How to become a racing driver – and not break the bank

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Motorsport isn’t cheap. To get a drive at the very top level in Formula One, you have to have talent – but also the bank balance. There are notable exceptions: Lewis Hamilton had a relatively humble background. Increasingly, though, much of the grid was born into wealth. Lance Stroll’s billionaire father Lawrence co-owns Aston Martin, while Lando Norris’s…