1. A point, even 1 is better than none at all and encouraging, from the perspective of a Petrov fan at least, is the fact he managed to achieve this point despite a weak strategy.
2. Vitaly once again demonstrating that not only is he a great defensive driver, he's equally fair as he is tough in his driving. This view was reflected in some post-race thoughts from the Group Lotus ambassador and ex-F1 race winner Jean Alesi:
"Vitaly is proving to be a great fighter who doesn’t give up. He can make his car very wide, but he also drives in a fair way, so I think he did well to stay ahead as long as he did and probably made the most of his opportunities today."
You can read the rest of his interview here.
3. A short article of Renault Team Principle Eric Boullier's thoughts was posted on AUTOhebdo.fr here. Which, roughly translates to:
"After abandoning the German GP, Eric Boullier did not mince words about Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica's replacement. "It's clearly a disappointment," said the director of the British team on Eurosport, reported of LRP-inside.fr. "He did not take the status that we consider. We prefer to rely on Vitaly (Petrov) for performance. Nick is more suitable for the development of the car.""
While I take no pleasure in Eric's rather brutal style of driver management, displayed here towards Nick Heidfeld, the fact Vitaly has become recognised as the source of performance in the team is a great compliment considering the comparison to someone as experienced as Heidfeld. And in perhaps related news, Bruno Senna, the team's official third driver will take part in FP1 in Hungary this coming weekend in place of Heidfeld, perhaps the German won't even make it to the end of the season.
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