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F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 202 | What Does a 13-Year-Old American Need to Know to Become an F1 Driver?
Listener Tyler, a 13-year-old racer from Phoenix, asked Dick, Joe Saward, and Sabrina what it actually takes to reach Formula 1.
He wanted a real answer, not a motivational poster, about what it actually takes to reach Formula 1. Joe Saward and Dick don't sugarcoat the odds. But they don't leave Tyler empty-handed either.
Joe is direct about the numbers: the percentage of competitive 13-year-olds who make it is tiny, and by that age, future F1 drivers are often already living and racing in Europe.
Dick brings his own path as a cautionary tale about starting too late and not realizing how…
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