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Emerson Fittipaldi: Raising a racer
Could we see another Emerson Fittipaldi in Formula One in the future? The double F1 world champion is helping his son "Little Emmo" start his own career in motorsport.
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"'Little Emmo' is learning, he's improving," Fittipaldi, the 1972 and 1974 world champion, tells The Circuit. "He listens when I give advice."
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Fittipaldi and his nine-year-old son go head-to-head in go-karts at the Homestead-Miami Speedway karting circuit.
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The Fittipaldis live in Miami but spend a good time on the road to supporting the nine-year-old's racing career. Daughter Vittoria comes along for the ride too.
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Brazilian Fittipaldi won the 1972 F1 world championship for the Lotus-Ford team. He is credited with inspiring many Brazilians to join the F1 grid.
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Fittipaldi is seen here with his old Lotus boss Colin Chapman but it was with McLaren that Fittipaldi won a second F1 title in 1974. He says of his son's F1 ambitions: "To go all the way to Formula One is very difficult."
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Graham and Damon Hill are the only father-son world champions in F1. Graham (center) is pictured with Damon pushing reigning world champion Jim Clark around on a toy tractor in 1966.