India, March 16 -- She's a 10-year-old who lives, quite literally, in the fast lane.
"You have to, like, never give up," says go-karting champion Atiqa Mir.
The Dubai resident with roots in Kashmir - her father is former racer Asif Mir; her mother, Shazia Shaw, works with him to manage the family's hotels and retail businesses - juggles a lot for a child her age, speaks with a maturity beyond her years, and says she wouldn't change a thing.
"I'm so focused on my driving I sort of sometimes forget everything else," she says.
For three years, Mir has spent much of her time whizzing between school and training, races and media interviews.
In February, she became the first Asian to be signed by the Formula 1 Academy, for its driver program...