In the not too distant past, it was not unknown for certain, somewhat unscrupulous team owners and bosses to sign-up a young hopeful - or old hopeful, for that matter - providing their palms were crossed with enough silver. In exchange for a couple of million from their rich Daddy or faithful sponsor, said hopeful would get to drive a three or four-year-old car in a street demo in some far-flung city along with a set of teamwear, including their 'race' overalls, and some glossy pics to show the grandkids. When Williams announced earlier this week that it had signed 25-year-old Roy Nissany as 'official test driver', there were fears that the legendary Grove outfit might be taking the same...
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