Lewis Hamilton has expressed concern that, these days, most entry categories in motorsport are almost impossible to afford financially.
The seven-time world champion is also bothered by the fact that children are missing school because of sports:
"It has become extremely expensive, even karting. I don't know exactly how much a season costs in the lower categories, but I've heard that you have to pay at least three times more than when I started racing. If McLaren hadn't supported me before and if I hadn't signed with Mercedes, I would never have had such a great career. I'm very worried about how the costs are increasing.
And you hear a lot about young people who go karting and don't go to school. Parents put all their hopes in them and the boys just train and compete continuously. Most of them will not make it to Formula 1, and they would really need knowledge in civilian life that they could call on. It would be necessary to regulate this, for example, licenses should be linked to academic results. I think that would be the solution, because what we have now is not good,” said Hamilton.
