Sergey Sirotkin has described his 2019 plans as “a little interesting step backwards” before he hopes to return to the Formula 1 grid after confirming he will act as third and reserve driver at Renault. The Russian driver returns to the Renault ranks where he acted as a development driver in 2016 and 2017 before making his F1 debut with Williams last season. Sirotkin was dumped towards the end of last year with the British team opting for an all-new driver line-up of George Russell and Robert Kubica which left him without a race seat for 2019. Sirotkin will dovetail his SMP Racing commitments in the World Endurance Championship with his new reserve role at Renault this year as part of...
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