Renault driver Vitaly Petrov believes the summer break will help his team to get back on track after both cars failed to finish in the points for the first time this year at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Petrov and his Renault R31 had a strong start to the season with a podium in Australia, but after that all went sideways and the Russian has taken just one point in the last four races. The team is currently working on the wind tunnel and is hoping to bring significant upgrades to the car for the final eight races of the season.
Petrov is confident that his car will become more competitive after that and when he returns to the cockpit at the Belgian Grand Prix after the four-week summer break Renault could show a different form.
"We have a break now which gives us some time to reflect on what needs to be improved," he told the Renault website. "Often when you have back-to-back races, there’s not sufficient time to take a step back and see what’s taken place. Now, with the August break, we have that opportunity and we want to take advantage of it."
All the F1 teams will have a two-week factory shutdown in August, but Petrov believes Renault will have enough time to make a significant improvement ahead of the next race at Spa Francorchamps.
Vitaly Petrov is confident that the team already knows what to do, and just needs some time to build the parts as quick as possible. "Definitely we will do a big step forward in Belgium and we will try to come back to the front of the field."
Petrov revealed that he will return to Russia for his four week break to spend time with his friends and family: "Well, I’ll take some time out in Russia, a bit of jet skiing, and really relax with friends and family," he added. "Then I’ll come back and be fully ready for Spa."
Source: ESPNF1
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