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Hamilton: F1 now a 'billionaire boys' club' – needs diversity
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says F1 needs to be made more diverse and accessible, rather than remain the "billionaire boys club" it has become. Hamilton's rise from a council estate in Stevenage to the pinnacle of racing is well chronicled, but the seven-time world champion's story is also an exception rather a rule. While Hamilton was supported financially by his working-class father Anthony, who worked multiple jobs to fund his son's endeavor into karting, the early paternal backing was nowhere near the lavish support enjoyed by several young drivers on today's grid. Regardless of their level of talent, Lance Stroll, Nicholas Latifi and Nikita Mazepin all paid...
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