Vitaly Petrov and other Formula 1 drivers will play against Turkish football stars

Vitaly Petrov and Sebastian Vettel, pilots of Lotus Renault and Red Bull, will play for the team of Formula 1 pilots against the stars of the Turkish football at Fenerbahce stadium in Istanbul, reported RIA Novosti.

According to Oksana Kosachenko, Vitaly Petrov’s manager, the match will be held on Wednesday, May 4, right before the start of the Turkish Grand Prix.

«Vitaly plays in this team every year. We will fo to the match right after our arrival to Turkey. Vettel, Schumacher, D’Ambrosio, Perez are also usually involved in the team. They play football every year.»

«As far as I remember, these games are held in Turkey for the fourth year in a row and there are not so many spectators there. This event is like a kind of entertainment for the riders», said Kosachenko.

The Turkish Grand Prix kicks off on May 6 in Istanbul, the race will begin on May 8.