Herrera was introduced to motorcycles by her father at the age of six.
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Carrasco holds a message before a race, supporting female motorcycling. She is the first female rider to score points in Moto3.
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Herrera says that Moto3 was daunting at first, but insists she has received a lot of support from everyone in the paddock.
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Usually, before a race starts, female models hold umbrellas over the riders on the grid. However, at the 2014 Dutch MotoGP in Assen, Carrasco arrived with a muscular man, causing an amused stir in the paddock.
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Carrasco believes gender is irrelevant when racing, but suspects men try harder when they're racing her.
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Both Herrera and Carrasco crashed out during the Moto3 race at Germany's Sachsenring Circuit in Hohenstein-Ernstthal in July.
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Carrasco was forced to miss the Indianapolis GP because of surgery to her left shoulder, following that crash at the German GP in July.
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Carrasco's doesn't feel physicality will be an issue --- if she reaches her goal of competing in MotoGP.
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In 2015, Herrera rides alongside compatriot Isaac Vi?ales in the Husqvarna Factory Laglisse team.
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Carrasco is pictured in the pit ahead of the Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi in 2013.
