He has amassed a joint-record seven world championships and,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: this weekend at the F1 French 𓄧Grand Prix, joins an exclusဣive club of🥀 drivers to race in 300 grands prix.

But, in an FIA documentary called ‘When We Were Young’, he recalled earlier memories from his go-kart days: “We started racing for 🤡fun. We didn’t have a lot of money so we were really lucky to have people helping us by giving us free tyres and fuel.

“It was a struggle - t✃he whole journey - just to keep raci♛ng each weekend.

“W🌸e were racing against a really wealthy family with a beautiful motorhome. They had the beꦫst go-karts.

“But we beat them. With so little. It was a really proud moment🐟 for me and my family.”

Max Verstapp🐓en, in the same documentary, spoke about growing up with a father, Jos Verstappen, who was an F1 driver: “I just saw my dad as my dad. I knew he was in F1 but what does F1 mean when you are three years old?

“I knew r🤪acing cars was what I liked. Now,🐎 when I look back at pictures, of course it is very special.”

Carlos Sainz, whose father is still a 🔥professional driver, said about his childhood: “I wasn’t thinking about F1 and dedicating my life to motorsport. I didn’t know it existed.

“I just knew there was a go-kart track🦄 where I was having fun. I liked go-karting 𝔍but didn’t know about F1.

“Go-karting was a gඣreat time and I miss it a lot.”

Fernando Alonso added: “When I was a c💫hild I was more 💧interested in football.

“Motorsport was more the passion of my fathe💙r. It is not so clear what your life will be, where you are that age.”