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Williams defends driver choice

While it was widely felt the time was right for Felipe Massa to finally head off to the retirement home for F1 drivers, it was equally widely felt that Williams should opt for another experienced driver to partner Lance Stroll as he continues his apprenticeship. However, despite a shoot-out involving Robert Kubica and Paul di Resta, and with the likes of Pascal Wehrlein and Daniil Kvyat also said to be in the frame, the Grove outfit finally settled on rookie Sergey Sirotkin, who heads to F1 with just the 2011 Formula Abarth European Series title and third place in the GP2 Series (twice) to his name. Speaking at the unveiling of her team's 2018 contender, Williams team boss, Claire...
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