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Sirotkin a pay-driver? A pure lie, says backer Rotenberg
Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg once again denied that protégé Sergey Sirotkin was chosen by Williams for the amount of money he brings to the team. While the Grove-based outfit insists the 22-year-old owed the coveted seat to his merit, following the comparative test between Sirotkin and Robert Kubica which took place at Abu Dhabi in late November, many believe the estimated $20M 'support package' provided by Rotenberg's SMP Bank was the deal breaker. Rotenberg vehemently denies this was the case although he admits Williams did receive funding from SMP, which leaves us with a bit of a contradiction in terms. "He [Sirotkin] was faster than Kubica," Rotenberg told Russian...
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