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| |  Thursday, 22 August, 2002, 20:03 GMT 21:03 UK Montoya commits to Williams  Schumacher and Montoya will remain team-mates Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya has signed a new deal to stay with the BMW-Williams team until the end of 2004, the team has announced. Montoya has joined German team-mate Ralf Schumacher in pledging to stay with Williams for the next two years, offering vital long-term stability to the British-based team. The pair are joint second in the drivers' standings behind champion Michael Schumacher.
"Juan is an outstanding talent," said Williams' boss Frank Williams. "Both his natural resource of skill and the continuity that this agreement offers will provide a considerable impetus to build a championship challenge in 2003 and 2004." The 26-year-old Colombian made his Grand Prix debut for Williams after joining them at the beginning of last year. He was always likely to re-sign for the team but has now formally put pen to paper. "I have no doubt that both Williams and BMW are completely determined and have the will to win a championship title," said Montoya. "That is why I am delighted to be racing for them." | | See also:  10 Jul 02 | Formula One Top Formula One stories now: Links to more Formula One stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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