The drivers answered the childrens' questions, gave advice on achieving dreams, posed for photographs and signed autographs.

Tony Fernandes was thrilled to take Team Lotus back to his former school: "It looked different when I was here. This gym was the long jump pit back in 1970! I was sitting here just like you 39 years ago," he told the children.

"We had a dream that we would build a Formula 1 team and compete against guys that have been around for 60 years. In five months we built an F1 team. Dream the impossible. It's great to dream. All my life people have told me I can't do things - can't start an airline, can't start an F1 team - I never listened.

"Don't let your parents, your teachers or anyone put you off your dreams, because from some dreams come some realities - and without dreams you can't realise ambitions. It's okay to try, it's okay to fail. If you don't try, you'll never know."