The Jenson interceptor The Stevenage schoolboy backed by McLaren to be a future Formula One star - and he's not old enough to take his driving test

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: February 16, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

HE HAS already been paid 1 million by one of the world's biggest motor-racing teams and is on course to become Formula One's first black driver. And yet Lewis Hamilton still has to be driven to school by his Dad.

In fact, at the age of 15, he has to wait another two years before he can take his driving test. By that time the Stevenage schoolboy could be on the verge of becoming one of F1's brightest new stars.

Last month, the sport was rocked by Jenson Button becoming Britain's youngest-ever F1 driver. If, as expected, he makes his debut as number two to Ralph Schumacher in the Williams BMW ...

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