The Mercedes GP team has helped a 14-year-old kid get a new prosthetic limb that has already been successfully fitted.
Matthew James, a fan of the Formula 1 team, was born without a left hand, but decided to write a letter to Mercedes boss Ross Brawn, explaining that his target was to be able to afford a functional prosthetic arm created by Touch Bionics, provider of advanced prosthetic technologies.
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His outspoken comments and motoring expertise have helped make him one of the BBC’s highest-paid stars.
But it has now been claimed that many of the scenes filmed by Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson are actually performed by professional drivers.
Sources say a large proportion of the stunts on the BBC2 series which appear to show Clarkson careering around the show’s racetrack at high speed are actually executed by professional racing drivers hired by the BBC  … Pictures and more
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Juan Montoya couldn’t watch it. Â
Near the end of the movie Senna, Montoya switched off the DVD player, preferring not to see the final chapter in the life of his hero, Ayrton Senna.
“I was huge Senna fan, and I’ve seen a lot of movies about Senna, so a lot of the footage I’d already seen, but when it got to the Williams part, I just shut it off,” Montoya said. “You know what’s coming.” Â
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