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Mercedes Launches German Talent Drive With ADAC and DMSB

The factory team is starting a merit-based pipeline that funds standout karting prospects to offset soaring entry costs.

Formel-1-Legende Michael Schumacher
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Overview

  • Mercedes formalized a program with ADAC Stiftung Sport and Motorsport Team Germany (DMSB) to identify and develop young German karting talents.
  • The selection will begin around age ten and include an autumn shoot-out on identical equipment against international competition.
  • Two German prospects are set to be evaluated in the shoot-out, including 16-year-old Elia Weiss, according to FAZ reporting.
  • Toto Wolff says a competitive karting season can cost about €250,000 and a Formula 4 campaign about €1 million, with Mercedes covering expenses for those it selects.
  • Leaders stress a rigorous, non-charitable selection focused on potential, as the long-term initiative rolls out this year against a backdrop of only one German driver, Nico Hülkenberg, on next season’s F1 grid.