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Williams reject notion of 'pay drivers'

Williams defended their young and inexperienced Formula One drivers on Thursday, denying that the choice of Russian Sergey Sirotkin and Canadian teenager Lance Stroll had been swayed by money. The combination of 22-year-old debutant Sirotkin and Stroll, 19, is the former world champions' youngest and rawest line-up yet. Stroll, who stood on the podium as a rookie in Baku last season, is the son of a billionaire while Sirotkin has been backed through the junior series by Russian oligarch Boris Rotenberg. "We would only put talented drivers in our car," deputy team principal Claire Williams told reporters when questioned at a team launch. "This is a dangerous business and...
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