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Stroll impressing Williams in Villeneuve-like rookie test programme

Williams' outgoing tech chief Pat Symonds says he was impressed by Lance Stroll's performances in his pre-F1 test programme, likening the Canadian's preparation to that of compatriot Jacques Villeneuve. Stroll will be entering F1 in next year, graduating into a Williams race seat after he became European F3 champion in 2016. Faced with a big jump from F3 to F1, the Canadian is going through an extensive testing programme, one that Symonds compared to how Williams prepared compatriot Villeneuve for his respective F1 debut two decades ago. Villeneuve was runner-up in his first year in F1 in 1996, before becoming champion with Williams in 1997. "There were those programmes - I think...
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