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Stop calling everyone a pay driver

Last week's Silverstone young driver test featured some genuine prospects despite the rush to denounce them all as pay drivers, says Edd Straw

The term 'pay driver' has become ubiquitous and with good reason. But just because the decline of manufacturer participation and sponsorship dollars has put many teams in the position where they cannot simply employ the best available driver categorically does not mean that everyone who gets into a grand prix car is automatically a no-hoper.

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