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Four drivers line up for second Williams seat

Oct.15 A quartet of drivers are in the running to be British rookie George Russell's teammate at Williams in 2019. With Lance Stroll set to depart for Force India, Williams announced that Mercedes-backed 20-year-old Russell has been signed up for 2019. The press release said nothing about his teammate. It could be Russian Sergey Sirotkin, with the struggling British team perhaps reliant on his backing by the Russian bank SMP. Another option is Robert Kubica, Williams' famous 2018 reserve driver who according to rumours has put together a $10 million sponsorship dowry for next year. Russian Artem Markelov is another candidate, but his father was recently arrested for corruption. Finally,...
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