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Wehrlein: Mercedes' DTM departure closes a door
With Mercedes set to bid farewell to DTM, Pascal Wehrlein acknowledges that one of the doors for Mercedes' youngsters into F1 is about to be closed. Wehrlein, a member of Mercedes' junior driver programme, won the 2015 DTM crown earning him a shot at Formula 1. With Mercedes' backing he raced for Manor last season before stepping up to a Sauber seat for 2017. However, with Mercedes withdrawing from Formula 1, the German admits Mercedes will need to embrace other avenues for their young drivers into F1. 'Definitely with Mercedes you had the chance to still go in F1,' he said. 'DTM is not the normal way. You start in Formula 4, Formula 3, Formula 2, GP3, that’s the normal way. 'I can just...
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