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De Silvestro's F1 dream derailed?

Simona De Silvestro's hopes of securing an F1 seat have been scuppered after Sauber ended its testing deal with her.The 25-year-old Swiss, who left for the US when she was 18 to drive in the Formula BMW USA series and subsequently the Atlantic Championship before heading to IndyCar, was unveiled as Sauber's 'affiliated driver' in February. In April she completed her first day of testing in an F1 car at Fiorano, albeit a 2012 C31 without KERS and with special tyres from Pirelli.Her hopes of securing a full drive with the Swiss team, or even an FP1 appearance, appear to have been dashed however due to lack of funding, a spokesman for the Swiss outfit, which is itself the subject of much...
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