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Manor drop Briton Stevens for 2016

British driver Will Stevens has been dropped by Manor for the 2016 season and replaced by Indonesian Rio Haryanto. The 24-year-old has not scored a point after 18 grands prix starts. It means there will be three British drivers on the grid this year, with world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, Jenson Button at McLaren and Jolyon Palmer at Renault. The first race of the new season is in Australia on 20 March. Stevens secured the Manor drive last year through a sponsorship package believed to be about £6m. Haryanto, who is bringing in about £10m in sponsorship from Indonesia's state oil company, finished fourth in last year's GP2 series, winning three races. The 23-year-old...
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