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Colapinto paying $4.5m to take Sargeant's race seat

Aug.29 Franco Colapinto's backers are paying Williams $4.5 million – or $500,000 per race – so the Argentinean rookie can immediately replace Logan Sargeant. Red Bull reportedly turned down the price-tag to place Liam Lawson in the cockpit, while the Argentine newspaper La Nacion believes Williams did not even talk to the Mick Schumacher camp. Mick's uncle Ralf slammed Williams' decision. 'You can perhaps respect this decision because Colapinto is a driver from Williams' junior program,' Ralf Schumacher told DPA news agency. 'But I think it is absurd and makes no sense from a performance perspective. 'I think the risk for the racing team and also the driver is much, much...
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