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VIDEO: How to become a F1 driver

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VIDEO: How to become a F1 driver

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As Formula 1 fans, we often wonder just how much it would take for our undoubted talent to be recognised by Formula 1 teams.

But, how did the (actually) talented drivers on the grid at the moment make it through the ranks of karting all the way up to F1 to compete for race victories and championships?

No less than Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and Kimi Raikkonen are your gurus, as they explain the hard work, talent, and luck required to make it in the pinnacle of motorsport.

Do you think you have what it takes...?

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