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Khatir Soltani
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Williams has announced that Nico Rosberg has given a race seat at Williams for 2006. Rosberg won the GP2 title this year, and
Williams has announced that Nico Rosberg, who won the GP2 title this year, has been given a race seat in the storied F1 team for 2006 season. (Photo: Auto Sport Press)
as already spend considerable time testing for the team. Rosberg's father, Keke Rosberg won a World Championship for Williams in 1982...

Canada gained two representatives in three upcoming world class events. Etobicoke, Ontario's Robert Wickens will drive for Team Autotecnica in the Formula BMW World Finals in Bahrain. Wickens finished third in the FBMW USA championship, and is the reigning Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Formula Senior champion for Cameron Motorsports. Wickens also earned an invitation to the Race of Champions in Paris, where he will take part in a support event for FBMW drivers...

The other Canadian that will be departing for another country in the near future is Quebec's Maxime Pelletier, who has been added to Team Canada to compete in the Rotax Max World Finals in Langkawi, Malaysia...
On another note, CASCAR boss Tony Novotny will be a guest on SpeedTV's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain on next Sunday night...
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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