Dean Stoneman keeping Formula 1 dream alive

Nearly a year-and-a-half ago, Southampton racing driver Dean Stoneman had the Formula 1 world at his feet.

But having secured a young drivers' test with the Williams F1 team after winning the F2 title, the 21-year-old was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

The cancer spread to his liver and lungs and he was days from death, but having won his battle, Stoneman is now focusing on reviving his F1 dream.

"My aim is to still be in Formula 1," Stoneman told BBC South Today.

His story is a remarkable one, and having been given the medical all-clear, he is now back in training, driving and hoping to race again.

Fourteen months ago, it was a very different story for Stoneman, who had finished the 2008 Formula Renault UK series with a better record than Lewis Hamilton managed in his debut year in the competition.

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Good luck to him!