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From the press release
The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team is delighted to announce the appointment of Pascal Wehrlein to the position of reserve driver.
After a successful early career in go-karts, Wehrlein (19, Sigmaringen, Germany) won the 2011 ADAC Formel Masters before graduating to Formula 3 in 2012. In his maiden season, he secured second place in the F3 Euroseries championship and claimed the title of best rookie.
For 2013, DTM with Mercedes-Benz beckoned and 18-year-old Wehrlein became the youngest driver in series history, continuing the long-standing Mercedes-Benz tradition of developing young driver talent.
Yesterday at the Lausitzring, he took a commanding debut victory from pole position, leading every lap but one in wet-dry conditions on his way to becoming the youngest race winner in DTM history at just 19 years of age.
In addition to his DTM duties, Wehrlein has played an integral role in the Formula 1 team's race support operations during the 2014 season.
In total, he has completed more than 30 days in the simulator this season, covering over 12,000 km in the virtual F1 W05 Hybrid.
Pascal reached another important milestone in his career development last Thursday 11 September, when he drove a Formula One car for the first time at the Autodromo Internacional Algarve in Portimao.
As part of a Young Driver Evaluation test conducted by the team, Wehrlein took the wheel of the team's 2012 challenger, the F1 W03. Running a programme designed to familiarise him with the car, Pascal achieved a total of 500 km on the day, completing 109 laps and impressing the team with his progress and feedback.
Wehrlein will travel with the team from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards as part of his reserve driver duties.
The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team is delighted to announce the appointment of Pascal Wehrlein to the position of reserve driver.
After a successful early career in go-karts, Wehrlein (19, Sigmaringen, Germany) won the 2011 ADAC Formel Masters before graduating to Formula 3 in 2012. In his maiden season, he secured second place in the F3 Euroseries championship and claimed the title of best rookie.
For 2013, DTM with Mercedes-Benz beckoned and 18-year-old Wehrlein became the youngest driver in series history, continuing the long-standing Mercedes-Benz tradition of developing young driver talent.
Yesterday at the Lausitzring, he took a commanding debut victory from pole position, leading every lap but one in wet-dry conditions on his way to becoming the youngest race winner in DTM history at just 19 years of age.
In addition to his DTM duties, Wehrlein has played an integral role in the Formula 1 team's race support operations during the 2014 season.
In total, he has completed more than 30 days in the simulator this season, covering over 12,000 km in the virtual F1 W05 Hybrid.
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| Pascal Wehrlein, Mercedes AMG F1 (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) |
Pascal reached another important milestone in his career development last Thursday 11 September, when he drove a Formula One car for the first time at the Autodromo Internacional Algarve in Portimao.
As part of a Young Driver Evaluation test conducted by the team, Wehrlein took the wheel of the team's 2012 challenger, the F1 W03. Running a programme designed to familiarise him with the car, Pascal achieved a total of 500 km on the day, completing 109 laps and impressing the team with his progress and feedback.
Wehrlein will travel with the team from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards as part of his reserve driver duties.