Ferrari signs 11-year-old protege
Posted on 09/06/2010Ferrari has signed 11-year-old karter Lance Stroll to its Driver Academy.
Canadian Stroll is the youngest name in the programme and gained his place after impressing in junior karting competitions in North America. He has two wins in the Canadian national championship in the Rotax Mini Max category as well as Coupe de Montreal and Coupe du Quebec Micro Max Championship in 2008 and both Mini Max Championships in 2009.
The head of the Ferrari driving academy Luca Baldisserri said: “We are pleased to welcome Lance to our group. He is very young, but he has already shown in karting that he is exceptionally talented. We will follow him step by step in his forthcoming events in North America and he will soon also take part in our courses at Maranello.”
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