"I was nervous up until I went out of the start ... but when I got in the start, I felt alive and ready to race, " she added.

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"Although I am a retired racing driver, for the moment I felt back alive and now I have had to cancel all this, so I am not thinking about the future, " he added.

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It was like I was in quicksand up to my waist and I felt I wasn't gonna make it out alive.

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