desiré in A Sentence

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    That meant Formula Ford, where Alan and Desiré were competing together.

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    But, shortly after her eighteenth birthday(the legal driving age in South Africa), Desiré's father, Charlie, saw an opportunity.

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    At five years old, Desiré Wilson(née Randall) was behind the wheel of a go-kart at local South African tracks.

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    Despite not being behind the wheel for almost six years, Desiré started immediately lapping faster than the regular season driver.

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    After marrying Alan Wilson, the family got together and decided that it was time for Desiré to make take the next step in her career.

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    Her husband recounts stories of her threatening drivers twice her age and size after races because they made the mistake of thinking they could mess with Desiré.

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    In 1980, the series saw South African Desiré Wilson become the only woman to win a Formula One race when she triumphed at Brands Hatch in a Wolf WR3.

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    Following an invitation from Vermeulen and the endowment of the Driver to Europe Award(which funded a young South African hopeful's chances at racing success in the big leagues), Desiré found herself making her way to the Netherlands.

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    That first year wasn't a massive success for Desiré, but it did give her access to a series in which she competed for the next few years, gaining important skills that would benefit her racing throughout her career.

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