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About
Flame Airikkala
Flame hails from a family of rich motorsport pedigree with her late grandfather Pentti Airikkala a world renown rally driver with extensive World Rally Championship experience. Her grandmother, Kirsti Jouhki, was also a rally driver, having competed in the Thousand Lakes Rally (WRC Rally Finland) on 7 occasions. Her mother Jo-Ann was also a prominent racing driver, competing in the 1990s.
"Even though I learnt to drive in the forests of Finland aged 5, I didn't start karting until I was 14, completing a year in Junior Rotax." Flame reached the final of the highly competitive Ginetta Junior Scholarship in 2023 with this being her first ever time out in a race car.
She competed in the Fiesta Junior Championship 2023 and achieved 2nd place on her third ever race weekend in cars at Oulton Park. "The round previously I had been hit and rolled in a test session, through no fault of my own, so to not only line up on the grid again, but to achieve my best ever result after such a knockback was a real stand out moment for me."
My Experience
Single Seater Experience
GB4
Great Britain
Kyojo Cup
Japan
Radical
Great Britain
Formula Nordic
Sweden
Testing in GB4
Great Britain
Winfield, 3 day F4
Paul Ricard
Skip Barber 5 day course in F4
Circuit of the Americas
Karting
Great Britain
Other Experience
Rallying
Finland
Ford Fiesta Junior Championship
Great Britain
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My Racing Attributes
Sim
I use the sim at iZone to practice consistency skills, qualifying drills, race runs and adaptability. I also spend a lot of time on my FPZero home rig.
Fitness and Health
I love sport and fitness and do a variety of gym sessions with and without a PT. I combine cardio and weights, cycling and running and include yoga and Pilates to benefit both my mind and body. I am Coeliac and eat a super healthy and nutritious diet. I have also competed and won indoor rowing competitions and previously played in national netball leagues.
Reactions
I have super-fast reactions and have been tested on several occasions. Before getting into a race car, I like to warm up with skipping, drop ball exercises and juggling.
Training
- Bedford Autodrome – 2 days instruction to fast track finding the limits in a RWD car - Ice Driving in Finland - Rally 3 Test in April 2024 - Drifting
Education
I am an A Grade student and am currently studying Economics, Business and Maths A Levels. I do this online with MVA (Minerva Virtual Academy) which allows me to put my racing first. At MVA, most students are athletes, so I also work with a high performance coach.
Mindset
I have been working with Gloria Budd who has over 20 years’ experience in Motorsport as a Performance and Mindset Coach. My sessions with Gloria have been invaluable.
Media Training
In person session with Louise Goodman and some online media courses Interviewed on multiple occasions throughout Fiesta Junior Championship being one of two females GB4 Media day International Pageant Experience
Feedback
My awesome industry -Feedback
Socials & Media
My Media Gallery
Constantly growing Social Media presence with a current total following of over 20,000 people. A large percentage of my audience being young girls who inspire to race themselves one day and I am always replying to messages asking for advice and guidance to get into motorsport.
Media
Videos
Media
