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Mercedes to switch Wehrlein focus to F1 after DTM title

 XPB Images Mercedes will only start to focus on getting Pascal Wehrlein in to Formula One after he secures the DTM championship. Wehrlein currently leads the standings by 37 points heading in to the final pair of races in Hockenheim this weekend, with a maximum of 50 points available. The German has been linked with a drive at Manor after Mercedes finalised a deal to supply the former Marussia team with power units from 2016 onwards, but Toto Wolff told F1i the main focus will only switch to F1 once his DTM season is complete. “His next duty is to win the DTM championship and he has a solid points advantage but it’s not done, and that’s a fact," Wolff said ahead of...
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