voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. asa as a parent, you always want to give your child the best start in life. a, a, a, , in life. you want them to be better than _ in life. you want them to be better than you, _ in life. you want them to be better than you, have - in life. you want them to be better than you, have more| in life. you want them to be - better than you, have more than you. it

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yesterday. the first time i came to buckmore, in - yesterday. the first time i i came to buckmore, in 2011, i found a stone which happened to have what i consider to be the three pattern on it, which seems surreal. it had probably been there for thousands of years, but it'sjust been there for thousands of years, but it's just become a number for years, but it's just become a numberfor me ever since. years, but it'sjust become a number for me ever since. take it nice and _ number for me ever since. take it nice and easy. _ number for me ever since. take it nice and easy. don't - number for me ever since. take it nice and easy. don't go i number for me ever since. take it nice and easy. don't go too i it nice and easy. don't go too crazy— it nice and easy. don't go too crazy on— it nice and easy. don't go too crazy on the curves. | it nice and easy. don't go too crazy on the curves.— it nice and easy. don't go too crazy on the curves. i took him to the cutting _ crazy on the curves. i took him to the cutting place _ crazy on the curves. i took him to the cutting place down i crazy on the curves. i took him to the cutting place down near| to the cutting place down near the 02, and it was for six —year—olds and above, and he was only four. and i lied about his age, which i shouldn't have done, and put him in a cart. should i be saying all this? how old was you there? you was tiny, ruben. you are about four? five? ithink tiny, ruben. you are about four? five? i think it was on your birthday, the minute you was old enough to go on their. and then you got a taste for it and just loved it. {30 and then you got a taste for it and just loved it.— andjust loved it. go on,

ruben- _ andjust loved it. go on, ruben. down _ andjust loved it. go on, ruben. down the - andjust loved it. go on, | ruben. down the inside, andjust loved it. go on, - ruben. down the inside, ruben, not the outside. the inside. he went not the outside. the inside. he: went a whole year at buckmore park unbeaten, one every single race. a lot of these guys he was beating just on pure natural ability, without any kind of coaching and guidance. 13, the lucky number four ruben. ruben and i, obviously, we've known each other for quite awhile now, and it makes much more sense for us work together as a team, and then obviously we can share ideas, we can push each other to go faster.

it's a really nice father—son relationship that they've been able to develop. they are very open with each other. so able to develop. they are very open with each other.- open with each other. so how was your— open with each other. so how was your day? _ open with each other. so how was your day? yes, _ open with each other. so how was your day? yes, it - open with each other. so how was your day? yes, it was i open with each other. so how was your day? yes, it was all| was your day? yes, it was all riuht. was your day? yes, it was all right- lewis _ was your day? yes, it was all right. lewis has _ was your day? yes, it was all right. lewis has got - was your day? yes, it was all right. lewis has got a - was your day? yes, it was all right. lewis has got a mind l was your day? yes, it was all| right. lewis has got a mind of his own- _ right. lewis has got a mind of his own. there _ right. lewis has got a mind of his own. there was _ right. lewis has got a mind of his own. there was a - right. lewis has got a mind of his own. there was a point i right. lewis has got a mind of. his own. there was a point that he did listen to everything i told him, but that time has come and gone. he is his own man. lewis hasjust been totally mad about raising since day. . totally mad about raising since da . . �* . totally mad about raising since da .. �* ., ., , totally mad about raising since da.. ., ., , day. . i'm a really competitive erson. day. . i'm a really competitive person- i _ day. . i'm a really competitive person. i mean, _ day. . i'm a really competitive person. i mean, i— day. . i'm a really competitive person. i mean, i can- day. . i'm a really competitive person. i mean, i can turn i person. i mean, i can turn anything into a race if i wanted to, running down the street to get to school, with my sister. i've always been into competition. i've more or

less sacrificed a lot of my social life to pursue this career, so obviously i've been spending a lot of time on the sim, three hours a day at a minimum. obviously racing is my passion. i enjoy speed altogether, so it'sjust having to make quick decisions and think fast, and obviously the thrill of driving at speed. so this one is quite an important one. i won this in 2014. this was my first ever international race win. we travelled to dubai. i didn't know the track, and i made a plan. we drew up the track on a big a one piece of paper. the track on a big a one piece of paper-— of paper. left, right nine seconds- _ of paper. left, right nine seconds. i— of paper. left, right nine seconds. i visualise i of paper. left, right nine seconds. i visualise the i of paper. left, right nine i seconds. i visualise the track and i managed _ seconds. i visualise the track and i managed to _ seconds. i visualise the track and i managed to come i seconds. i visualise the track| and i managed to come home seconds. i visualise the track i and i managed to come home with

and i managed to come home with a win. , a win. lewis! applause i applause so this is when i started trying to make the move up into cars. �* , , trying to make the move up into cars. �* , y ., trying to make the move up into cars. �* , , ., ., cars. i've been trying to do this for quite _ cars. i've been trying to do this for quite awhile - cars. i've been trying to do this for quite awhile now, | cars. i've been trying to do i this for quite awhile now, but hopefully this year it's looking like the most concrete opportunity for me to make the step up. by the end of this year, i want to have the confidence to race in a racing car. it's only ever been karts, so once i can get that experience in racing in a race car, then i feel like i be set. soiam so i am 17. soiam17. i so i am 17. i literallyjust passed my driving test a couple of months ago. it would be a bit embarrassing if i didn't pass, but yes, i passed first time. so yes, it's nice. i love this. it's a whole new level of freedom, really. you don't

really have to think much, just drive and enjoy. any stresses that you may have had beforehand just disappear. it's just — it's the best feeling. i can't even really explain it. there's definitely been a lot of sacrifices. so spending time with my friends on the weekends, ijust with my friends on the weekends, i just couldn't with my friends on the weekends, ijust couldn't do. to become a racing driver, that is what i want, really. it's one of been chasing all my life, and whatever it takes to get there, i'm going to do. those sacrifices have shaped me into the person i am today, and it's given me a work ethic that i can apply to anything in life.

lewis had extraordinary hand eye co—ordination and really good reflexes, and he also happened to be, like every young boy, terribly interested in cars. ~ ., , young boy, terribly interested in cars. ~ ., ~ in cars. when he was a kid, even walking _ in cars. when he was a kid, even walking down - in cars. when he was a kid, even walking down the i in cars. when he was a kid, i even walking down the street was a — even walking down the street was a race. | even walking down the street was a race-— was a race. i first realised ruben had _ was a race. i first realised ruben had this _ was a race. i first realised ruben had this talent, i was a race. i first realised i ruben had this talent, really, the minute _ ruben had this talent, really, the minute he _ ruben had this talent, really, the minute he could - ruben had this talent, really, the minute he could hold i ruben had this talent, really, the minute he could hold a i ruben had this talent, really, i the minute he could hold a car. all the — the minute he could hold a car. all the toys _ the minute he could hold a car. all the toys that _ the minute he could hold a car. all the toys that he _ the minute he could hold a car. all the toys that he jews - the minute he could hold a car. all the toys that he jews were i all the toys that he jews were cars — all the toys that he jews were cars he — all the toys that he jews were cars he was— all the toys that he jews were cars. he was interested - all the toys that he jews were cars. he was interested in i all the toys that he jews werej cars. he was interested in the wheels. — cars. he was interested in the wheels. the _ cars. he was interested in the wheels, the motion. - cars. he was interested in the wheels, the motion. it - cars. he was interested in the wheels, the motion. it wasn't| wheels, the motion. it wasn't 'ust wheels, the motion. it wasn't just driving _ wheels, the motion. it wasn't just driving them, _ wheels, the motion. it wasn't just driving them, it - wheels, the motion. it wasn't just driving them, it was - wheels, the motion. it wasn't just driving them, it was the i just driving them, it was the engineering _ just driving them, it was the engineering side _ just driving them, it was the engineering side of- just driving them, it was the engineering side of it- just driving them, it was the engineering side of it as i just driving them, it was the i engineering side of it as well. he wasut— engineering side of it as well. he wasn't scared _ engineering side of it as well. he wasn't scared of _ engineering side of it as well. he wasn't scared of speed. i engineering side of it as well. | he wasn't scared of speed. he was he wasn't scared of speed. was about three years he wasn't scared of speed. h; was about three years old he wasn't scared of speed.- was about three years old when he first had an electric car. we were just do things in an electric car that he shouldn't have been able to do. we were both 'ust have been able to do. we were both just gobsmacked. - have been able to do. we were bothjust gobsmacked. i- have been able to do. we were both just gobsmacked. i think. both just gobsmacked. i think we both instantly knew that we were onto something here. that were onto something here. at four years old i clocked him on one track— four years old i clocked him on one track doing 40 mph, and the

other— one track doing 40 mph, and the other kids — one track doing 40 mph, and the other kids the same age were 'ust other kids the same age were just spinning off left, right and — just spinning off left, right and centre just going straight, and centre just going straight, and he — and centre just going straight, and he wasjust drifting around the corners. and he wasjust drifting around the corners-— the corners. i've always loved seed, the corners. i've always loved speed. and — the corners. i've always loved speed, and there's _ the corners. i've always loved speed, and there's only i the corners. i've always loved speed, and there's only so i the corners. i've always loved| speed, and there's only so far you can — speed, and there's only so far you can run _ speed, and there's only so far you can run or— speed, and there's only so far you can run or ride _ speed, and there's only so far you can run or ride a - speed, and there's only so far you can run or ride a bike, i speed, and there's only so far you can run or ride a bike, sol you can run or ride a bike, so to have — you can run or ride a bike, so to have something _ you can run or ride a bike, so to have something that i you can run or ride a bike, so to have something that can l you can run or ride a bike, so. to have something that canjust teleoort — to have something that canjust teleport you. _ to have something that canjust teleport you. in— to have something that canjust teleport you, in a _ to have something that canjust teleport you, in a way, - to have something that canjust teleport you, in a way, which i teleport you, in a way, which is almost _ teleport you, in a way, which is almost like _ teleport you, in a way, which is almost like a _ teleport you, in a way, which is almost like a superpower, | is almost like a superpower, that— is almost like a superpower, thatiust _ is almost like a superpower, thatjust fascinated - is almost like a superpower, that just fascinated me i is almost like a superpower, that just fascinated me fromj is almost like a superpower, i that just fascinated me from a kid. that just fascinated me from a kid i— that 'ust fascinated me from a kid. ~' that 'ust fascinated me from a kid. ~ ., ., , kid. i think for any racing driver. — kid. i think for any racing driver, your— kid. i think for any racing driver, your helmet i kid. i think for any racing driver, your helmet is i kid. i think for any racing driver, your helmet is a l kid. i think for any racing i driver, your helmet is a big thing, really. it's yourway that you can sort thing, really. it's your way that you can sort of express your identity. 50 on the front i've got yellow. that's a tribute to lewis hamilton, who always had a yellow helmet, so i knew i wanted my helmet to be yellow, and we got the grenadian flag and the british flag on the left—hand side. the canadian flag is for my nationality on my dad's side, and on my mum's side, british. it's quite a simple design, but it means a lot to me.- it means a lot to me. that, to me, is it means a lot to me. that, to me. is the _ it means a lot to me. that, to me, is the most _ it means a lot to me. that, to me, is the most important - it means a lot to me. that, to me, is the most important biti me, is the most important bit for me, the yin—yang, because

it is balanced, and dual heritage. it is balanced, and dual heritage-— it is balanced, and dual heritaue. ~ ., ., heritage. might dual heritage is a massive _ heritage. might dual heritage is a massive part _ heritage. might dual heritage is a massive part of - heritage. might dual heritage is a massive part of me. - heritage. might dual heritage is a massive part of me. i'm. is a massive part of me. i'm very proud of it. it doesn't define me, but it's something that has played a massive role in my life. that has played a massive role in my life-— in my life. when ruben was ve , in my life. when ruben was very. very _ in my life. when ruben was very, very small, _ in my life. when ruben was very, very small, steve's i in my life. when ruben was i very, very small, steve's mum pulled him aside and gave him a real pep talk and said you are you. and the way she said it in her west indian accent, and she said one thing i will tell you is you have got to work. do you remember her saying this? you have got to work twice as hard, and if there's any trouble with any of your frames, your face won't fit as well. i thought it was a bit over the top. she was like... ., �* ., ., , . like... you've got to be twice as good. _ like... you've got to be twice as good. at _ like... you've got to be twice as good, at least. _ like... you've got to be twice as good, at least. that - like... you've got to be twice as good, at least. thatjust l as good, at least. thatjust goes without saying. you have to offer something more than just what everyone else is going to have to offer. we've

come up against many situations where, just seeing it as it is, the mere fact of his colour has denied him access to certain things. it's that simple. know, there's not _ things. it's that simple. know, there's not that _ things. it's that simple. know, there's not that many - things. it's that simple. know, there's not that many people | there's not that many people that— there's not that many people that look like me, at all, in the — that look like me, at all, in the sport _ that look like me, at all, in the sport-— that look like me, at all, in the sport. even some races i was disqualified _ the sport. even some races i was disqualified from - the sport. even some races i was disqualified from being l the sport. even some races i i was disqualified from being too quick, so they accuse me of cheating. they checked the car, they checked everything. everything was clean. we never cheated. we even had a slower cut than most people. i feel, personally, it was to do with my race. i can't think of any other reason why it wouldn't be that i won fair and square. there's definitely a big lack of diversity motorsport. growing up from a mixed background, i've experienced the challenges of that as well. you don't see many black faces at the — you don't see many black faces at the racetrack. you don't see many— at the racetrack. you don't see many htack— at the racetrack. you don't see many black drivers. money plays a big _ many black drivers. money plays a big part — many black drivers. money plays a big part in that as well. who you know_ a big part in that as well. who you know plays a massive part

of that— you know plays a massive part of that as _ you know plays a massive part of that as well. so if the peepte _ of that as well. so if the people in powerful positions are not— people in powerful positions are not like you, it's going to be harder— are not like you, it's going to be harder for you to impress them — be harder for you to impress them rather than take a chance on someone who they don't do anything — on someone who they don't do anything about. i feel like it's just a ifeel like it'sjust a lack i feel like it's just a lack of opportunity for people that look like me. ifeel like it's just a lack of diversity in general, because obviously there's no women in the sport. there's only ever been a asian drivers, so it's mainly — it's mainly a white man's sport. the first time i met ruben was 2011. back then, seeing another driver of colour was very, very rare. ,, ,., ., , ., rare. seeing someone else of the same _ rare. seeing someone else of the same race, _ rare. seeing someone else of the same race, that - rare. seeing someone else of the same race, that was - rare. seeing someone else of the same race, that was a - rare. seeing someone else of the same race, that was a bitj the same race, that was a bit of, like, wow factor. ithought it was only me on the grid, so to see someone else that look

like me and actually sort of work with the person and understand where they come from... . , understand where they come from... ., , ., understand where they come from... ., , ., from... he has not yet old enough — from... he has not yet old enough to _ from... he has not yet old enough to drive _ from... he has not yet old enough to drive down - from... he has not yet old enough to drive down the| enough to drive down the street, but a 13—year—old schoolboy has already been signed up by the formula one team mclaren. lewis hamilton has won four british go—karting championships. he says he wants to be world formula one champion by the time he has 20. in 2007 when lewis hamilton started in cars, i started watching him. that is when i made the decision that i wanted to be just like made the decision that i wanted to bejust like him. i started at buckmore park, the same track that lewis hamilton used to drive on. obviously we have the same name, our dads have the same name, our dads have the same name, our dads have the same name. both british, i feel like it is just a the same name. both british, i feel like it isjust a big coincidence, really. i'd hoped every racing driver's ultimate dream is to make it into fi. so until it's physically impossible me to get into fi, that will always be the goal.

the fark a couple of months ago we decide to get the attention of mercedes into what lewis and ruben were up to, and they responded. we are here this morning to take a tour. they invited us down, and we are looking forward to it. this is lewis's car from last year. let's take a closer look. this is wi2, this is the car in the state as it finished the last race of the season. dirty as well. we don't clean the cars. we keep them in the heritage condition. seeing his car was. absolutely amazing. you could see the tyre marks, the marbles, i the dust and everything. to get a sense of the scale as well, because that is . something you don't really appreciate. i

not a lot of people get to look around the hq here so it is definitely an expense i will cherish. we run 400 sensors on this car, and we are running it back to the factory and i will show you very shortly exactly where all of that data comes back to. this is our race support room. good morning. nice to meet you. this is lewis and ruben. as soon as i walked in i was shocked, the amount of screens and data they had. how anyone could even read all of that was beyond me. in this room we receive gps data which comes in ten times a second. get the positioning so we can see where everyone is on track, we can look at their speed profiles on corners, do comparisons between us and them. and an opportunity i to see our race space. what you think? this is crazy. this is the 2020 - championship winner.

this is chassis one. these are the main race days where the car as i set- not much space, as you can see. what should we do? the best times... no, the cheesy chips are good. i have to give them that. ever since lewis started karting properly, there has not been a single family holiday that has not been booked with racing in mind. it is a huge commitment for the entire family, make no mistake. if i think how many times i stood in this kitchen at five o'clock in the morning on a saturday or sunday, preparing cool bags to last us for the weekend, driving out to kent or wherever we were racing that weekend,

so i don't know how many... we realise even more how important teamwork is because it is really only possible if everyone plays their part, especially on weekends where maybe it doesn't go so well and there is no trophy at the end and everything seems to be like, "and other weekend wasted, standing in the rain and mud, nothing to show with the tensest atmosphere you can possibly imagine, repeating through every agonising moment of what went wrong. it is a big commitment, notjust for the driver and the parents but especially if there is extended family. you have another younger sibling who has come along and might not be that thrilled, you know. i did look up to him a lot when i was younger because he got all these awards and was getting all this publicity for what he does. we sometimes split off a bit so it would be my dad

and lewis, they would go off to racing and then me and my mum would do stuff together. but my dad also takes me to my auditions and lewis sometimes comes along. the real strain is when you are trying to balance between the two kids because one has a very expensive hobby who is trying to build a career out of that, and as a parent you obviously want to make sure it is equally balanced. but it is a goal for the whole family. we want to obviously support as best we can. steps out! ready? let's go. one, two, three, four... my parents don't live together anymore. it was a bit of a tough experience to start with. but now it's just normal to me, really, and it has developed me

as a person, really. it's made me who i am and may be a lot stronger. one two, two two! even though we are not together as a family any more, _ ruben's racing has always| ensured we unite together and no matter what is going on in our adult life in termsl of relationships, we have i always been there for ruben and always will. it brings us all togetherl as a family, i would say. i see ruben normally at least six out of seven days of the week. come one! even when me and his mother split up, if anything, it made me more determined and him as welljust to make the most of the times that we actually have together. that's it, well done. keep going!

the knock—on effect of all of this on family life is that is that it does because a certain amount of stress. mostly financial stress. and you don't ever want to be having to say no, but as it gets into these higher classes, the spend becomes so large that there is a limit to what you can do, and you are forever thinking, how can i possibly get my money? how can i get some extra earnings? how can i save more on other things? as a parent, you always want to give your child the best start in life and i felt when he was younger we really did do that, with his education, his family support, social side of that, health and fitness. we have covered everything as a family but now it has gone to another level, and financially, you know, i'm juggling twojobs. it's hard when he is not necessarily going down

the normal route of college or apprenticeship or uni because he has chosen a sort that is quite elite. it is incredibly expensive. it is crazy money. it doesn't matter how good you are. you can be brilliant but if you haven't got the funds or the backing, you willjust get lost in that sport. ajourney like this - obviously needs help. there is no way without - the help of others that he is going to make it. obviously racing is a very expensive sport and you could have all the talent in the world but if you don't have the budget, you are never going to make it so there is a lot of kids with money that will be just as good as you so we have to stand out from them to even try to make the step up.

it is not a level playing field, full stop. if you look at the front of the grid, they're the ones with the most amount of money and backing, and age where he was driving it literally was the richest people at the front of the grid, full stop. we were able to buck that trend a lot of the time as well. he had an old kart, four or five years old, second hand, everything else, for heaven five years old, and everyone was laughing at it, but he was still at the front of the grid and still beating them. we thought, ok, if you can do this with an old kart, what can you do with a new one? hello, guys. nice to finally meet you. so this is various cars in various states of build. i was very impressed with their story and their back story as well from their

karting days, so we got the opportunity to put a deal together that got them racing this year. there is also a back story of what i had been doing over the last few years where we have been trying to give people opportunities that wouldn't normally have got in a race car. i think it is well known that british motorsport and motorsport generally is not the most diverse of places and there are logical reasons for that, partly because of the cost of going racing, but we have supported diversity in the last couple of years as well as running a professional racing outfit. so throughout what we do, yes, we are trying to run a professional race team and sell racing cars, but at the same time you can give something back to support people that then present you with racing drivers in the future. naturally as we are trying to take the step up from karting to cars, it feels like a no—brainer. it will be a big moment for us.

i mean, i've never driven a car as quick as this. it is a stunning car. it is a one—off opportunity so that is an offer we just can't turn down. it is a huge step if you i are coming from karting and you are then looking atjumping into cars, - it is a big. — big amount of money. how to find the money? better myself, earn more myself. do what you can actually do. just basically praying some sort of miracle happens. he is loving it already. yeah on the step from karting. that's where it started, four years old. four? now it has gone |

to another level. in this race, it's do or die, really. the trajectory of my career could depend on how well we do in this race divot—mac race. basically we need to find 20 . grand and we have six months to find that sum of money. hello there. most of us got to see some sunshine on saturday. i suspect that sunday will be a slightly cloudier affair. that cloud rolling its way in from the west. that said, if you do get some sunshine, it will feel relatively warm. but those cloudier conditions, courtesy of this frontal system pushing its way in from the west, even bringing some

splashes of rain. high pressure still holding firm just about, so we're looking at mainly dry weather and where we are closest to the centre of the high across parts eastern england, a sunny but rather chilly start with some early fog patches. further west, though, a lot of cloud, spots of rain and drizzle. through the afternoon, northern ireland could well brighten up but that could spawn some pretty sharp showers. north—east scotland, spells of sunshine, lifting temperatures here to around 17 degrees. generally values between 12 and 16 degrees. sunday night, quite large areas of cloud. the cloud will break in places but if you do see clear spells for any length of time, they could fill in with some patches of mist and fog. if it stays cloudy where you are, relatively mild but in the clearer spots, temperatures could drop relatively close to freezing. so still on monday, this patchwork of clear spells and cloudy areas. it could well be that we see quite a lot of cloud

rolling its way in from the north sea and that, coupled with a bit of a breeze from the north sea, will make it feel really rather chilly for some of our eastern coast. so temperatures in hull for example, around 13, same sort of temperature for aberdeen but glasgow, 17 in some spots and up to 18 as as we had deeper into the week, this area of high pressure stays with us, meaning it will be largely dry but with this high building to the north—east of us, this easterly wind will tend to strengthen a little so that breeze, quite noticeable coming in off the chilly north sea will make it feel rather cool for some of these eastern coasts. we could see more cloud developing on tuesday, maybe even giving rise to the odd shower. some spells of sunshine elsewhere. once again, the highest temperature is likely to be across the north and west of the uk. and that is a theme that will continue as we head deeper into the week. always a little bit chilly the further east you are. could turn quite cloudy around the middle parts of the week. but there will always be some spells of sunshine and generally

warmest in the west.

live from washington, this is bbc news. at least 27 people killed, including aid workers, in clashes between sudan's army and a paramilitary force. more than 100 animal rights protesters arrested after storming the ground at the grand national horse race. and the uk government scraps plans to build any more smart motorways in england. hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.

we start in sudan, where heavy fighting between two rival