Vitaly Petrov

Almost all drivers of "Royal Racing" come to the teams expected, having overcome the mandatory milestones. But the Russian driver broke the long tradition of Formula One and quickly broke into the paddock, which incredibly surprised Russian fans.

Vitaly was born in the family of businessman Alexander Petrov in the autumn of 1984. The boy's childhood and youth were spent in the Leningrad region, in the city of Vyborg. In his youth, Vitaly began to be interested in cars, boats and equestrian sports. For the first time gets behind the wheel at the age of five, mastering cars from his father's car park. At that time, his favorite was the "eight."

Petrov spends his school years in Vyborg Gymnasium No.1, where he enjoys great authority among his peers. After school, the young man enrolls in RANHIGS. Vitali's parents are not ordinary people. My mother runs a gymnasium, and his father is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and assistant deputy of the state duma. In the Petrov family there is another child - the younger brother Vitali. Sergey is a talented musician who has written more than 50 works.

From his youth, the young man's priority is only sport. The talented child has not raced in karting since the age of four, as the main drivers of "Formula" do, but with delight engaged in ice racing and rally-sprint. The first race, in which the 14-year-old Vyborg racer took part, was held in his hometown. The teenager got an Opel Astra car, which slightly let down, and he finished 14th.

At the age of 17, the young man participates in the "Lada Cup" where he immediately shows incredible results. In this series Petrov performs 11 months, and then moves to the Italian "Formula Renault". From 2003 to 2004 he participated in European competitions. As a driver of the Euronova Racing team, he comes to the finish line of 19th. 

Petrov's debut race in Formula 3000 took place in Cagliari. The rider did not receive any serious awards, as he had no experience. Amateur racing cannot be compared with professional races. After that, the athlete returns to Russia, where he participates in national competitions.

In the homeland, fortune to the Russian is more favorable, and in 2005 wins two titles at once. In Formula 1600, the title of Russian champion, and in "Lada Revolution Cup Russia" takes the prize cup. Having gained experience and raised morale, returns to Europe. Playing for Euronova Racing in the Euroseries 3000, comes to the finish line third. Petrov has won four in a row and won four in a row at Mughello, Silverstone, Hungaroring and Montmelo. In addition, he takes pole in Brno, taking part in the European Championship.

After such victories, the road to the GP2 series opens in front of the novice racer. Participation in international competitions helps to get closer to the "Royal Races". In this series, Vitaly manages to win four times. In 2007 and 2008 he won twice for Campos Grand Pix, and in 2009, playing for Barwa Adax. In the 2008 season, the Russian finished third in GP2 Asia, behind Romain Grosjean and Sebastian Buemi.

The 2009 season Vitaly opens confidently and takes 2nd place in the standings. In the first position is Romain Grosjean - teammate. In the middle of the season, Romain leaves Barwa Addax and replaces the sacked Pique in Formula Renault. Petrov immediately heads the championship, but does not hold the leading position, losing to Hulkeberg. The end of the season was marked for the Russian by the title of vice-champion.

In 2010, Vitaly Petrov signed a contract with Renault F1 while becoming the first Russian pilot during the existence of F"ormula-1. Team leader Eric Boullier is confident that the youngster will confirm his own potential and reach the championship title. At the same time as Petrov, Sergey zlobin, Daniil Mova, Roman Rusinov, and young Mikhail Aleshin claimed a place in the league, but fortune smiled only one.

Enrollment in the team includes sponsorship of 15 million. Dollars. The amount is broken into pieces and entered into two stages. The first cache must take place before March 1, 2010, and the second part no later than the beginning of July. Naturally, the young rider did not have such funds. The father was only able to partially help his son, while laying all his own property to the bank in exchange for 7 million. Euro. This money was not enough to continue to participate in the competition. Then the head of the Petrov family said that Vitaly would leave Renault ahead of schedule due to lack of funding.

The President of the Russian Federation responded to the call of the press service and said that he would support the young pilot with the help of extra-budgetary means. On March 4, 2010, Petrov's Renault R30 car was presented to the public. Lada logos were flaunted on the car, as it was required by a contract signed with the corporation "Rostechnologia".

At the same time it became known that Vitaly plays for the Team of France for free, being considered a student student. The Renault team only charges the cost of accommodation, flights and the rider's meals. The pilot's salary is not yet and is not expected, so the rest of the expenses were taken by the family of a talented young man.

In the 2010 season, the Russian made his debut in the Bahrain Grand Prix as a combat driver of the Renault team. The young athlete did not demonstrate outstanding results, only sketchy brilliant episodes were read by the team leaders. The young man is given a second chance and signs a two-year contract, according to which he will be a member of Lotus Renault. In the first race of the 2011 season Vitaly takes 3rd place, in subsequent races 7 times gets into the points zone. By the end of the year comes with the following results: 37 points, 10th place in the individual standings. Thus, he did not meet the expectations of the team and was fired. Romain Grosjean took the vacancy.

The Following year the Russian rider spent in caterham. But in the races showed even worse results than in previous competitions. Without taking a single point, the man left caterham. There were rumors that the Russian star had rolled.

The 2014 season is a failure for Vitali, who was taken into the care of the Mercedes AMG team. In the German DTM series he got the last 23rd place. The leadership of the group hoped that the Russian would show everything he could. But neither the most powerful car, nor the support of partners did not help him to open up. As a result, in 2015 the athlete was removed from the state and this team.

In the 2016 World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 class, Petrov's fans again admired the idol who played for SMP Racing.

The famous Russian racer is considered an enviable but elusive groom. Many fans claim his heart, but so far no one has managed to ring Petrov. The personal life of a man is of little interest, because his main passion is cars. In 2012 there were rumors that the richest bachelor had a girlfriend.

For this role, the human rumor appointed Sasha Pavlova. The beauty in 2006 danced Go-Go in the nightclub Lemon in St. Petersburg, and in 2016 works as a TV presenter on the channel "Humor box." The young men have been seen together several times, but it is not known whether the couple is in a relationship. 

The driver leaves no plans to participate in the Formula One races again. This became known from the latest news after the interview with Vitali. Not many are aware, but SMP Racing was founded by Boris Rotenberg, who in the past sponsored the Renault team. After the Russian Grand Prix, the billionaire said: 

Another project of SMP Racing is the Russian Formula 4 series. 

In 2017 Petrov will play in the Manor team. The man has already shared his plans for the future. He is sure that the project will yield results, but much will depend on the composition of the crews. The latest selections and tests are underway. After that, it will be possible to determine whether the guys will need additional days before Silverstone.

On April 16, 2017, Vitaly appeared on the show "Best of All", which is led by Maxim Galkin.

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