Social media influencer Brooklyn Beckham is joining up with Formula E in a bid become an amateur driver in order to raise the profile of the sport.

Beckham is one of 11 influencers who will be paired with a professional FE team and driver to undergo training before getting behind the wheel of this season's cars (top speed 200mph), and competing against each other at a circuit in Miami in March.

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