Post by susieq on Jun 24, 2011 12:51:59 GMT
The BBC reports that McLaren have already found the next Lewis?
The F1 team have signed up 13-year-od karter Nathan Aston to their young driver development programme. Aston is from Cumbria and has only been karting for three years but has already won his first British title. McLaren's programme helped Hamilton rise from karting to become the 2008 world champion. McLaren also have Dutch karter Nick de Vries on their books and team boss Martin Whitmarsh says: 'We are looking for drivers with the right approach, attitude and potential, and we will seek to assist their careers in a range of different ways.'
The F1 team have signed up 13-year-od karter Nathan Aston to their young driver development programme. Aston is from Cumbria and has only been karting for three years but has already won his first British title. McLaren's programme helped Hamilton rise from karting to become the 2008 world champion. McLaren also have Dutch karter Nick de Vries on their books and team boss Martin Whitmarsh says: 'We are looking for drivers with the right approach, attitude and potential, and we will seek to assist their careers in a range of different ways.'
