Sergey Sirotkin

Russell has a medical issue and underwent a check this morning. He was given the go ahead to drive in FP1, and a decision will be made later on whether he will be fit enough to continue.<br>The team does not want to put reserve driver Nicholas Latifi in the car as he is focussing on his F2 programme this weekend, and there is also the issue with his superlicence.<br>It has thus had to look outside ...

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The former Williams F1 driver rejoined Renault as third and reserve driver for 2019, alongside a racing programme in the World Endurance Championship.<br>Ahead of the French Grand Prix, Renault announced it had given permission for McLaren to "have access" to Sirotkin as well.<br>It means Sirotkin could be called upon to deputise for either Carlos Sainz or Lando Norris at McLaren, but Renault ...

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Renault, Mercedes and McLaren have responded to a request to help Pirelli develop its 18-inch prototype tyres by building mule cars based on 2018 chassis with suitably modified suspension.<br>Each team will have a two-day session in the autumn, although Pirelli has yet to officially confirm venues and dates.<br>“The plan is to run Sergey,” Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul told Motorsport.com ...

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Sirotkin made his F1 debut last year with Williams but did not continue with the team for a second year, and is combining a World Endurance Championship programme with a Renault F1 reserve driver role.<br>The British team missed the first two and a half days of running because of delays building its new FW42 and has been bottom of the times throughout Barcelona testing.<br>“We all know that the ...

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Sirotkin had originally joined the French manufacturer's works F1 team in a development role in 2016, and was promoted to reserve driver the year after.<br>He subsequently left Renault to contest his debut F1 campaign with Williams, but scored just one point in 2018 in an uncompetitive Williams FW41 and ultimately split with the Grove-based outfit after a single season.<br>The Russian tested DTM ...

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The Russian made his grand prix debut with Williams this season and, despite scoring only a solitary point, impressed the team with his commitment to working at the factory away from races and his performances with the recalcitrant FW41. However, he will not continue in F1 after his backer SMP Racing was put off by the struggles of the British team which has signed Robert Kubica ...

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Sirotkin made his grand prix debut with Williams this year but will not continue with the team for 2019. The Russian driver's backer SMP Racing stated it chose to split because of Williams's poor performance and is understood to have lacked faith it would be a worthwhile investment next year. Williams has signed Robert Kubica to partner George Russell for next season and stated that the Pole ...

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Sirotkin was 20th and last in the second practice session, trailing teammate Lance Stroll by nearly nine tenths of a second. Robert Kubica, whose Thursday confirmation as a Williams driver for next year left Sirotkin without a ride for 2019, had replaced the Russian in the previous FP1 session, and was likewise last. "Quite a tough session," Sirotkin said after FP2. "[We] really struggled on ...

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Sirotkin made his F1 debut with Williams this year but will not continue with the British team, which has signed Robert Kubica to partner Formula 2 title favourite George Russell for 2019.  His backer SMP Racing says it decided to split with Williams because of its poor performance and development rate. Sirotkin said he learned of that call last week but held out hope something would ...

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Sirotkin, who made his grand prix debut with Williams this year, was confirmed to be leaving the team when it announced Robert Kubica as teammate to the previously-unveiled George Russell on Thursday. “We took the decision not to continue participating in the Formula 1 world championship in the joint project with the Williams Martini Racing team,” said SMP Racing chief Boris Rotenberg in a ...

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The Mercedes driver and his Williams rival nearly collided in the early stages of Q2, with Hamilton running slowly on track to prepare for a qualifying lap while Sirotkin was pushing hard to warm up his tyres. After the incident, Hamilton hit out at Sirotkin for not showing respect in the way that he overtook him on an out lap. "Respectfully, between all the drivers, we all do respect [the ...

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The Russian came close to a big crash at the start of Q2 when his Mercedes rival moved into his path as he closed rapidly in on him in the final sequence of corners. Although Hamilton was upset about the situation – saying that Sirotkin should not have tried to pass him ahead of their qualifying runs – the Williams driver has explained that he had no choice but to go so fast. He said ...

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Most teams were in a rush to log flying laps at the start of the second segment due to weather conditions, and when Williams driver Sirotkin arrived at the back of a slowing Hamilton at the end of his out-lap, he tried to clear the Mercedes. But Hamilton, who had been on the racing line, jinked to the left and wound up nearly collecting Sirotkin, who at speed dipped two wheels off the track as ...

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Sainz and Sirotkin made contact on the opening lap of the Sochi race when the Russian found himself with nowhere to go in his run up to Turn 2, where he was sandwiched between the Renault and the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson. Sirotkin ended up hitting the right side of Sainz's car, causing heavy damage to the sidepod and the floor. Sainz continued in the race but struggled for pace, running ... ...

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Having edged ahead of Sirotkin after following him for many laps, Perez darted to the inside line on approach to the Turn 18 left-hander and clattered into his rival's Williams. The collision earned the Mexican a drive-through penalty and three penalty points, a sanction Perez described as “fair” in the immediate aftermath of the race. Asked by Motorsport.com ahead of the next race in ... ...

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Perez and Sirotkin came to blows at the Marina Bay circuit after the Mexican swerved left into his Williams rival, following mounting frustrations about being held up by the Russian. The crash earned Perez a drive-through penalty for his actions, although some suggested that such an unnecessary clash warranted tougher action and even a black flag. But Whiting did not think that what Perez ... ...

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Force India came into the race with high hopes of a good result with both cars starting in the top 10, but Ocon's race ended in the Turn 3 wall after he was nudged by Perez. While the Mexican continued and comfortably led the 'class B' battle for best of the rest in seventh, his race fell apart when the timing of his pitstop left him stuck in traffic. After complaining for several laps about ... ...

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The Russian and teammate Lance Stroll had little hope of qualifying off the back row, but were left a little shell-shocked that they ended up 1.399 seconds adrift of the next-fastest car. Their pace was the biggest deficit to the front of the grid that they have had all season. Neither driver was happy with how their car felt, and Sirotkin said that qualifying was more about getting through ... ...

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Bottas piled into the back of Sirotkin's FW41 on the approach to La Source after the start, damaging his own front wing in the collision. A safety car brought out by the big crash involving Nico Hulkenberg, Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc at the same corner allowed Bottas to pit for repairs without losing too much time, and the Finn was able to fight his way through the pack to finish ... ...

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The aggressive new design philosophy behind the Williams FW41 has not worked in practice and Sirotkin is without a point in his rookie season, while teammate Lance Stroll only has four after finishing eighth in Azerbaijan.Williams has enacted a development programmes to recover from that poor start, but had to ditch a new rear wing after qualifying for last weekend’s British Grand ...

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The Russian pulled over in front of Force India's mechanics, who were preparing to service their driver Esteban Ocon, after concluding a run early in FP2.He briefly held up Ocon as a result before moving on to the correct pit garage."I know it was quite stupid," Sirotkin said after the session. "And I realised it last moment."If you saw where the sun is coming from, it is right in ...

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Sirotkin has had issues throughout the 2018 season, reporting a “very painful” feeling during the Spanish Grand Prix, and had a different seat insert in Monaco as well as altered seatbelts.He revealed that he was happy with his comfort levels in the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, and though he has another new seat here, it is not linked to the problem.Asked by Motorsport.com ...

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The Russian rookie made it into the second part of qualifying for only the second time this season and started 12th, and would have remained in points contention had he not picked up a stop/go penalty for a Williams rules breach on the grid.Williams was fixing a wheel assembly problem on his car after the three-minute board had been given prior to the start and the ensuing penalty ...

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Though the Russian has struggled to make an impact as Williams has toiled at the back of the field, the outfit has been impressed by his off-track commitment.Sirotkin, who was picked over Robert Kubica to partner Lance Stroll, has been a regular presence at the factory as it works through its problems.Asked by Motorsport.com about his workload, Sirotkin said: "I am making my life ...

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Sirotkin started from 19th on the grid in Barcelona owing to a three-place penalty carried over from Azerbaijan, and was running last after threading his way through the wreckage of Romain Grosjean's opening-lap shunt when the discomfort began to take hold."It's the toughest race I ever did so far," he said. "I wouldn't even call it a race, really."I had a good start, a good launch ...

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