A teenager has a new £35,000 bionic hand - thanks to an F1 team.
Motor-racing fan Matthew James, 14, wrote to Ross Brawn, boss of Mercedes GP Petronas, asking him to pay for the hi-tech artificial limb. He offered to let the team put the Merc logo on the hand for publicity.
Matthew James can do many things with his bionic hand.
Brawn was so impressed that he asked specialist firm Touch Bionics to fit Matthew with an i-LIMB Pulse, the world's most advanced prosthetic limb.
Matthew, of Wokingham, Berks, was born without a left hand, and controls the fingers through electrodes that sense arm muscle signals. He can hold a pen, draw pictures and catch a ball. The hand will have a tiny Merc badge on it.
Matthew said: "It's so cool." Brawn, who persuaded fans and sponsors to contribute, said: "It was a pleasure." - www.thesun.co.uk
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