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Mazepin had trouble with US travel visa

Oct.22 Two Russian racing drivers had trouble entering America for the US GP weekend. Female driver Irina Sidorkova, slated to contest the W Series support race in Austin this weekend, was refused a visa by US authorities. 'My season is over. I was denied a visa,' she is quoted by Tass news agency. 'First I was denied at an interview at the US embassy in Oman, and then again when W Series, F1 and a congressman tried to resolve the issue until the last moment.' She said it is 'the first time in my life' that she has been unable to race in a country because of a visa. 'I just want to say that I am a driver from Russia and I am proud of it. I will continue, no matter what it takes,'...
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