Hamilton believes karting is getting more expensive when it doesn't need to

Lewis Hamilton believes it is becoming harder and harder for young drivers to make their way to the pinnacle of motorsport with the cost of participation getting more and more expensive.

Hamilton started off his motorsport journey with karting at the Rye House Kart Circuit and he went on to win the Formula 3 series and GP2. In 2007 he stepped up to Formula 1 and narrowly missed out on the World Championship in his first season. He won his first World Championship a year later and the rest is history.

The six-time World Champion believes it is harder now for young drivers to make their way in motorsport given the costs involved.

“I think where motorsport has gone, if you look at Formula 3, it’s not the same as it used to be,” Hamilton said as quoted by MotorsportWeek.