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De Silvestro's F1 driving programme grinds to a halt

Swiss racer Simona De Silvestro's hopes of becoming the first woman since 1976 to race in Formula One have suffered a setback with the Sauber team ending a testing deal due to her lack of funds. The 26-year-old had been expected to take part in first practice at next month's US Grand Prix in Austin and had set her sights on a race seat for 2015. Sauber had said in February, when it was announced that she was joining as an "affiliated driver", that they intended to support her ambitions. However a team spokesman said on Wednesday De Silvestro's driving programme had been stopped "due to financial reasons on her side". "Everybody in the team who worked with her...
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