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Force India: Celis Jr. must earn race seat

– Alfonso Celis Jr. has been given no guarantees that his new development role will lead to a race seat, according to Force India Chief Operating Officer Otmar Szafnauer.Mexican driver Celis Jr., who joined the team last month, recently made his Formula 1 test debut in Abu Dhabi, and is set to take part in seven practice sessions next year.While the packed programme indicates that Force India is preparing him for a full-time drive in the future, Szafnauer says Celis Jr., 19, needs to earn a promotion."We're going to do the best we can for Alfonso, and then you've got to go and earn your race seat – it's not automatic," Szafnauer explained to GPUpdate.net."We only put...
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