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Pay driver situation 'out of control' claims Sutil
Formula 1's pay driver situation is getting "out of control" according to Adrian Sutil, who recently lost his seat to a driver with more financial backing. Sauber has replaced both its drivers, Sutil and Esteban Gutierrez, with Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr because they bring with them more money. Sutil, whilst recognising that pay drivers have always been part of the sport, says it's now getting out of control to the point where money is far more important than talent to some teams. "The budgets some drivers are paying for a year are out of control," he told Autosport. "This is not the way it should be. "There were small teams 20 or 30 years ago where...
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