W Series driver Ira Sidorkova will miss this weekend’s W Series doubleheader championship decider at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas after being denied a visa to enter the United States of America. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Russian said:
NO #AUSTIN
My 2021 🏎 season ⛔
I was denied visa to the USA 🇺🇸, although I have a status of a National Interests Exemption as a professional athlete. #WSeries #USGP pic.twitter.com/mgCu91CDCY— Ira Sidorkova (@IraSidorkova) October 20, 2021