Eric Boullier proud of Vitaly Petrov

Author of a very good start, Vitaly Petrov gained two places at the start. The Lotus driver-Renault grabs the first podium of the season and finishes in a very good 3rd place, after resisting Fernando Alonso. The Russian is definitely the Spaniard's nemesis, unable to overtake him last year in Abu Dhabi.

The Lotus-Renault director is very satisfied with his driver's performance. “He was nowhere a year ago, judge Eric Boullier. He gained a lot of experience from last year, and now he knows how to be fast. I don't even remember where he qualified last year. Here was another man. It clearly has its place in F1. Vitaly has clearly taken a good step forward. His relationship with the team is better. He is more integrated and obviously he has done a good job. He could have been a few tenths quicker, but he held up well to Alonso's pace. »