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The entry list has been revealed for this weekend’s WSK Champions Cup, traditionally the first event on the European karting calendar for young drivers

Here are 10 young karting stars whose performances caught the eye of Formula Scout in 2020

Williams reserve driver and F2 racer Jack Aitken will make his F1 race debut for the team in this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix

Mercedes has just added single-seater rookie Paul Aron to its junior roster. He’s the younger brother of European Formula 3 race-winner Ralf, who has ensured Estonia has another driver in Formula 1’s sights

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has added 11-year-old Alex Powell to its junior programme, with the Jamaican joining 12-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli as a karter on the scheme

Mercedes has made 19-year-old protege Pascal Wehrlein the official reserve driver for its dominant Formula 1 team

Mercedes? presence on the junior single-seater scene hasn?t been high profile recently, but their 2014 success in Formula 1 could help them to get this year?s two most exciting prospects in their grasp.

British F3 vice-champion Jazeman Jaafar will get his first taste of a Formula 1 car on 17 March when he partakes in an exhibition run along the streets of Kuala Lumpur in a Mercedes F1 car.

Bird and Bianchi take to the French circuit to undertake further testing for their F1 teams, before heading to Hungary to resume their FR3.5 title battle with Robin Frijns this weekend…

Photo: GP2 Media Service Factfile: Full name: Samuel Bird Date of birth: 9 January 1987 (age 24) Nationality: British Currently: Joint leader in GP2 standings Bird made his racing debut…