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Montoya had a bit of a fanbase from his DTM days, just like Franchitti. The 3rd guy amongst their generation of Mercedes youngsters, Jan Magnussen, was promoted to F1, having had the best results of the 3 in DTM. Yet, after having spent time as a McLaren test driver, he got hired by Stewart Grand Prix as teammate to Rubens Barrichello. However, that did not last for many races.Stewart was the works team for Ford at the time, so his Mercedes connection ended there whilst Franchitti's continued.
The next generation of Mercedes junior drivers included Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber. Isn't it strangely funny how they never actually raced in the main Mercedes powered F1 team?
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