Scripts

V = Voice-over; M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1; DL = Denise Lewis;

P = Presenter; LH = Lewis Hamilton; N = Newsreader

Part 1

V: This is Lewis Hamilton, Formula One driver, model, celebrity, winner.

M1: He has a face, an attitude, a style and a talent that the sponsors love.

M2: Everybody’s talking about Lewis Hamilton. Everyone wants to talk to me about Lewis Hamilton. I want to talk to them about Lewis Hamilton.

W1: He’s my new hero. He really is. He’s ... he’s a hero for, for loads of people.

DL: I feel so passionate about his story, his progression and the impact he’s made on Formula One.

V: This is the story of how Lewis Hamilton went from this ... to this. Formula One is all about speed. In this world, only the fastest survive. The season lasts from March to October, and it takes place in some of the world’s richest locations. It’s the sport of millionaires ... and heroes. Speed on the track, money in the bank, fame and glory. And nobody does it better than Lewis Hamilton, the billion dollar man. A hero today. But where did it all start?

Part 2

P: Cars like these are getting ready to compete in the World Championships. Somebody who’s preparing for those very same championships is Lewis Hamilton, who is only seven years old. So how long have you been racing cars for already, Lewis?

LH: About a year.

P: So you must be pretty good at it. Is it easy to do?

LH: No.

P: What do you have to do then?

LH: This is the brake.

P: That’s the brake. Oh, you need the brake.

LH: And these are the turns for steering.

P: That’s your steering wheel, right and left. OK, now … um … do you think I’d be able to have a go?

LH: Yes.

P: You sure? They’re under starter’s orders for the Blue Peter mini-Grand Prix. Three, two, one. Go! ... And I’m last already. I hope you’re allowed to do that. Put it back on the track. I’m going to be lapped. It’s been brought back on. And cars are over me all the time. And we have a winner! Who won the race?!

LH: Me!

P: Lewis! Well done! Congratulations!

LH: The reason I wanna be a Formula One driver is because it’s got a lot of speed in it. Um, when I saw the actual speed that they were doing, it was amazing because you don’t actually think about it when you’re watching TV. And my kart feels really powerful when I’m in it but imagine being in a Formula One car. It must be very powerful.

N: Lewis Hamilton has won four British go-karting championships. Now he says he wants to be world Formula One champion by the time he’s 20.

LH: My ambition is to get to Formula One. Definitely. Um … I enjoy the speed. Um … I like to be with all the ... the big guys, and I like to be making lots of money.

V: After go-karting, Lewis moved on to Formula Three, which is two levels below Formula One. Formula Three is fast, dangerous, and full of young, ambitious drivers. The best of the drivers are seen by Formula One managers. And Lewis, of course, was the best. After two years of winning everything, he moved up to the next level, and then to Formula One.

LH: It’s so different to what I, I’m used to. Before I was, I was just a driver, but now it seems to change absolutely everything, and it’s just an unreal feeling. It’s my dream come true basically.