Andris Laivins

The Stark Realities Of Fielding A Race Team With Two Women Drivers

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After qualifying for IMSA’s 2023 Petit Le Mans finale, I sat down to speak with Sheena Monk of Gradient Racing — one of the few race teams in the sport with a primary all-woman lineup — about how the impact her gender and presentation have had on her career. With a set jaw and fire … Read more

The Glorious Highs And Painful Lows Of Motorsport, As Told By Gradient Racing’s Andris Laivins

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Fairytale weekends are rare in motorsport, but during the 2022 Petit Le Mans IMSA weekend at Road Atlanta, Gradient Racing had just that kind of weekend. An unidentified electrical fault prevented the GTD team from qualifying, which meant that the team started from the very back of the grid. Before the race, the team tore apart … Read more