WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
HelloMonaco : Norman , who brought you into motor sport ?
Norman Nato : I started at the age of 6 years old . That time I tried carting for the first time . My father was a rally driver and I was really passionate about rallies and cars . I started to race at the age of 9 and I have never stopped .
: I would say it ’ s quite a risky job to be a racing driver . How does your mum deal with it ?
NN : It ’ s always a compromise . Your father is pushing for it and your mum is like ‘ go carefully and don ’ t go too fast ’. She came to the last race . And usually she is afraid , seeing how we ‘ fight ’, but now she is used to it . It ’ s part of my job and it ’ s part of my life .
: Do you remember what was your first car ?
NN : Yes , it was my mother ’ s first car and I broke it after 10 days , so it didn ’ t last long !
: What was your career before you reached Formula E ?
NN : 2021 was my first year in Formula E . Before it , I was doing Formula 2 and 24 hours of Le Mans . I spent 2 years helping my team —
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Norman Nato ( FRA ), Venturi Racing , during the Monaco E-Prix at Circuit de Monaco on Thursday , May 06 , 2021 in Monte-Carlo , Monaco .
RoKit Venturi . If one driver couldn ’ t race for any reason , I was the one who jumped into the car to replace him . Last year Felipe Massa decided to stop Formula E , so the team put me into the car .
: But how does Formula E differ from another one ?
NN : First of all this championship is based on genuine street circuits in each city . Then the car is very different , we have an electric engine . The way you drive the car is not the same . So there are many things to learn and
When you ’ re young and you are racing in Monaco there is more pressure , because you want to do well .
to discover , when you are entering this championship .
Norman Nato ( FRA ), Venturi Racing , Susie Wolff , Team Principal , Venturi , and Edoardo Mortara ( CHE ), Venturi Racing , pose for a photo with the team during the Monaco E-Prix at Circuit de Monaco on Friday , May 07 , 2021 in Monte-Carlo , Monaco .
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