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Aitken handed Renault F1 reserve driver role

Renault has promoted British driver Jack Aitken to the role of third and reserve driver for the 2018 Formula 1 season. Aitken, who is the most senior member of the Renault Sport Academy, takes over the role previously filled by new Williams recruit Sergey Sirotkin. He finished as runner-up to ART Grand Prix teammate and Mercedes junior George Russell during his sophomore GP3 campaign last season. The British pair will be reunited at the same team’s Formula 2 squad in 2018. "Jack has been nurtured in the Renault Sport Academy so we've seen his development over the past couple of years," Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul said. "It is clear he's a talented young...
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