California’s Hailie Deegan made history earlier this year when she became the first female driver in NASCAR history to win a pro series pole position, before going on to become the first female driver to win a pro series race outright, with victory at the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 at Meridian Speedway, Idaho. Mobil 1 The Grid spoke with both the 17-year-old and her father, X-Games legend Brian Deegan, to find out more about her burgeoning racing career, and her dreams of one day competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup.

Born in the French city of Rouen, Pierre Gasly’s start in motorsport came like many before him, in karting, where he made his way up to French Formula 4 and, then, Formula Renault, where he competed as part of the Red Bull Junior programme. From there, he moved to Super Formula and F1 feeder series GP2, which he won in 2016 before eventually being promoted to Red Bull sister team Toro Rosso at the end of 2017...