“My goal is to race in Formula One.” When 17-year-old Shahaan Engineer said what any budding racer of his age would, when quizzed about their ambitions, he said it with a maturity years ahead of his age, and with an assurance bereft of any naivety.u00a0

The Mumbai-born Parsi racer’s confidence in his abilities cannot be questioned after what he achieved last weekend. After all, he had just achieved a maiden pole and his first two podiums in as many races in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (NEC).