Q&A: How much does it really cost to make it to F1?
4/20/202634 min
Today is all about families in F1, after Ollie Bearman opened up to us about his family last week. We'll be answering all your questions!
Why is it always take your dad to work day in F1? How involved were DC and Naomi's parents in their racing careers? What about other famous racing dads like Michael Schumacher and Jos Verstappen? And is it more about money than talent nowadays?
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:01
[digital music] This is a Global Player Original Podcast.
David Coulthard· Host0:05
My father said, "Son, they're testing you. They're not testing us. Go there, try not to crash, call us afterwards".
Naomi Schiff· Host0:13
The whole family really does commit to this dream that you have.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:16
He's crying and she's crying and it's lovely.
David Coulthard· Host0:18
Lewis and his dad were inseparable.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:20
My dad ran his business into the ground trying to pay for me to go racing.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:24
It's, it's millions and millions and millions.
David Coulthard· Host0:26
Blah, blah, [beep], [beep].
Naomi Schiff· Host0:28
At the end of the day, it becomes more about money and less about talent. You, you're rocking up to a gun war with a spoon.
Speaker 00:37
[upbeat music] Up To Speed.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:44
It's Naomi.
David Coulthard· Host0:49
It's David.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:50
It's Joely.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:51
Welcome to Up To Speed. Well, hello everybody. I hope that you all enjoyed our episode with Ollie Bearman in studio. And actually, DC, welcome back. What did you make of that episode?
David Coulthard· Host1:02
Yeah, I loved it. I loved how open he is, how chill he is about the fact that he's starting this incredible journey as a Formula One driver. Relatively inexperienced still, but I think as you, as you mentioned there, he's, he's showing all the signs of being a team leader. So, uh, I'm actually looking forward to most, doing a little ride with him and you guys here, getting on the bicycles.
Naomi Schiff· Host1:23
Only issue is we've got to get, um, Joely up to speed with the terminology around, um, you know, what cyclists wear.
Jolie Sharpe· Host1:29
Like, [laughs]