Matt was born on 14th August 1992 and races a Tonykart in Senior Max for Tim Parrott Motorsport, and is the Open Champion as well as number 11 in the Super One national championship.

Last year in Junior Max he finished fourth in Stars of Tomorrow and eighth in Super One and took a magnificent 100% heats-and-finals win at the last Stars round at Shenington.

Read more about his successful career so far

Here he answers some questions:

When did you start racing?

I started in 2005 as a novice in Minimax and did some club meetings at Wombwell. I started racing because I went to a rental kart place a few times and got to the stage where the karts were so slow I was flat out the whole lap! So my dad and I came to the conclusion that he would buy a Prokart for me to race but the class was cancelled so we went to Minimax.

What is your ambition?

To be F1 World Champion!

Who is your hero?

Ayrton Senna – his attitude to the sport was fantastic, he was polite, a very talented driver and his death was tragic. I’m also very keen on Michael Schumacher.

Who has been the biggest influence on your career?

Craig Dolby – he started running me in Minimax in 2006, he inspired me to achieve so much and helped me to improve as a novice. Tim and Jason [Parrott] have also helped me so much, a big thank you to them and let’s nail it next year!

What do you do when you’re not racing?

I love messing around with engines and anything to do with motorsport. Whatever I do I’m competitive at which helps me excel, and I also like swimming and running. I don’t smoke and rarely drink because of my commitment to racing – it’s not worth it anyway.