Bustle Exclusive
The racer chats with Bustle.
From practice to race one, I drove my heart out and improved every single lap.
[Macau was] a tough lesson.
Well fight back as always.
Losses are lessons, especially in a young adults career, and Bustamante is only getting started.
At what age were you first introduced to this world of race car driving?
What did it feel like your first time behind the wheel?
I just kept asking for more.
Being a young woman in such a male-dominated space, how did you nurture your confidence?
Its always been tough.
Often I would get criticized and told that I should dream less.
In the end, I was able to find myself through all of those failures.
Im quite fortunate to have found racing.
Ive always been a creative ever since I was young.
Art is my center.
Makeup is one of my creative outlets.
Ive always used it to enhance my features.
This collaboration allowed me highlight my beauty as a driver and to be feminine in a male-dominated world.
How would you describe your race day look?
This is one thing I always do its nearly a pre-race routine for me.
Having my makeup allows me to be truly myself, but in my most perfectly imperfect ways.
That gives me confidence to drive as fast as I can.
I love my morena skin, that Im tan, and that I live near the beach.
