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Perez dismissed the escape clause: "These options didn't exist for Lance"

Racing Point has never considered going for a duo of Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez in 2021. That's what Otmar Szafnauer tells us during the weekend at Mugello. According to the team boss this was contractually not possible and moreover Lance Stroll 'deserves' a spot next to Vettel. “Lance has been with us for a couple of years, he’s a young man at 21 years old and, yeah, his father does own the team,” said Szafnauer in an interview with The Race. Terminating Stroll's contract was not an option A departure by the Canadian has therefore not been mentioned for a moment. "So when we looked to make a driver change because Sebastian became available, it would have...
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