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Formula 1: Williams finalising Sergey Sirotkin 2018 drive

Williams are closing on a deal to sign Russian Sergey Sirotkin as the final piece of the 2018 grid falls into place. The team are in the process of finalising a contract with the 22-year-old, who established his credentials in a test in Abu Dhabi after the end of last season. Sirotkin, who has a budget said to be €15m (£13.3m), emerged as faster than Kubica after the team had fully analysed all the data from the test. Sirotkin and Lance Stroll would be the least experienced line-up on the grid. Sirotkin will be making his F1 debut as partner to a 19-year-old who has raced for only one season. Williams had been intending to sign Kubica for a return to F1 seven years after the Pole...
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