The first step of the collaboration will be a joint selection process for particularly talented German kart drivers aged 10 or 11.
From there, the best talent from this pool will then be selected - through a rigorous screening process – and be promoted in close cooperation between the Team and Motorsport Team Germany.
Toto said: “Mercedes has a long tradition of developing young driving talent, from legendary names of the past to our two current Formula One drivers, George and Kimi, who have been part of our racing family for many years.
“We have built our Young Driver Programme to identify the most promising young talents, and to give the best possible preparation for the demands at the highest levels of the sport.
"We are pleased to now take a structured step with the ADAC Sports Foundation to detect and developing German karting talent, with the aim of identifying a potential star or stars of the future and look forward to working together on this project.”
Motorsport Team Germany's junior development project was founded three years ago by the ADAC Sports Foundation (ADAC Stiftung Sport) in collaboration with the German Motor Sport Federation (Deutscher Motor Sport Bund, DMSB).
Its aim is to discover and nurture young German motorsport talent at an early stage within the transparent, public structures of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (Deutscher Olympischer Sport Bund, DOSB). Sponsored squad athletes will also wear the federal eagle on their outfits.