Vitaly Petrov’s manager admits Caterham was the Russian’s “only possibility” to stay in formula one this season.<\/p>\n
“We knew this a few days ago, about the decision of the team, which we have to respect,” Oksana Kosachenko, referring to Dutchman Giedo van der Garde’s deal for 2013, is quoted by R-Sport.<\/p>\n
“I wouldn’t say we didn’t expect it.”<\/p>\n
Kosachenko said she will now look at what other options there are, such as a test driver seat for 28-year-old Petrov.<\/p>\n
“We have a few offers for Vitaly to stay in F1 and around the paddock, so we have to decide what is the best for him,” she said, adding that a race seat outside F1 is “likely not” an option.<\/p>\n
She expressed disappointment in Russian companies and also the organisers of the new Russian grand prix, which will take place in Sochi in 2014.<\/p>\n
“We have to do something to promote the Sochi grand prix, and this is a bad mistake they are doing,” said Kosachenko, indicating the race organisers turned down her request for sponsorship.<\/p>\n
Lamenting the sport’s current situation, she added: “Formula one is really expensive at the moment.<\/p>\n
“Actually it isn’t a sport at the moment, it’s tending to be a show, and I believe that we have more and more and more rental drivers.”<\/p>\n
Ironically, Petrov was initially branded a ‘pay driver’ when he debuted in 2010, but Kosachenko argues: “I believe that a driver who has shown his possibilities in formula one within three years deserves to be supported.”<\/p>\n
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