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Female driver had to pose topless for IndyLights contract

Finnish driver Emma Kimilainen is driving the W Series, a Formula car class for women. Before she drove there, her goal was to reach IndyCar, for which she first had to go through IndyLights. But the team she was in contact with had special condition for her to get the seat. In 2010 Kimilainen negotiated with a team from the IndyLights class. The Finnish driver who drove with Marcus Ericsson, Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen for the same team was told along the way what the team demanded of her when she would sign and that had very little to do with racing. Read more Marko warns Perez: 'Maximum two tenths from Verstappen' Bizarre condition The team, which is not mentioned in the...
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