British magazine Autosport revealed Wednesday that Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin will make his Formula 1 debut at home in Sochi.
Sirotkin will drive a Sauber in Friday morning’s free practice session.
The 19-year-old tested a 2014 Sauber C33-Ferrari in Bahrain last April.
"In the World Series by Renault, Sergey had a difficult start to the season with many technical problems, but in the meantime he was able to recover and to win the race in Moscow. We decided that this is the right time to give Sergey this chance,” Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn told Autosport.
Sitrokin is the test driver of the Swiss team.
The team has yet to decide which of its race drivers -- Adrian Sutil or Esteban Gutierrez -- will step aside for Sergey Sirotkin on the Friday morning in Sochi.
Sirotkin will drive a Sauber in Friday morning’s free practice session.
The 19-year-old tested a 2014 Sauber C33-Ferrari in Bahrain last April.
"In the World Series by Renault, Sergey had a difficult start to the season with many technical problems, but in the meantime he was able to recover and to win the race in Moscow. We decided that this is the right time to give Sergey this chance,” Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn told Autosport.
Sitrokin is the test driver of the Swiss team.
The team has yet to decide which of its race drivers -- Adrian Sutil or Esteban Gutierrez -- will step aside for Sergey Sirotkin on the Friday morning in Sochi.
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| Sergey Sirotkin, Sauber C33-Ferrari, Bahrain. (Photo: WRi2) |