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Whitmarsh: Some pay drivers not good enough
By Editor on Sunday, February 10, 2013 McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says the current pay driver situation is sad for the sport.
Several drivers on the 2013 grid owe their positions down to their financial backing, a situation that concerns Whitmarsh.
'I think, personally, it's sad to have so many pay drivers in Formula One,' he told N.
'The numbers have crept up, and while I'm sure it's good and exciting for those that can afford it, you would hope that in the premier form of motorsport worldwide that you wouldn't have to have pay drivers and that means there are some good young, professional drivers who can't get in and aren't getting in.'
Whitmarsh believes that some teams...
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