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Name: Max Chilton

Nickname: Chily

Age: 17 (21 st April 1991)

Home town: Reigate

Favourite circuit: Donington Park, Surrey

Team: Hitech Racing

Class: International

Seasons in F3: First full season after eight appearances last year

Day job: After doing my GCSEs this year I am a full time driver, with fitness training in the week and racing and testing at weekends.

Other series: Karting (five years), T-Cars (two years) then a big jump into F3

Achievements so far: The youngest ever F3 driver, and the youngest F3 driver to claim pole. Invited onto the BRDC Superstars scheme for 10 promising drivers in April 2008.

Proudest moments so far: Coming second in the first race of the season when I was still only 16 to become the youngest ever F3 driver to finish on the podium, being the youngest to take pole, being the youngest ever F3 driver overall when I started a race on my 16th birthday.

Worst moment in racing so far: Missing out on the T-Car championship. We went to court over it because the guy who won hadn't actually crossed the finishing line in the last race - he went off on the last lap - but we lost the appeal.

Passions away from the track: Golf (my handicap's about 21), water skiing, wake boarding, surfing

Driving hero: Michael Schumacher because of how many championships he's won and the way he can still get in a car these days, even when he hasn't driven for two years. He's naturally quick.

Other heroes: Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. They are top of their games and seem so relaxed - and if you're relaxed you will do well.

Three words to describe me on the racetrack: Consistent, fast, conservative

Three words to describe me away from the racetrack: Funny, chatty and a bit mad - my brother calls me Mad Max

iPod playlist: I like the old stuff my parents listen to, and modern stuff like John Legend, Usher and Paolo Ntini

Ambitions: To be a F1 driver - to get there would be good enough, then to win races and championships would be even better.

Website: www.maxchilton.com