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Mercedes eyes 1st Chinese F1 star with 13-year-old
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Lewis Hamilton鈥檚 Mercedes team has added a 13-year-old from China to its junior squad, with Formula One yet to produce a driver from the world鈥檚 most populous nation.
Cui Yuanpu, who has been karting since the age of six, joins several other potential F1 stars of the future in Mercedes鈥 young driver program. 鈥淗e鈥檚 the top karting talent from China and there hasn鈥檛 been a Chinese F1 driver yet so we鈥檙e looking forward to seeing how Yuanpu progresses and helping him move up the racing ranks,鈥 said Mercedes driver development adviser Gwen Lagrue. China held the country鈥檚 first grand prix in 2004 at its Shanghai circuit, and also has ambitions to stage a street race. But there has never been a F1 driver from China, which is seen as critical for developing the sport鈥檚 ambitions there. Formula Two driver Zhou Guanyu, who is top of this season鈥檚 standings, is in pole position to change that. 鈥淚 would say definitely I鈥檓 the closest ever to get into Formula One as a Chinese driver,鈥 the 22-year-old said earlier this year, cautioning that 鈥渢he last step is the hardest.鈥
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