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Wehrlein replaces Schumacher who retires from DTM

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18-year-old Pascal Wehrlein has been announced as Ralf Schumacher’s replacement in DTM this year for Mercedes.
“It’s like a dream come true, my promotion to the DTM. I can’t wait to get down to the business of setting up my new DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé for the season opener at Hockenheim with the guys from Mücke,” said Wehrlein.

Schumacher is going to take a management role at RSC Mücke Motorsport for the young DTM drivers Wehrlein and Daniel Juncadella.
“I’ve been thinking a great deal about my future during the last few weeks and have reached the conclusion that I am better able to support the extensive changes at Mercedes-Benz with regard to the DTM in a management role than at the wheel of a DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé. I had talks with Toto Wolff and Gerhard Ungar and asked to finish my current career as a racing driver and concentrate on this new position,” said Schumacher.

Wehrlein becomes the youngest ever DTM driver at 18 years of age. The german has previously secured the ADAC Formula Masters title in 2011 and finished runner up last year in the Formula 3 Euro Series.
“Pascal Wehrlein is another promising young driver who perfectly fits our philosophy with regard to DTM drivers. We are consciously taking a different track with signing Pascal. He is one of five drivers who are all still very young, but we are confident that this new approach will benefit our brand,” said Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport.