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In 1998, McLaren became the first Formula One team to establish a driver development program, founding the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme; [1] its initial cohort famously included 13-year-old kart racer Lewis Hamilton, [2] who became the first driver development program alumnus in Formula One to win the World Drivers' Championship in 2008. [3]
The McLaren Driver Development Programme, formerly known as the McLaren Young Driver Programme, is a driver development programme operated by McLaren.It is intended to offer year-by-year guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers climb the motorsport ladder.
McLaren GT Driver Academy logo The McLaren GT Driver Academy , formerly known as McLaren GT Young Driver Programme is the programme launched by McLaren GT in 2015 to offer greater benefits to a larger pool of drivers who hold a range of different on-track experience.
These schemes for young people aim to help reduce these statistics by promoting driving at a younger age when children are more susceptible to learning and have better memory. [4] By doing this in a safe environment away from the public road, it is hoped that this will provide a basis for learner drivers' learning.
The scheme has been successful, with several of the drivers backed by Red Bull making it into Formula One: Enrique Bernoldi – raced for Arrows and was briefly a test driver for British American Racing. Christian Klien – raced for Jaguar Racing and Red Bull Racing, and was a test driver for HRT F1 Team. Patrick Friesacher – raced for Minardi.
In its first year (2011) the Institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. [1] 19 drivers were shortlisted for a three-day selection event, which took place on 6–8 February 2011 in Melk, Austria. For 2012, the FIA shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 were selected for the second year of the programme. [2] [3]
The automobile insurance industry generally supports graduated licensing. However, some youth rights advocates have accused insurance companies of charging premiums to new and young drivers in GDL jurisdictions that are not substantially less than premiums in non-GDL jurisdictions, even though graduated licensing supposedly reduces the risk of accidents.
The Mercedes Junior Team is a driver development programme by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help promote drivers from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. All eligible drivers have been promoted to Formula One, with Pascal Wehrlein, Esteban Ocon and George Russell, the latter driving for Mercedes from ...