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Sauber launches academy to find next Vettel or Schumacher

Sauber Motorsport has launched its own academy in a bid to unearth the next generation of Formula 1 drivers. The Swiss organisation has played a key role over the years in helping to nurture talent, providing a stepping stone in the F1 journey for the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen, Sergio Perez, Robert Kubica and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Article continues under video The academy, to be overseen by Alfa Romeo team principal Frédéric Vasseur and sporting director Beat Zehnder, has named four young drivers as its first inductees - Emerson Fittipaldi Jr, 13, Théo Pourchaire, 16, Petr Ptacek, 17, and Dexter Patterson, 16. Vasseur said: “Investing in young...
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