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Mercedes F1 swoops on 13-year-old protégé
Yuanpu Cui. Picture: Mercedes-AMG F1 Mercedes has announced the signing of 13-year-old Chinese karting star Yuanpu Cui to its junior programme. The move follows McLaren’s recruitment of 13-year-old American prodigy Ugo Ugochukwu earlier this year. The acquisition of Cui makes for a five-strong Mercedes junior squad, alongside Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Paul Aron, Alex Powell and Frederik Vesti. A product of the central Chinese city of Xi’an, Cui is racing for Argenti Motorsport in the OK Junior karting classes in various series. 'We're really excited to welcome Yuanpu Cui to the Mercedes family as the newest signing of our young driver programme,” said Mercedes driver development advisor...
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