Renault, podium finishers in the first two Grands Prix of 2011, failed to achieve a positive result in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying. As Vitaly Petrov stopped on circuit,... read more »

Vitaly Petrov, 10th: “I am very disappointed with what happened after having just completed a very fast lap which put me in fourth position at read more »

Vitaly Petrov feels the technical problem that saw his stricken Renault cause a red flag at the end of Q2 in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix cost him a chance to place... read more »

Nick and Vitaly began their Chinese quest today as free practice got underway at the Shanghai International Circuit. Unfortunately, Nick spun once in each session which puts... read more »

Renault has confirmed that it will be using a different chassis for Vitaly Petrov at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. The previous monocoque was damaged in the Russian’s... read more »

Vitaly Petrov says his Renault team will try to further improve its starts with some new ideas for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Vitaly Petrov will revert to the chassis he used in the Australian Grand Prix after his current one was damaged in Malaysia. read more »

The Lotus Renault F1 Team is full of confidence after two podium finishes during the two first rounds of the 2011 season. Despite his eventful race in Sepang, Vitaly Petrov... read more »

Lotus Renault GP driver Vitaly Petrov is confident that his R31 will have the speed required to bounce back from a race-ending accident in Malaysia last time out. The Russian... read more »

Melbourne podium star - and F1 ground-breaker - Vitaly Petrov admits he 'doesn't want to listen' when people say he is just a pay-driver, arguing that... read more »

Vitaly Petrov thinks that rubber marbles on the track may have contributed towards his spectacular exit from the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

Eric Boullier has described the accident which took Vitaly Petrov out of Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix as ‘terrifying’. The Russian, a podium finisher in Melbourne two weeks... read more »

Eric Boullier has described the accident which took Vitaly Petrov out of Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix as ‘terrifying’. The Russian, a podium finisher in Melbourne two weeks... read more »

Vitaly Petrov was at a loss to understand an accident in Malaysia that Renault team principal Eric Boullier described as "terrifying"... read more »

Lotus Renault GP secured its second podium in as many races to give the Enstone team a flying start to the season. After Vitaly Petrov last race, it was Nick Heidfeld who could... read more »

Vitaly Petrov retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix in dramatic fashion on Sunday, having ridden the Turn 8 kerbs before flying into the air. The subsequent impact, similar to... read more »

Vitaly Petrov suffered a broken steering column support in Malaysia after he launched his R31 into the air following an off-track venture at turn eight. The read more »

8.45am Good morning and welcome to forumula1.com’s live coverage of the Malaysian Grand Prix 2011. The news this morning is that there doesn’t seem to be... read more »

Lotus Renault GP bounced back in style from a troubled opening day at Sepang, with Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov annexing P6 and P8 on the grid respectively for the Malaysian... read more »

Renault's Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov were delighted to make Q3 in Malaysia despite the suspension failures that cost them a huge amount of track time in Friday practice read more »

Nick Heidfeld was happy to end his second qualifying session of the year without enduring traffic issues, and admitted to achieving the perfect balance between taking it too... read more »

In a bizarre coincidence, Jerome d'Ambrosio and both Renault drivers, Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld, all suffered front-suspension failures during first practice in... read more »

Lotus Renault GP team-mates Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov suffered identical suspension failures in opening practice for the Malaysian GP at Sepang - although with very... read more »

James Allison, Technical Director: “Both Vitaly and Nick suffered failures under braking in the front uprights early in the first session. As a precaution we read more »

Vitaly Petrov insists that his podium in the Australian GP is no guarantee of similar results through the season. read more »