Sirotkin on way out of Williams?

Sergey Sirotkin has had a baptism of fire in his debut season of Formula 1, pitched into the deep end with a Williams car that has never given him the opportunity to show his true talents on the race track.

The Russian driver has been long spoken about as a future F1 star and finally got his big break with the Williams team this year, but he has struggled to break into the top ten and score points, with just a 10th place at the Italian Grand Prix and one solitary point to show for his efforts.

It was widely expected for him to re-sign with the team for 2019 in the hope that they could produce a faster car, but the driver himself has revealed that it hasn’t been that straightforward.

He said: “I don’t have any more confirmation, maybe I don’t know it, I’m not even asking too much. I’m not in a position where I’m asking every day what is the situation. I find it quite logical and have enough trust in it.”

There are potentially two seats up for grabs with Williams as it looks ever likely that Lance Stroll will be confirmed as a Force India driver any day now, which leaves Sirotkin battling with numerous other drivers in the hope of gaining one of those prized seats.