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‘Every driver comes with commercial considerations'

Ahead of Lance Stroll's debut season, Claire Williams has hit at the negative attitude towards pay drivers, saying most drivers, even Fernando Alonso, come with financial backing. This season Stroll will make his Formula 1 debut after the European Formula 3 champion signed with Williams. However, the 18-year-old's debut is not without controversy. Stroll's motorsport career has been funded by his billionaire father Lawrence with Auto Motor und Sport reporting that the fashion mogul spent as much as $80 million to help his son secure the Williams drive. Williams' deputy team boss has defended her new signing. 'With every driver in Formula One there are commercial considerations for any TP...
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