As the current world champion said in an interview for The Graham Norton Show, the chances for racers who don’t have much under their thumb are significantly worse today than they were years ago. “My father invested around £ 20.000 and a mortgage on the house, which is a lot of money, of course, but significantly less than it takes to enter F1 today. Ever since I’ve been in F1, it’s getting a lot more expensive year after year and there are very few racers making their way into the F1 from the middle class. Most of them are the sons of the rich, " semen Hamilton.
“I can tell you about the case first hand. A good friend of mine, a great racer, was just about to get into F1, but he was overtaken by a boy from a rich family and the opportunity floated on him, " he added Hamilton. The latter's career in karting was financed by his family until he was taken under his wing by the then boss McLaren, Ron Dennis.
His first years are Hamilton mentions as follows: “I came home from school and thought I was going to the racetrack with my dad when he told me there was no money this week and it would be better next week. My father is definitely a real hero, but today I am the one who is under the spotlight. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have signed with Ron Dennis at 13 and I wouldn’t be here in front of you today. I would just do something else. "
Formula 1 needs more talent from the working class, believes the current world champion, who also calls for creating opportunities for racers without a rich hinterland FIA in Formula 1 organization.
