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17 year old Sadredinov to WTCC

After Russian Bears Motorsport announced their participation in the Zandvoort and Valencia rounds, another team from Russia, Sport-Garage, unveiled that 17-year old driver Timur Sadredinov will take part in selected rounds of the 2007 FIA WTCC.

Sadredinov who is regarded as one of the most talented young Russian drivers made his first international appearance last year at the FIA European Touring Car Cup in Estoril, Portugal, where he claimed a brilliant second position in the Super Production class at the wheel of a Sport-Garage Volkswagen Golf.

The Muscovite youngster spend the first part of the current season racing in the German SEAT León Supercópa and is due to switch to a Super 2000 SEAT León for the WTCC meetings in Oschersleben and Monza.