I need to improve my qualifying performance - Petrov
After a double points finish last Sunday at the Hockenheimring, the Renault F1 Team looks ahead to this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Vitaly Petrov will work on his qualifying performance as this is the key to have a good race for the Russion.
Vitaly, you scored your first F1 points in dry conditions last weekend – were you happy with your performance? "Yes, of course, I was pleased to be back in the points and to have a good race. It was quite an interesting race for me; I had a good fight with the guys around me and the car felt easy to drive. I pushed at the right times in the race and managed to make up two places at the pit stops. After that, I was behind the Mercedes, but there was no place to overtake."
The next race is at the Hungaroring – is it a track you enjoy? "It’s a circuit that I know quite well and I have a lot of experience there racing in GP2. But this will be my first time there in Formula 1 so there is still a lot for me to learn. I like the circuit and it’s quite a tricky track where you need to find a good rhythm and know the secret to going well there."
What is a realistic target for the weekend? "I need to work on improving my qualifying performance to make sure I start the race in a good position. If I can do this, I think I can have a strong race because in Germany the pace of the car was good. In fact, Germany was nearly a mistake-free weekend, except for qualifying. Robert has shown what the car can do in qualifying, so I know this is where I can improve. I will work hard to put all the pieces together across the weekend and my target is to finish in the top ten and score some more points."
Source Renault
