SIMONA DE SILVESTRO Makes Olympic Dreams Reality in Bobsled After IndyCar Career

January 29, 2026

• SIMONA DE SILVESTRO officially qualified to represent Italy in bobsled at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, proving her athletic versatility extends far beyond the racetrack. The Swiss-Italian driver made the announcement on social media, calling it proof that “a little crazy, mixed with belief, can make the impossible real.”
• Her motorsports resume speaks for itself – four Atlantic Championship wins in 2009, nine top-10 finishes in her best 2013 IndyCar season including a career-best second place at Houston, and 13th in points just two spots behind Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan. She wasn’t just participating; she was competing at the highest level and proving women belonged.
• After unsuccessful Formula 1 attempts in 2014, DE SILVESTRO showed her resilience by returning to IndyCar with Andretti Global, then diversifying across Australian Supercars, Formula E, and IMSA before her final IndyCar runs with the women-led Paretta Autosport program in 2021-2022. Now she’s channeling that same fearless pursuit of excellence into winter sports, because apparently conquering one impossible sport wasn’t enough.

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