Sergey Sirotkin will get inside a Formula 1 cockpit in 2019

Sergey Sirotkin drove for Williams but was dropped after just one season. However, Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed the Russian will drive a Formula 1 car later this season for Renault.

Sirotkin will feature in a Pirelli tyre test for the French team. The tyre test will form part of the preparations for the 18-inch tyres. Those 18-inch wheels form part of the rules and regulation shake-up that will hit the sport in 2021.

"The plan is to have Sergey run the tests," Abiteboul told motorsport total.

Sirotkin failed to score a point during his Formula 1 career. He didn't rule out a potential return to Formula 1.