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Wolff: Rich kids ‘fighting their own demons'

Toto Wolff sympathises with the stigma attached to drivers from wealthy backgrounds, but stressed that racing is not accessible right now. Several Formula 1 drivers have spoken out in the past about how much it now costs youngsters to try and put themselves on the junior ladder to Formula 1, and recently Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton set his sights on the top of the mountain by calling Formula 1 a 'billionaire boys' club'. “For me personally, we live in a time when this has become a billionaire boys’ club. If I had to start over from a working-class family, it would be impossible for me to be here today. Because the other kids would have a hell of a lot more money,' he told AS. “We have...
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