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**TepSteade** · 11-28-2010, 05:04 PM

If Petrov had the money, Renault would already have signed him for 2011. My guess is that they are trying to sell him to a big Russian sponsor, for example Beeline Telecom, and if they don't succeed, they'll sign Heidfeld or Hülkenberg. In that case, Petrov might still stay in F1 with Marussia Virgin. They probably want a Russian driver. If it ain't Petrov, it could by Mikhail Aleshin, the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 champion.

To be honest, I hope Petrov gets another chance. He made a lot of mistakes but I think Boullier's attitude had a lot to do with it. He was constantly putting the pressure on Vitaly's shoulders by saying he's got to make less mistakes, have better performance etc. and it might have backfired. Meanwhile, Williams was patient with Hülkenberg during his horrid first third of the season and it payed its dividents at the and of the year.

11-28-2010, 05:04 PM	#18
TepSteade Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	If Petrov had the money, Renault would already have signed him for 2011. My guess is that they are trying to sell him to a big Russian sponsor, for example Beeline Telecom, and if they don't succeed, they'll sign Heidfeld or Hülkenberg. In that case, Petrov might still stay in F1 with Marussia Virgin. They probably want a Russian driver. If it ain't Petrov, it could by Mikhail Aleshin, the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 champion. To be honest, I hope Petrov gets another chance. He made a lot of mistakes but I think Boullier's attitude had a lot to do with it. He was constantly putting the pressure on Vitaly's shoulders by saying he's got to make less mistakes, have better performance etc. and it might have backfired. Meanwhile, Williams was patient with Hülkenberg during his horrid first third of the season and it payed its dividents at the and of the year.
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