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Chilton volunteered to stand down at Marussia

Deposed Max Chilton insists that he took the decision to give his seat to Alexander Rossi at the Belgian Grand Prix for the good of the Marussia F1 team. Alexander Rossi's promotion to a full race drive on the eve of this weekend's round was somewhat unexpected, with an official team statement confirming that his rapid rise from the role of recently-appointed reserve had come about as the result of Chilton running into 'contractual issues' However, the Briton - who was widely rumoured to have relied on family money to secure his place alongside Jules Bianchi last season – insists that he was fully behind the decision to swap drivers. “Max Chilton has volunteered to step out of his race...
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