Mercedes reveals the talents of its academy

The previous year, the Mercedes AMG Junior Program helped four drivers: Paul Aron, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Yuanpu Cui and Alex Powell. This year, the English family has grown as it has recruited three new young talents. Like George Russell, former academy pilot and now pilot of Formula 1 Mercedes, they all want to become big. 

Daniel Guinchard and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will both be entered in Formula 4 this season. The first in England, the second in Italy. For their first full exercise in the category, the Englishman and the Italian will wear the colors of Argenti and Prema. 

Still in the promotion formula, Frederik Vesti and Paul Aron were kept within the fold of the German manufacturer for this new year of competition. Fourth of the F3 with ART Grand Prix last year, the first city was promoted in F2 always with the tricolor team. Concerning the Estonian, it is a 2nd season in a row in FRECA which is looming for him with Prema.

Finally in Karting, Mercedes' hopes will rest on Yuanpu Cui, Alex Powell and Luna Fluxá. The first two will represent the Star in the OK category while the little sister of Lorenzo Fluxá, entered in FRECA with R-ace GP, will learn in OK Junior.

Class of 2022, ASSEMBLE! 👏 Another exciting year ahead for our Junior Program 😁

Best of luck to Kimi, Paul, Yuanpu, Luna, Daniel, Alex and Fred, this year! We're looking forward to seeing you all in action! 💪

- Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@ MercedesAMGF1) February 15, 2022

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