HUNT and Lauda, two of the most famous names in F1, are set to battle on track in a one-off special race for charity.
Freddie Hunt, son of 1976 F1 champion James Hunt, will take on Mathias Lauda, son of three-time world champion Niki Lauda, in a race to raise funds to support Ukraine refugees.
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“We have a good relationship. We first met in 2009 but only spoke for five or 10 minutes and then we raced against each other in 2014, which is when the filming for the Sons of Speed started.
“We are now friends but when we are on track, of course we want to beat each other.
“Like Dad and Niki, they were mates too but our rivalry is not the same as our fathers, because we aren’t fighting for world championships, but we are still fighting to win.”
Hunt, 34, says that living up to his famous’ father’s surname “screwed” his early career as he “put too much pressure” on himself to succeed.
He is now racing in the European Le Mans Series championship and also co-presenter on the Amazon series, Car & Country.
The kart race will start the build up to the 2022 British Grand Prix with a total of 26 teams competing over three hours.
Oliver Norris, brother of Lando Norris, is setting up a race simulator from his company, Cool Performance, with the F1 star setting a lap time for others to beat.
Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes F1 team are also understood to be donating prizes.
