Britain's next F1 star

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Heads up about a mini-series on upcoming British drivers -

'Britain's Next F1 Star' is a new six-part series starting this week on Sky Sports F1 which will take an in-depth look at the next generation of British drivers who are attempting to reach the pinnacle of motorsport.

The six drivers featured - Seb Morris, Jordan King, Josh Hill, Alice Powell, Dean Smith and Alex Brundle - are all already working their way up the racing ladder, and Sky Sports F1 has been given unprecedented access to the drivers and their families.

Motorsport is a tough nut to crack and requires not just raw pace and talent, but an incredible amount of dedication and family support. The series will provide a unique insight into what happens away from the track and the level of support families are required to burden whilst a young driver makes his way up through the ranks. Indeed, in one episode Damon Hill comments that for the price of one season's racing, you could put seven people through university!

The six drivers featured in the series compete in a number of different categories, highlighting the many different routes into F1.
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http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/22058/8130461/Starting-this-week-Britain-s-next-F1-star-

First episode is on Thursday 4th Oct 7.30pm on Sky Sports F1 channel.
 
I wonder how they got access to the families of Josh "Son of Sky presenter Damon" Hill and Alex "Son of Sky presenter Martin" Brundle?

Expect to see a puff piece with minimal content and lots of Sainsbury's adverts.
 
I haven't followed Josh Hill, but Alex Brundle is rapidly becoming a very very good sports prototype driver. He comes across as a really nice guy as well. I am sure his name has helped but I don't think he would have got his recent WEC drives with Oak unless he had a massive amount of talent as well. The fact that he was one of the Quickest LMP2 drivers in Bahrain also bears this out....
 
Alex Brundle has been midfield in his entire open wheel career, same with Alice Powell. At least William Buller won a race in GP3 (and was the highest placed British driver in the 2012 standings).

No mention of Jack Harvey winning the domestic Formula 3 title this year? or Alex Lynn even? Dean Smith was good in 2009 but he also turned into another GP3 midfielder. Don't know enough about the rest to comment.
 
erf just cant watch this program no matter how much i try..

i dont want to now how spoilt the kid is or how rich daddy is ceo of sainsburys....

all the low level formulas they go to just seem to be pay to win ones... its not surprise they want to get out of karting as quick as possible even though some of the most nautrally gifted f1 drivers always say its the best thing for you is karting , karting , karting
 
arknor said:
all the low level formulas they go to just seem to be pay to win ones... its not surprise they want to get out of karting as quick as possible even though some of the most nautrally gifted f1 drivers always say its the best thing for you is karting , karting , karting
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Sadly racing is expensive these days, and sponsors are thin on the ground for a variety of reasons. Knowing how to market yourself is important. That's probably why Mitch Evans won't get a GP2 seat despite being the reigning GP3 champion.

As for karting...that doesn't necessarily make a career. Jarno Trulli was winning left and right in karting but was panned on this forum as a weak journeyman (not always the case, IMO, but I agree his F1 results were nothing special). Likewise, lower formulae performance doesn't always correlate with F1 performance or get you a seat there.
 
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