Petrov: I Drove Car to Potential in Spain

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Russian Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov said he is pleased with his 17th-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix and feels he drove the car to its full potential Sunday.

Russian Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov said he is pleased with his 17th-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix and feels he drove the car to its full potential Sunday.

Petrov finished a lap down, one place behind his Caterham teammate Heikki Kovalainen, as Williams driver Pastor Maldonado claimed his maiden victory.

“I'm pleased with how I drove this afternoon and, like Heikki, I don't think we could have got much more performance from the car today,” Petrov said on the Caterham website.

A less-than-perfect setup for his power boosting KERS system may explain why he finished behind Kovalainen, Petrov suggested.

“Yesterday we found a good KERS map for qualifying but this afternoon it wasn't working as well in the first and second stints, and I think that's where we lost some time to Heikki,” he said.

Williams’ celebrations of their first win since 2004 were marred when a fire broke out in their garage after the race, reportedly when a KERS device exploded.

Four Williams mechanics were injured, with one of them reportedly taken to hospital and the rest treated at the track.

Caterham said in a statement that four of their personnel were also hurt, one with a minor hand injury and three with smoke inhalation.

One Force India mechanic also suffered from smoke inhalation, and the team released a statement on Twitter saying that he had helped to fight the fire and was now being treated at the on-track medical center.

 

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