Petrov hopeful of race return in Canada

His Monaco race may have ended in the barriers on Sunday, but Renault’s Vitaly Petrov is confident he will be well enough to compete at the forthcoming Canadian event. Petrov was caught up in a collision between McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari during the race’s closing stages.

“I’m fine,” said the Russian in a video on the team’s official website. “I have some pain in my legs but I should be fine for Canada. I couldn’t get out of the car at first as my legs were blocked and I also couldn’t feel them. So I thought I have a problem, maybe my legs are broken or something. So I just sat in the car and waited for the people to help me get out of the car.