motorsport chances or why is my father is nort a former F1 champion?

Question

I really want to race but the problem is that I don't have too much money. don't get me wrong, i have got an ability to drive fast but can you really achive anything if your father is not Keke Rosberg?

and yes

I can't spell to save my life

its not about fathers and sons~daughters

its about the fact that it is very difficult for a young driver to get in the motorsport

Answer 1

Sadly, a lot of it is about money and who you know. Having a father successful in motorsport obviously solves both problems, plus means an early involvement in motorsport, which breeds skill.

If you're not yet old enough to drive, the go-karting is a good place to start. However, it costs money and requires a lot of patience and dedication from both yourself and parents.

If you want to race cars, then the place that everyone needs to start is school. Most tracks have a motor-racing school, and those lessons are essential.
You might 'think' that you're great, or naturally talented or whatever, but frankly without training, nobody is fast.

Sadly, those courses are expensive. There's no getting around that. However, for a independant driver with not a lot of money motor-racing school is even more essential, because if you really are very good, this is where you make friends in the motor racing industry and where word starts to spread from. A good reputation MIGHT result in a sponsor, which might lead on to better things.

Always remember though that you are being watched. It *is* part politics and you always need to be polite and friendly. If you act a fool, are unpleasant, angry or don't listen, you're less likely to get a sponsor, because nobody sponsors people that they don't like and who don't have a proven track record. You need to be both a tolerable person and top-of-the class. It's not easy.

Answer 2

Having Keke Rosberg as a father may have helped a bit but Nico had to have had talent first. Nikki Lauda's son isn't in F1 and his father is even more famous than Rosberg - being able to drive fast is not the talent that is needed here - being able to drive safely and with a brain is...... and they ALL started off at the bottom in Karting - even the Rosbergs and Laudas of the world!

Answer 3

Damon Hill's father was an F1 champion, it didn't help him much. he started at the bottom racing bikes. Maybe, some of his dad's old mates helped him later. His name maybe helped too. Even though John Prescott still called him Damien - after he became F1 champion! But he didn't have much luck - just skill. He even got sacked from the Williams team in his championship year. But took the championship with him. Who the hell is Keke Rosberg? lol

Answer 4

try to get into karting, thats how most of the f1 drivers started off.

If you don't have money, get a job, or sell some stuff that you don't use anymore.

Learn a bit about motor sport, it's not just about being able to drive fast - you need to have a knowledge of cars and engineering (how do you think the drivers are able to get the cars set up correctly??) and the drivers also have to live a healthy lifestyle - eating properly, keeping fit etc.

Like all sports, for every f1 driver (like premiership footballers) there will be hundreds of thousands of people that could have made it, so stick in at your education, so you don't end up putting all your eggs in one basket.

Answer 5

this is the same in every aspect of life, to be successful in business you need a lot of luck and things to go your way

in formula 1 it may seem like u have to be in the right place at the right time, but its just a steady mix of luck and ability

i think if u keep it to yourself where u want to go and let your ability talk you will make more friends in long run

it is only natural that friends and people related to formula 1 drivers are more likely to make as they have a connection with the sport and fans already

all formula 1 drivers have to pay in some way as well, michael schumachers had his first drive with jordan paid for by his sponsor and young drivers who have links with engine manufacturers are being paid for by them

so if your dad was a formula 1 driver, you can afford to pay as well - although i think drivers like nico rosberg are just taking a lower salary and bringing sponsorship

there are also only 8 competitive drives in formula 1 so its very difficult, look at williams this year they are struggling but next year with toyota who knows?

Answer 6

A lot of people share your view that it is very expensive to succeed in motor sport, and therefore it is a sport reserved for the rich. However I would like to remind you of a little known F1 driver called Michael Schumacher! He got his first kart at the age of four, and it was made out of kart parts that other people had discarded. It only had a 100cc engine. It was obvious that he had talent, but to succeed he would need a 800cc engine which his parents could not afford to buy him. Instead Schumacher found a local business man called Jurgen Dilk to sponsor him. At this time Schumacher was just 8 years old.

The moral of the story? You do not need to be rich to become involved in motor sport. You need the balls to find someone who is rich to finance you!

Answer 7

Beg for money and sponsorship.

I raced for 4 years before I ran out of money. I was fast and won races but still did not get good sponsorship.

Keep trying and find safe ways of testing that ability of yours

Answer 8

Start at the bottom like the rest of them do in Go Kart racing.

Answer 9

Many of us are lousy spellers that is why there is a CHECK SPELLING BUTTON. Your original question doesn't actually make sense.

You say it isn't about fathers and sons/daughters and yet that seems to be an integral part of your question/complaint.
(or maybe not because as I said it doesn't make sense)

Answer 10

just because u can drive fast doesnt mean that u will cut it as a f1 driver.but why dont u try ur local gocart racing course,thats where they all started off,and if u r good they might sponsor you