Sergey Sirotkin announces retirement as driver
Baku, October 27, AZERTAC
Former Formula 1 driver Sergey Sirotkin has announced his retirement from racing, according to Sports Mole.
The Russian, 27, drove for Williams in 2018 but lost that seat at the end of the year.
He subsequently served as reserve driver for McLaren and Renault, raced a prototype for the Russian SMP Racing program at Le Mans, and in 2020 drove a Ferrari 488 GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
But Sirotkin now admits that nothing will ever compare favourably to Formula 1.
"I was 23 years old and the dream that I had been striving for all of my life ended," he said.
"As a sane person, and considering the global issues in our lives, I suddenly realise that my highest achievements are already behind me.
"Of course, after Formula 1 I had some very strong races and even at some point some very good career prospects in other series," Sirotkin added.
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