From the Daytona 500 to Homestead Miami, life as a NASCAR driver isn’t all glitz and glamour – it’s 40 weeks of relentless travel, competition, risk and reward. Mobil 1 The Grid spoke to Stewart-Haas Racing’s Danica Patrick to find out what makes life on the road exhausting and gratifying in equal measure.

Having recently announced his move to Renault Sport, Carlos Sainz Jr. is in no doubt that he owes everything to his former team, Scuderia Toro Rosso. Mobil 1 The Grid spoke to the Spaniard to find out more about his time with STR, as well as the impact compatriot Fernando Alonso has had on his career to date.