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New kart series launched to address Hamilton's ‘top priority'
Ex-Formula 1 engineer, Rob Smedley, has unveiled a new electric kart series to answer Lewis Hamilton's call of lowering costs for junior driving. Hamilton raised awareness of the increase in costs involved as young karters try to make their way up through the racing ranks and wanted to use his profile and experience to help find a solution. 'Karting is getting more and more expensive, but it doesn’t really need to be,' Hamilton said last year. 'But again, it’s because the business heads are not aligned with my thought process. 'Diversity is also a continuous issue, and will continue to be an issue for a long time '[Lowering junior driving costs] is at the top of my priorities in terms...
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