19-year-old Pascal Wehrlein has been named Mercedes reserve driver following his ADAC Formel Masters DTM victory last weekend. The German also finished runner-up in his debut Formula 3 season in 2012, as well as completing over 12,000km in Mercedes' F1 simulator this year alone. Last week Wehrlein completed a 500km test at the Autodromo Internacional Algarve to prepare him for F1. "I was delighted when I learned that I would be completing a Formula One test for Mercedes," said Wehrlein. "It took me a few laps to get used to the incredible speed, the very hard brakes and the high cornering speeds - it's in another league compared to the DTM. "I adapted quickly and was...
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