A report has emerged claiming Sergey Sirotkin's backers did not pay in full for its sponsorship of the struggling backmarker Williams in 2018 according to a Russian source at Moscow-based Echo Moskwa radio. Last year, Sirotkin raced for Williams – with backing by SMP Bank's motorsport programme SMP Racing – which coincided with the once mightiest team's downfall to by far the worst of the worst team on the grid. 'They paid only part of the amount,' the source, Marina Maksimowa, told Sportowe Fakty. Williams is still struggling with its financial backing in 2019. Robert Kubica's sponsor PKN Orlen has been publicly critical of the team and is set to leave along with the Polish...
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