Chapter 481: The Queen Arrives

Juta. Born on 29 August 1962 in Cologne, Germany, Kranschmidt, the most legendary female driver in the history of the Dakar Rally, is older than fellow Dakar Rally legends Peter Hansel and Luca Brown. Alfang was three years older.

Although she is German, Yuta. Kreinschmidt spent most of his childhood in Bersitsgaden in Upper Bavaria. Her adventurous personality has been nurtured from a young age, and she is an absolute top performer in all things speed-related. From girlhood, Juta. Kreinschmidt started skiing and then skiing, and finished third in the World Cup. This was followed by bobsleigh, which he made the German junior team with his own strength.

But Yuta. Kleinschmidt has a problem that she doesn't know if it's a problem: once she reaches a high level in a project, she starts to find it boring, so she turns her attention to other adventures in search of new thrills.

Well, at this point, Yuta. Kreinschmidt's personality is very similar to that of most of the racers who have gone out of their careers in the Dakar Rally but have achieved good results, such as Luca. Alfon.

Even more surprisingly, the "queen" of the Dakar Rally worked as an automotive development engineer in BMW's R&D department from 1987 to 1992 – although she had never stopped competing in various competitions, but only as an amateur driver.

Shortly after moving from BMW's product development department to the crash testing department in 1992, Kleinschmidt chose to resign. In the case of being able to enter the leadership position soon, Juta. Klein Schmidt resigned because he couldn't maintain good relations with the male leaders in the new department. The end result was that she officially turned professional after resigning.

Juta. Kreinschmidt is a driver who really knows how to race, because of her unique background as a car development and design engineer, so compared to many professional racing drivers, her understanding of racing and some ideas can make these self-proclaimed elite professional racing drivers feel ashamed and embarrassed.

It can be said that during this time at the place of work at BMW AG, it was Juta. The most important factor for Kreinschmidt to be able to achieve brilliant results in the Dakar Rally in the future. Because during this time, she has developed her own unique understanding of racing.

In 1995, Yuta. Kreinschmidt drove a car for the first time in the Dakar Rally and finished 12th, a result he did in his first race. This puts a lot of male riders to shame. To be honest, many of the professional drivers who have participated in many editions of the Dakar Rally have not achieved such results either. But Yuta. Kleinschmidt did it,

Although such results have been achieved. But Yuta. Kleinschmidt didn't stop himself from making progress in the Dakar Rally. In the 1996 Dakar Rally, Klainschmidt finished fifth in the Dakar Rally, which made many male drivers feel quite embarrassed: they are a big man, but they might as well have a woman?!

In the year. That is, in the 1997 Dakar Rally, which has ended, Juta. Kleinschmidt is once again in the spotlight and news in the world of motorsport: she is the first female driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally! Before that, whether it was the drivers' championship or the stage victory, it was all men's world.

However, the consequences also came from this, because Yuta. Kleinschmidt's victory also inspired her and her own team owner and boyfriend and team principal and main driver of the Schleiser team. Louis. Mr. Schlesser was conflicted - Khan, this is a complicated relationship - because her boyfriend has won many championships in other races. But only in the Dakar Rally. The proud guy has yet to win a single stage or championship so far.

I was even better than my girlfriend, which made Jean. Louis. Schleiser felt embarrassed on his face. It's hard for him to accept the fact that he's not as good as his girlfriend.

The end result was that the two finally broke up because of their different philosophies. Because let. Louis. Schleiser was a very arrogant man, and he could never tolerate being crushed on top of his head by a woman, even if that woman was his girlfriend.

Of course, Zhang Lan felt very fortunate about this matter, because fortunately, Yuta. Klein Schmidt and Jean. Louis. There was a contradiction between Schleiser and the two, otherwise he would never have had the opportunity to recruit this "Dakar Queen" into his command - pulling this "Queen" away from her boyfriend, it feels impossible to think about it - although this is a bit immoral, and he should say something nonsense such as "It's a pity", but Zhang Lan will never say that, the concept is not compatible and barely make do with each other, unless one party is willing to make a compromise, otherwise the two only have the possibility of sharing.

It's a pity that both in Jean. Louis. Schleiser and still in Juta. In the dictionary of Klein Schmidt, the word "compromise" has never been used.

Zhang Lan's most gratifying thing is that at this time, his supernatural and almost omniscient racer scout appeared in Yuta. In front of Klein Schmidt's eyes, he graciously invited her to join his boss's team: Alice "Snow Leopard" team. It's right in Juta. When Kreinschmidt was hesitating whether to join the Mitsubishi team, which had already made an invitation to him, or to join the Alice "Snow Leopard" team, the racer scout told Zhang Lan that Zhang Lan's biggest killer move was that as long as she chose the Alice "Snow Leopard" team, she could enjoy the same treatment as all male drivers, and the team would not reduce the intensity of her training just because she was a woman, and similarly, it would not limit her chances of winning the championship just because she was a woman, as long as she had the ability. \\\\\\

"As long as you're really capable, you can do everything you want." This is Zhang Lan to let his racer scout against Yuta. The exact words that Kleinschmidt said.

This is right in the middle of Juta. Klein Schmidt's soft underbelly, for a long time, Juta. Kleinschmidt has always said, "I hate the women's class in motorsport," and she has never liked the so-called women's championships she won, "I've never celebrated it, never will." ,

To prove that women are no worse than men in any field, Yuta. Klein Schmidt has been working herself, and in the end, all her hard work has paid off: last year's fifth place in the Dakar Rally overall and a sub-race victory in this year's Dakar Rally are the best compliments for her.

Originally, the Mitsubishi team had already been in contact with her. Kleinschmidt also showed his willingness to join the Mitsubishi team: staying in the team of her boyfriend, who is at odds with her, just thinking about it feels like a kind of torment for herself.

Juta, who has already made up her mind to leave the Schleiser team. Klein Schmidt, originally in Juta. When Kleinschmidt was hesitant to join the Mitsubishi team to make a fresh start and prove himself, Zhang's racer scout stuck at this crucial point in time.

I heard that in the Alice "Snow Leopard" team, he can enjoy the same treatment as ordinary male drivers. Kleinschmidt's heart thumped: Isn't this what he has hoped for for a long time? Being able to make the team treat themselves fairly, being able to make themselves compete fairly with men, and being able to prove that women are no worse than men in any field.

Juta. Kleinschmidt knew that even if he joined the Mitsubishi team, it would not be easy for a female driver who did not drive directly for Mitsubishi. And as all drivers in the Dakar Rally know, there have always been three accepted rules at Mitsubishi Racing: first, Mitsubishi drivers are given priority to better materials and accessories; second, drivers with greater hopes of winning the championship are prioritized; Thirdly, women can't win the game.

The first and second are understandable, but for the third, it may seem normal to the Japanese, who have always had a tradition of looking down on women. Kleinschmidt, for example, made her accept a little: women can't win the game? With a fifth-place finish and a race win, better than many of their Mitsubishi drivers, who says women can't win races?

It's right in Juta. When Klein Schmidt was hesitant to prove himself by joining such a team that also discriminates against women, the appearance of Alice's "Snow Leopard" team opened another window in front of her eyes: It turns out that I can still have such a choice?

For the "Snow Leopard" off-road vehicle, Juta. Kleinschmidt is no stranger, and the driver who drove his modified "Snow Leopard" to the Dakar Rally last year made a deep impression on her, and although the final result was not as good as that of Kleinschmidt, this did not stop Kleinschmidt from being curious about this driver and this car: how on earth did this driver complete such a difficult race with only a little sponsorship, and even the modification of the car was not professional?

For Yuta. Kleinschmidt's curiosity, the driver was not stingy at all, and patted his baby car proudly: "It's all his credit!" ”

Yes, when the driver said this car, he said "H", not "it", and in his eyes, his car was his most trusted partner.

That being the case, Yuta. Kleinschmidt finally made a decision: what else did he hesitate about?

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