Petrov: “Intense battle”

Vitaly Petrov (Renault), who played his role in winning the world title, admits that he is satisfied with his race but that it was not easy to resist Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), who was racing for a third world crown. “ We changed tires while the car was coming out of safety, which was the right decision, and then I attacked while trying to preserve the tires because we had to go to the end, says the Russian. The battle with Fernando was intense, but the car had good top speed today, which allowed me to keep control of the situation. I just did my job. If he had attempted a maneuver, I would have done everything to avoid the collision of course, but this opportunity did not present itself. I came here to fight, to race against all the other drivers, and I think I showed today that I knew how to fight. »