) at the end of 2017. Of course, taking it up a notch needs Juju to put in more effort.
“Because she has mastered the Formula 4 racing car and set this lap record in Okayama,” Juju’s mother Masae Noda explained.It’s time for her to graduate to a Formula 3 car. However, I believe she will need to focus on active training because the F3 car requires greater power and stamina due to the higher G-forces and faster speeds.”
Despite his great accomplishments, Juju is not complacent and remains committed to his path.Lance Stroll, an 18-year-old Canadian Formula One racer, was her idol and ultimate opponent.Athlete Stroll won the F4 and F3 championships before advancing to the current F1 competition.And that, according to Juju, is the road she should choose.
To prepare for the official race when Juju turned 16 years old, she started training with F3 racing cars. However, this young driver can register for the competition abroad, where 16-year-old drivers are allowed to compete. In Japan, the age allowed to participate is 18 years old. If Juju does well, the track board will return to Japan and will convince her to apply for a license to participate in the race 2 years in advance. The race to the F1 (Formula 1) championship is very arduous and fierce, and natural talent and good technique are only the first prerequisites. Juju still needs a grant from MikiHouse to continue supporting her.
For Juju, she not only wants to be the first Japanese woman to participate in the F1 race, but also the first woman to win. Despite her natural talent, father’s advice and sponsorship, the road to that position will be very difficult for her. As her father used to say, “Even if you lose, never give up.” And that is also the life motto of the young car racer Juju.
