@lharrisonx @tomdillmann more or less what he said, some translations are not great but hopefully you'll understand it all. :)

"Here I am without a seat ahead of the 2014 season.

Igor Mazepa's, the team principal of Russian Time, death a few days ago considerably changer the situation as far as I'm concerned. Igor was the one who had built the team, the one who was able to find the money for such a project, and managed to get the services of the Motopark team people for the sport administration of the team.

A year ago, my first GP2 experience ended prematurely in 2012 because of a lack of money, I was contacted by Hilmer Motorsport, with whom I had made tests and who promised me a seat for at least the first races of 2013. Not long after Igor Mazepa and Russian Time made an even more interesting proposition as they were offering me a contract for 2013, then 2014, without having to bring budget because the investors where bringing enough money for the team to afford quick and not necessarily paying drivers.

For me, the goal was clear with Russian Time : the goal was helping the team develop itself in 2013, and setting the car. I could get experience with the team in 2013 and fight for the title in 2014, with that experience. We managed to bring the team to the top, winning the team championship, even missing not for much the drivers championship with Sam Bird.

For 2014, the deal between Igor Mazepa, Motopark and myself was clear : I was supposed to be the main driver of the team who had also planned to get Artem Markelov by my side, who was also happy to make some experience in GP2 by my side.

Unfortunatly, Igor Mazepa's death, not only hurt me loosing such a passionate and enthusiastic man, broke that deal. It also made some member of Motopark team leave, replaced by those from the iSport team in 2014. Deprived of support and still lacking money, I had to lose my seat to Mitch Evans, a driver supported by the organizer of the GP2 series.

I feel immensely frustrated cause i invested a lot in the team and I had built great hopes for that 2014 season.

Admittedly,winning the GP2 title wouldn't have open the F1 doors in front of me, seeing the fate of leaving champion Fabio Leimer who didn't even get a test driver deal even though he brings substantial budget. My goal being to become a professional racing driver, I mainly hoped that my performances in GP2 this season would bring the attention from a constructor ahead of a prototype, GT or supertourism(???) career.

At this point, I have contacts with several GP2 teams, or even Formula Renault 3.5 team, who are offering a seat in case they didn't find a pay driver ahead of the first race of the season. In any case, I'll know my fate in last mint, a situation I already knew in 2012. But I'm keeping faith and I want to thank all of my fans for their support."

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