Montoya resigns with WilliamsF1
Juan Pablo staying
By Andrew Hooper
August 23 2002
After much speculation regarding his future BMW WilliamsF1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has resigned with the team until end of 2004. The team has now both drivers Ralf and Juan Pablo confirmed for the next two years giving them a very strong driver line-up.
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speculation regarding his future it was finally announced by the BMW
WilliamsF1 Team that Juan Pablo Montoya's contract with the team has been
extended for a further two seasons until the end of 2004.
Montoya, who is currently tied with team-mate Ralf Schumacher with 40 points in the FIA Formula One Driver's Championship,1 said, "I have no doubt that both WilliamsF1 and BMW are completely determined, and have the will to win a Championship title. It is for these reasons that I am delighted to be racing with the BMW WilliamsF1 Team." Montoya's new contract should see him with an increased salary.Montoya will race alongside Ralf Schumacher again next year. The German also has a contract until the end of 2004. |
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principal and WilliamsF1 Managing Director, Frank Williams said, "Juan is an
outstanding talent, and we are all naturally delighted that the team will
stay together for the next two seasons. Both his natural resource of skill
and the continuity that this agreement offers will provide a considerable
impetus for the team to build a championship challenge in 2003 and 2004."
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