Meet Lisa Billard, the rising Gatorade F1 ACADEMY driver | Lisa Billard

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At just 16, Lisa Billard is already making her mark in motorsport. See how the rising F1 ACADEMY Gatorade driver is preparing, performing, and pushing limits with support from Gatorade.
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JANE WAKELY: As you reflect on your first season, it’s honestly a very long distance from where you started.

LISA BILLARD: At the beginning it was just for fun, started in karting at seven years old and I started to think about a professional career when I was eight and started competition.

JANE WAKELY: At eight?

LISA BILLARD: Yeah, eight. And finished P3 at the French Cup at nine years old and P8 at the World Championship at 10.

JANE WAKELY: Wow. So this must be just a dream.

LISA BILLARD: I just went to Singapore for my first race in F1 Academy with Gatorade. Everything was new, everything was big compared to where I started. It was very impressive and magical for me.

JANE WAKELY: If you’re a F1 Academy driver, you have to be an elite athlete. What preparation have you done to be so good at this sport?

LISA BILLARD: I do about 12 hours of sport per week. Reflex, coordination, strength training, and endurance.

JANE WAKELY: What about hydration? You joined us at the Gatorade Sport Science Institute. Tell us about that experience.

LISA BILLARD: I went to the GSSI to train and to be more educated about hydration and nutrition and that’s really very good help for me to improve my body or my training before a race.

JANE WAKELY: If you think back to that seven year old, what advice would you give her looking back?

LISA BILLARD: Don’t stress too much. Enjoy every moment because you have a big chance to be where you are and you can do it. Push yourself to the limits and don’t forget — no risk no story. That’s my motto.