He could see it and he could feel it, and he did everything he could to get it, but Paul di Resta ultimately missed out on Williams' plum drive for 2018. The Grove-based outfit's 2017 reserve driver, who stepped in for a sick Felipe Massa last summer in Hungary, was among the three contenders shortlisted for this year's coveted seat alongside Lance Stroll. Di Resta fought hard for the drive, and went up against Robert Kubica in two shootout tests last fall, but to no avail as Williams has set its sights on a third man, 22-year-old Russian hopeful Sergey Sirotkin. Kubica 'to be signed up as Williams reserve driver' "It was within touching distance again of getting the race drive, and...
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