Biography
Sergei Sirotkin - Third Russian, who has served in the chair of a professional rider of prestigious Formula 1 class racing and protruding in the main grid. In the Williams team, the young pilot replaced the famous Brazilian Felipe Mass, to which British and for some reason the Polish press broke out angry comments. However, one of the most titled teams "F1" still appreciated the reasoning approach and the speed of Sirotkin, which he exhibits on the highway.Childhood and youth
Sergey - Moskvich, born in August 1995. For the first time behind the wheel of the car sat at 5 years, when he rested with his parents in Spain. Little Seryo liked this on the map, which, on returning home, he threw out the father to continue his classes.
By the way, Father Sergey, Oleg Sirotkin, who led the National Institute of Aviation Technologies, is considered the main sponsor of the Son. According to the "Interlocutor", the Institute at one time redeemed the debt of the first "formula" team of the Russian pilot "Zauber" at $ 75 million. Rospres.org portal Among those who provided financial support to Sauber F1 Team, mentions the State Fund for the North-West Development and International Investment Cooperation Fund.
In 2006, Sergey became the champion of Moscow in the instruction, successfully switched to the European level, began to perform in the class KF 2 and 3. In 12 years, Sirotkin won the first in the sports biography of a major prize - the Subaru car.
Races did not prevent a good school (the guy examined the guy to externally) and entered the Moscow Road Institute, whose diploma received the pilot in 2017 and decided to continue their education in the magistracy. The graduation work of Sirotkin was dedicated, of course, "formular" carbolls. During his studies, Sergei said, teachers treated with understanding of his career, but they did not do the concerned.
According to Sergey, in his piggy bank, more than a hundred prizes from racing tournaments of various series - in 170 races 58 times rose to the podium, including 15 - on the upper step.
Racer began to gain glasses from Italian Formula Abarth, where he became the second in the personal event. The Sirotkin then moved to the Italian Formula 3, and after its closure - in the world series of Auto GP, in which the vice-champion of the world Felipe Mass and the son of the four-time champion Alena is simple - Nicolas.
A 16-year-old teenager established a personal record, speaking for 3 days 5 training, 3 qualifying arrival and 5 races, gaining a total of 817 km. For comparison, World Champion Lewis Hamilton In 2017, in the course of the final in the United Arab Emirates, hung 850 km. The next stage was the prestigious European "Formula V8 3.5", which traditionally grows replenishment for Formula 1.
"Formula 1"
In 2013, Sergey signed a contract with Swiss Zauber and became the youngest participant in "big prizes" - the rider has not yet been 18 years old. In addition, the Russian is one of the highest pilots "Formula" with an increase in 184 cm and weighing 70 kg, and, as noted by the "Soviet Sport" edition, "Zubera mechanics" had to tinker with the settings of the bar. "
The contract with Sauber Sirotkin signed as a combat pilot, but in the end he participated only in test and training races. In 2015, the racer switched to the GP2 class, in one of the weaker teams - Brazilian-Italian Rapax and managed to take 3 place in the championship. A year later, I repeated my success in the French Art Grand Prix.
In the summer of 2017, the Russian pilot debuted in the oldest endurance race "24 hours Le Mana" as part of SMP Racing. Sergey Finished in the fourth ten because of the frequent repairs of his sport prodotype Dallar.
Soon Sergey returned to Formula 1 in the rank of the test pilot "Renault", participated in free races at the Grand Prix of Russia, Spain and Brazil, tried the highways of Austria and Malaysia. The positive feedback of the Renault Director of Reno on their rider was heard by the owners of the British team Williams, and in November 2017, Sirotkin has already participated in test races on the Smya Marina highway in Abu Dhabi.
Sergey repeated the success of Vitaly Petrova and Daniel Mr., becoming the acting pilot of the team of the highest division and the first Russian in Williams.
Personal life
Sergey Sirotkin's heart is not free - the girl named Dasha Moshkova next to him. Rare photos of the pair periodically appear in the "Instagram" riders, although it gives the priority to images of working moments:
"I do not like to constantly walk with the phone and shoot every step."On its own image, a young man also focuses less than on the results.
The pilot "Formulas" does not represent life without sweets and regrets that it is impossible to afford to eat sweets every day, prefers healthy eating and outdoor activities. Alcohol is only a bottle of good beer or a glass of wine, and only on vacation, according to a special occasion. And "Champagne on the podium is an exception, because I don't want to cross the result of daily workouts."
A lot of time Sergey spends in the gym and for theoretical classes. Recently, he began to pay attention to communicating with the press and tries to be open if it fits into the schedule.
The knowledge gained in Madi and on racing tracks, Sirotkin applied, participating in the development of the Russian Prototype of the BR1 car, intended for endurance racing. The project belongs to the Italian autoconecer "Dallar" and BR Engineering under the leadership of Boris Rotenberg.
Sergey does not highlight someone from colleagues in the "Formula", believes that "there are many good guys." With someone familiar for a long time, since the time of the younger series. However, the most communicates with Nico Hyulkenberg, with whom made friends in Sauber, and now it works in the same team.
Sergey Sirotkin now
In January 2018, Sergey concluded a one-year contract with the Frank Williams team, which grown seven world champions. Pilot himself noted that she had to ride the recognized masters like Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton was scary, but he always dreamed about it. And in the "formula", Sirotkin came, in his own words, not just like that, and to show a worthy result and become the best Russian in races.
Two months later, Sergey first passed on the Formula 1 highway at the Australian Grand Prix. Unfortunately, the racer starred from half the distance due to problems with brakes. At stages in China and Bahrain, Sirotkin finished at 15th place.
According to his own recognition, from the race in Baku "waited for magic", since the track is well acquainted: he played four times in the capital of Azerbaijan in the GP2 class and Formula 2. Frames, shot in racing boxes, shared on Youtube Ex-participant Realistic Show Katya Zhuzh, whose new boyfriend, by rumors, is also a racer.
Sergey was not lucky again: in the first round he fell into an accident - Sergio Perez, who protrudes for the "Force India", was crashed into the car, who did not reach the finish line and earned the first penalty points. This incident influenced Sirotkin's position in the Grand Prix of Spain, and, in addition, in the first training session in Barcelona, the racer gave way to Robert Kubice in the bar.
Awards
- 2011 - the winner of the European "formula of Abart", the silver medalist of the Italian "Abart formula"
- 2012 - Bronze medalist of European Auto GP
- 2015 - Bronze medalist "Formula 2"