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Six F1 drivers with ridiculously rich parents from Russian oligarch to ex-rally driver
Formula One stories like Lewis Hamilton’s rise from humble beginnings can seem as if they are growing less likely with every passing season.The seven-time World Champion’s ascent through the junior karting ranks was a grind.His father Anthony famously worked three jobs and required the backing of Ron Dennis to deal with the monumental costs of funding his son’s dream.On top of the huge karting fees, drivers are expected to bring millions in either sponsorship money or their own investment to get one of the 20 elusive F1 seats, while smaller teams look to become more competitive by employing ‘pay drivers’ from rich families.All that has helped to result in a sport dominated by wealthy drivers.Daily Star Sport looks at five current drivers on the grid who have incredibly rich parents.The fifth season Aston Martin driver comes from one of the wealthiest families on the grid.Stroll begun his career aged 10 and rose through the ranks as a Ferrari academy driver before landing a place in F1 for the 2017 season, where he initially raced for Williams.Two years later, his billionaire dad Lawrence bought the Racing Point team and chose Lance to replace the highly-rated Esteban Ocon.Firmly placed in the category of a pay driver, the 23-year-old still races for the team under its new name - Aston Martin - picking up three podiums in his career thus far.As of last year, Forbes believed Canadian business mogul Stroll Sr.’s net worth to be £2.4billion.Mazepin was controversially given a seat at Haas for the 2021 season having finished just fifth in Formula 2 the previous year.The Russian also came 18th in his rookie F2 season while teammate Nyck de Vries won the championship, leaving fans stunned when Haas overlooked several other up
