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Martini not put off by young drivers - Williams

Feb.28 Claire Williams has denied that the British team's youthful driver lineup could explain Martini's decision to depart as sponsor. Martini, the alcohol brand, has announced that it will stop being Williams' title sponsor at the end of the season. It follows rumours the company wanted Williams to sign at least one older driver for 2018, such as Felipe Massa or Robert Kubica. But Williams ultimately signed 22-year-old Sergey Sirotkin to be 19-year-old Lance Stroll's teammate this year. "We told Martini that we were looking at Sergey and they were very open to that possibility," Williams said in Barcelona. "The end of the contract has nothing to do with the age of our two...
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