Nico Rosberg is scouting for young talent in motorsport, and has just launched his own academy in partnership with an old acquaintance. Formula 1's 2016 world champion was in Italy last weekend along with Dino Chiesa, a man who once oversaw a promising pair of Mercedes-Benz/McLaren-supported young karters named Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Mika Hakkinen and Nico Rosberg go for a drive in the country! “We had built the team specifically for them thanks to a deal with Ron Dennis who was managing a young driver programme back then in which Lewis was included,” remembers Chiesa. “There was also Keke Rosberg who was handling his son's career. “The programme was supposed to run for...
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