Hamilton: Motor racing has got worse for underprivileged kids

Lewis Hamilton says motor racing has become even more difficult for youngsters from underprivileged backgrounds to break into.

Hamilton often talks about his rags to riches story, having grown up on a Stevenage council estate before becoming the second-most successful F1 driver of all-time, with 83 grand prix wins and six world championships to his name. The Mercedes driver, who made his F1 debut in 2007, thinks opportunities have decreased since he's been at the top level of the sport.

"It has got a lot worse," he said on the BBC's Graham Norton Show. "My dad spent something like £20,000 and re-mortgaged the house several times in our first years. But today it has gotten so expensive so…