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basically what im saying is that 1 kid out of about 5000 will make it into f1...you may be lucky enough to be that kid but you will need to be racing every weekend of the year to do it and have a lot of money...
...you dont have to want to get to f1 to enjoy racing, if its a sport you love and your passionate about, why cant it just stay as that, something you will love doing, have a great time with your family, meet loads of new friends and have a laugh doing it.
99.9% of people in motorsport do it for the enjoyment, they do it because they love the sport and love racing, the 0.1% do it a) because they love it but b) because they have made a lot of sacrifices, spent a hell of a lot of money and worked at something really hard for 15 years of their life before they have even got to formula 1!
karting for most of us isnt a path to formula 1, its a hobby, something to enjoy and pretend we are lewis hamilton for 1 weekend each month! its great fun and something you should DEFINATELY do, but do it as a hobby, something you can enjoy.
im not saying you have no talent, i would never say that, ive never seen you drive, but you have to understand that the guys that race in super 1 race every single weekend of the season against the toughest competitors out there, every second of every spare minute they have is taken up by karting, no matter how talented you are, if you have only done 1 race weekend which is about 50 laps, and the rest of the grid has raced every weekend and done all the test sessions too, they will have done about 500 laps, theres no substitute to bum in seat time, you simply wont be able to compete on their level no matter how good you are!
like ive said the reality is that unless you have a huge amount of money and a lot of time to give to racing you will have next to no chance of making it into f1, but that doesnt stop you enjoying the sport, go out get a paper round, save up, buy yourself a kart and go and practice and race at your local club and you will have a smile from ear to ear...trust me!
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