LONDON: Williams Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams has defended the British team’s decision to hand Russian rookie Sergey Sirotkin a seat for the 2018 season instead of a remarkable Formula One return for Robert Kubica.

Kubica will instead have to make do with a secondary role as reserve and development driver for Williams with Sirotkin, 22, partnering 19-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll as the youngest pair on the grid.

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