Motor Racing - F1 Formula One - Formula One Test Session - Circuit de Barcelona -Catalunya, Montmelo, Spain - March 9, 2018 - Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes during testing. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BANBURY, England (Reuters) - Britain is on top of the world in Formula One, with Lewis Hamilton beginning his quest for a fifth championship in Australia this weekend, but there is concern at grassroots level.
With costs spiralling and some junior kart teams racing on six figure budgets, youngsters hoping to emulate Hamilton's rise from social housing to stardom are being priced out of contention.
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