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Petrov makes Renault F1 debut

Published: 04 February, 2010, 13:30
Edited: 04 February, 2010, 23:56


Renault's Russian driver Vitaly Petrov (AFP Photo / Pedro Armestre)

Vitaly Petrov, the first Russian driver in Formula 1, has taken to the wheel of his Renault for the first time at a test session at the Cheste circuit in Valencia, Spain.

 
1 COMMENT
Erkki February 04, 2010, 16:55 quote
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Vitali Petrov is a huge PR treasure for the Russian state. You will see soon a lot of envy for Vitali but for Russian state too. Gazprom must support Vitali and Moscow must get a F1 Grand Prix.

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