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Sirotkin set to keep Renault role despite Vasseur exit

Sergey Sirotkin's role with the Renault F1 outfit will not be affected by the off-season exit of team principal Frederic Vasseur, SMP Racing boss Boris Rotenberg has assured. Sirotkin, who is backed by SMP, joined the Renault programme in early 2016 - and then-team boss Vasseur made it clear at the end of the season that he wanted to keep the Russian on Renault's books and give him more F1 mileage. Vasseur's exit at the start of this year subsequently created some uncertainty over Renault's plans for Sirotkin, but SMP Racing has now clarified it had been assured the partnership will continue. At Wednesday's SMP Racing press conference in Moscow, Rotenberg expanded on Sirotkin's situation...
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