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Sirotkin "still can't believe" he's losing F1 seat

Williams rookie Sergey Sirotkin is still in shock that he won't be driving in F1 anymore next season, as Robert Kubica and George Russell will man the two seats at the Grove-based team in 2019. Sirotkin's financial backers, SMP Racing, revealed earlier today that they were the ones who pulled the plug on Sirotkin's drive in F1 as they weren't impressed by Williams' performance and lack of development this season.  That means that the Russian rookie will not have his sophomore season in F1, which is a shame as he definitely has shown flashes of brilliance (his defending from Pérez in Singapore) during his very tough first season. The 22-year-old could still come back in the...
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