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The real reason behind Sirotkin's departure from Williams
The reason Sergey Sirokin lost his seat at Williams to Robert Kubica was rooted in a financial disagreement between the team and the Russian's sponsor says SMP representative Mika Salo. Sirotkin secured his drive with the Grove-based outfit at the end of last year thanks to SMP's support, with Salo working as an advisor for the Russian financial group's motorsport affiliate. Following the news that Williams had opted to sign Kubica for 2019, SMP revealed that it had been the one that had initiated the split with the British outfit, declaring itself "unpleasantly surprised by the team's level of performance" in 2018. Sirotkin thought second season at Williams was 'obvious'...
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