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Aitken chased Williams for Sakhir GP chance

Jack Aitken has revealed it was he that reached out to Williams asking about their driver plans when it looked like a Sakhir Grand Prix opportunity might open up. The 25-year-old London-born driver’s enquiry eventually yielded a positive response as he was given his Formula 1 race debut, with George Russell temporarily moving to Mercedes to cover for Lewis Hamilton after the World Champion tested positive for COVID-19. After joining Williams as reserve driver at the start of the year, Aitken will now have his second experience of participating in a race weekend after his FP1 appearance at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria – only this time it is the real deal. Aitken described how “a...
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