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‘Smart’ Sirotkin a Good Choice for Williams, insists Mika Salo

Mika Salo insists Sergey Sirotkin is more than just a pay driver, and the Russian will be a good fit within the Williams Martini Racing team in 2018. Salo, who raced for seven teams during a 109-race Formula 1 career, now heads up the motor racing programme for Russian bank SMP, who are reportedly providing an estimated $20million to Williams to place Sirotkin with them. But the Finn points to Sirotkin’s junior career and his previous Formula 1 experiences, with tests coming with both the Sauber F1 Team and more recently the Renault Sport Formula 1 Team before the move to Williams was confirmed. 'Williams is the best choice for Sirotkin,” said Salo to Finnish broadcaster MTV. “It's a...
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