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‘Pay driver’ label is ‘unfair’, ‘no doubts’ about Sirotkin – Williams

Williams has no doubts Sergey Sirotkin is the right driver for the team. Some believe the British outfit chose the Russian over Robert Kubica or another option for 2018 because of the millions in backing he brings. But boss Claire Williams insisted: 'We have been giving young talent a chance for a few years now and have always done well with it. 'I can assure you that if we had the slightest doubt, we would not have taken him,' she is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport. Williams said a good example is Sirotkin's teammate, Lance Stroll. 'Lance was not given any credit and then he got 40 points and was the only driver outside the top three teams to make it to the podium,' she said. So Claire...
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