We speak with Team BRIT rookie James Whitley, who joined the team in late 2021.
 
 24-year-old James lives in Eastbourne and is originally from Northern Ireland. James was born without fingers and has undergone more than 30 operations to improve his hand function, many which were carried out before he was five. 
 
 At the age of six he was involved in a serious boat accident when on holiday with his family in France which resulted in multiple injuries.  After being in a wheelchair for almost a year, he was encouraged to contact the GB Paralympian ski team. He went along to a meeting of the development squad and by the age of 10 was invited to join the team. 
 
 James is currently competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics and is number 5 in the world in super-combined slalom and super-G skiing. Having been a passionate fan of cars and anything to do with racing since he was a child, and aims to race in the team's BMW M240i this year.