Vitaly Petrov: Liuzzi came from nowhere and hit me

Lotus Renault GP driver Vitaly Petrov said he was very upset because of being eliminated from the Italian Grand Prix, as Vitantonio Liuzzi crashed into his car at the first lap. However, the Russian racer hopes that his team will be doing well at the following races.

«Naturally I am very disappointed with what happened today,» he said. «I had a reasonable start and, as I was heading into the first chicane, Vitantonio’s HRT came from nowhere and hit me big time, which brought my race to an end. There’s nothing I could have done to avoid this.

«First of all, I’m happy not to be injured, as the impact was quite strong and it could have been a nasty accident. We have put in so much effort since Spa, at the track, Enstone and Viry, so I’m sorry that wasn’t translated into points today. This is part of racing, but I can’t help thinking that we could have secured a good result,» Petrov said as quoted by Eurosport.