Vitaly Petrov: It’s a shame I crashed, we could have got more points this weekend

Russian driver of Lotus-Renault GP Vitaly Petrov who crashed his car at yesterday’s Monaco GP told about his state of health and gave comments on the race itself.

«It’s been a big crash but I’m ok. First of all, I would like to thank all my fans for all their well wishes, the medical teams at the circuit, the hospital for their efficient and friendly assistance, and the team for their concern. After the impact, I could not feel my legs very well. I thought it was best for the medical team to assist with removing me from the car as it was difficult for me to move and my legs were trapped in the cockpit. I did not lose consciousness but I was in quite a lot of pain when I was inside the car.»

«It is a shame [I missed the 4th place – Sports.ru] as I made a good start, gaining two places straight away. After my pitstop, I was stuck behind Kamui Kobayashi – who was very slow – and Adrian Sutil – who was defending his position really too aggressively – but I was being cautious as it is very difficult to pass on this track. Then I got caught in the incident. It is a shame, as we could have got quite a few points this weekend,» Petrov said in an interview with the team’s official website.