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Stroll on Massa: 'He's not my mentor!'

©WRI2 Williams rookie Lance Stroll views team mate Felipe Massa as just another rival, but one from which he hopes to learn. The 18-year-old Canadian got off to a rocky start in Barcelona last week, beaching his new Williams FW40 three times in the Circuit de Catalonia gravel trap, inflicting damage which prevented the team from running on Day 4 of pre-season testing. Stroll, who enjoyed the benefits of a huge preparation and testing programme in 2016, is paired with a man whose vast  F1 experience represents a valuable asset in the junior driver's learning curve. But while he is eager to learn, he does not see Massa as a mentor. "I think mentor is the wrong word," Stroll said....
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