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Williams: New Argentine sponsors not behind Colapinto promotion
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31/08/2024 at 13:2131/08/2024 at 13:09 Williams team principal James Vowles has vehemently denied that Franco Colapinto’s promotion to a full-time seat in F1 was facilitated by the team’s signing of lucrative sponsorship deals with Argentinian companies. Earlier this week, Williams announced that Colapinto, a member of the British outfit’s F1 academy, would replace Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the season. The Grove-based outfit’s choice to promote Colapinto raised a few eyebrows in the paddock given that many considered that there were better prepared drivers on the market to fill Sargeant’s seat than the 21-year-old rookie. Furthermore,...
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