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'No need to panic' about British F1 drivers

 XPB Images Jolyon Palmer believes there is "no need to panic" about the dwindling numbers of British drivers in F1 next year. While Britain has produced the largest number of world champions, the departure of Jenson Button means Palmer and Lewis Hamilton will be the only two British drivers on the grid in 2017. That is the joint-lowest number for more than 30 years, but Palmer is confident there will continue to be graduates to the top level of single seater motorsport in the future. "[There is] no need to panic about the British drivers," Palmer told the BBC. "There have always been a lot of good Brits that have been knocking on the door of F1. We've...
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