Highly rated Pascal Wehrlein is not denying suggestions he is now in pole position to make his Formula 1 debut next year. The speculation about the 20-year-old's future has shifted into a high gear since the new engine deal between his employer Mercedes and the British backmarker Manor was announced officially in the past few days. German Wehrlein will not, however, be trackside at Sochi in his official post as Mercedes' F1 reserve this weekend, as he is now on the cusp of securing the DTM title for the German carmaker with just the forthcoming Hockenheim finale to go. 'Pascal is currently the leader in DTM,' Mercedes chief Toto Wolff told Auto Bild, 'so his main focus is to win there....
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