F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone got involved in Vitaly Petrov’s quest to stay on the grid this year, the Russian driver’s manager has revealed.<\/p>\n
We reported recently that, after the 27-year-old lost his Renault (now Lotus) race seat, the sport’s ‘supremo’ Ecclestone became involved in order to keep Petrov on the grid.<\/p>\n
The 81-year-old Briton has arranged to take his sport to Russia in the near future, while Petrov is supported personally by prime minister Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
“As soon as it became clear that we could not stay with Lotus Renault, I spoke with Bernie,” Petrov’s manager Oksana Kosachenko revealed to the Ria Novosti news agency.<\/p>\n
“He expressed his support and tried to talk with the teams.<\/p>\n
“The teams are, however, completely independent from Bernie Ecclestone, so he can’t influence their decisions in any way, unfortunately,” she added.<\/p>\n
Kosachenko denied rumours Petrov has already signed with Caterham for 2012 to replace the Italian veteran Jarno Trulli.<\/p>\n
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