Petrov third driver for Caterham in 2012?
Vitaly Petrov has not been retained by the Lotus F1 team for 2012, the Russian driver could find a place in another team powered by Renault, Caterham, but as a reserve driver.
After two years with the Lotus Renault team, Vitaly Petrov was not retained by the Enstone team. Romain Grosjean was preferred to race alongside Kimi Räikkönen in 2012. Nevertheless, the Russian driver has not finished with Formula 1. He hopes to secure a third driver role if he cannot obtain a main seat.
According to the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, his manager Oksana Kosachenko traveled to Hingham, to the headquarters of the Caterham F1 team last week. Petrov has often been mentioned as a candidate to replace Jarno Trulli even though the Italian driver has a contract.
But according to the Finnish daily, the Caterham team should honor the contract of the Italian veteran, and Vitaly Petrov would become the team’s third driver, with the goal of being a regular driver in 2013.
Karun Chandhok, who was the reserve driver for the team, may not continue with Caterham as he wishes to have a dual program in 2012 – reserve driver in F1 while racing in Endurance.
