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SINGAPORE : He may be busy preparing for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix but Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton still managed to take time off to have coffee with his fans on Thursday.
At the session organised by NESCAFE Singapore, the McLaren driver shared racing tips and training advice with members of the Singapore Motor Sports Association.
Singapore pro race driver Hafiz Koh who is participating in a support race this weekend wanted to know how best to approach the track.
“I think for some of the local drivers here and myself, we’re having problems trying to understand and comprehend the track because it is really, really technical so he gave us some good advice to carry speeds through the medium corners and that’s where we make up the time, especially the slow corners, we need to sort of decide and try to get our power on as smooth as possible and not try to brake too late so I think that will really help us with our approach to the track this weekend,” said Hafiz.
But it wasn’t just the aspiring motor sports youths and professional race car drivers who wanted to learn more about motor racing.
Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, who was also present at the session, wanted to know what it takes to develop an F1 driver from a go-karter.
“I don’t see why there cannot be a time when we can produce our own driver in F1. I think with Lewis here, and having a chance to interact with him, I wanted to explore and see what it takes to actually become an F1 car driver.
"And it seems that there is a slight opportunity there... by spending time in go-kart racing which I think has already started to pick up in Singapore, there is a chance for us to identify drivers from amongst those groups to develop them... to possibly become a race car driver for F1," he said.
Hamilton who started karting at a very young age is a huge believer in the importance of nurturing young talent in motorsports. And while his F1 success has inspired an increased interest in karting in Singapore, he has one very important advice for aspiring F1 drivers out there – learn how to walk before you run.
- CNA/il
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