{"id":144972,"date":"2020-12-31T19:13:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/formula-1-hopeful-emma-kimilainen-quit-racing-over-x-rated-request\/"},"modified":"2020-12-31T19:13:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:13:03","slug":"formula-1-hopeful-emma-kimilainen-quit-racing-over-x-rated-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/formula-1-hopeful-emma-kimilainen-quit-racing-over-x-rated-request\/","title":{"rendered":"#Formula 1 hopeful Emma Kimilainen quit racing over X-rated request"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Formula 1 hopeful Emma Kimilainen quit racing over X-rated request<\/strong>”
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F1 hopeful Emma Kimilainen has revealed that she once quit racing after her team told her to pose topless for a magazine.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old took a four-year hiatus from motorsport back in 2009 but has since become a star in the all-female W Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And the Finnish driver has now lifted the lid on what almost drove her away from the sport for good.<\/p>\n

Kimilainen has revealed her team had secured her a sponsor for the 2010 season that turned out to be a \u201chigh end men\u2019s magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Shikaani Formula 1 Podcast, she admitted she walked away after being told her signing was dependent upon her posing topless.<\/p>\n

As quoted by Portuguese outlet Record, she said: \u201cA lot of things happ<\/a>ened to me over my 28-year career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was preparing to perform on the team but I decided to ask for more details.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey told me they had had some disagreements with the partner, they wanted pictures of me in a bikini and topless.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked what was going on, until I realized that the partner was an erotic male magazine. I immedia<\/a>tely refused.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday that proposal seems absurd and incorrect, but the world was very different 10 years ago with regard to women\u2019s rights and equality in general<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn competition there were girls with little clothes and women who showed a sexist image associated with the sex industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI faced this with humor, as one of the crazy things that happened to me during these years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimilainen later took to Twitter<\/a> to write: \u201cI\u2019m speechless of the amount of support. I\u2019ll never be \u2018the complainer\u2019 talking about \u2018what if\u2019s. My journey is still unfinished. Let\u2019s race!\u201d\n <\/div>\n