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Wehrlein, Russell to split Mercedes F1 reserve duties in 2018
Pascal Wehrlein and George Russell will split Mercedes’ reserve driver role between them during the 2018 Formula 1 season. Wehrlein has moved back to the DTM championship he won in 2015 for this season, after losing his Sauber seat to Ferrari protege and reigning Formula 2 champion Charles Leclerc. Despite missing out on a spot on the 2018 F1 grid, Mercedes made it clear it was keen to keep the German involved in its F1 operation. Wehrlein will miss the French and Belgian Grands Prix due to clashing DTM rounds at the Norisring and Misano, meaning fellow junior Russell will takeover Mercedes’ reserve driver duties on those weekends. The reigning GP3 champion will be both races anyway...
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