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Williams wrong to rely on pay drivers - Barrichello
Former Williams driver Rubens Barrichello says the British outfit has in hindsight been wrong to rely in priority on pay drivers to boost its finances. With 144 Grand Prix wins, Williams is historically Formula 1's third most successful team behind Ferrari and McLaren. But the Grove-based outfit has been in a deep slump since 2018, its drivers consistently making up the rear. The team's last race win - courtesy of Pastor Maldonado - goes all the way back to Barcelona in 2012, a triumph that came eight years after its previous victory in Brazil in 2004. As its results dwindled in the past decade, Williams' line-ups invariably included pay drivers, while the likes of Felipe Massa or Valtteri...
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