Oscar has been selected as a grid kid for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.

The 13-year-old is over the moon about getting the chance to be a grid kid for the first time.

"I'm still trying to get over the fact that I've got the opportunity to do it," he said.

Oscar is pumped to meet some of the world's best drivers and six-time world champion Hamilton is top of the list.

"I like his driving style and I like him in general," he said.

The teenager was one of the lucky ones selected from a pool of about 400 applicants.

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The prestigious role will include flag holding and standing on the Grand Prix circuit during the national anthem.

It certainly won't be Oscar's first time at the world-famous event.

"We've been to it heaps," he said.

"I like the noise and just watching them race."

Oscar has loved cars since day dot and he started racing when he was seven years old.

"Dad got me my first electric car when I was one," he said.

The youngster is a huge speedway fan and admires Warrnambool drivers Corey McCullagh, James McFadden and Jamie Veal.

His dream is to one day make the big time.

"I want to race in speedway or Formula One," he said.

The teenager, who attends Camperdown College, started his 2020 Victorian Country Series campaign on the weekend.

The number 10 drives in the KA4 junior light category.

He finished eighth in the first round of the Victorian Country Series (VCS) at Portland on the weekend.

Oscar practices at the Warrnambool Kart Club's Allansford-based track.

The club has its first club day of the year on Sunday with sign-in between 9.30-10.30am.

The second round of the VCS will take place at Cobden hosted by the South West Kart Club.

It's on the weekend of March 28 and 29.

Warrnambool Kart Club has the third round on May 23 and 24.

Club member Lachie Swayn claimed his first ever VCS round on the weekend.

He took out the Vic combined light and will be looking to add more wins during the series.

Swayn, who has been driving for the past four years, said a new kart had helped his cause.

The 17-year-old has upgraded from the Arrow X4 to the Arrow X5.

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