News Details
Ex-F1 driver Petrov steps down from steward duties after father's death
Ex-Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov has stepped down from his FIA stewarding position at this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix following the death of his father. Check out the Crash F1 YouTube channel - CLICK HERE
Multiple media outlets in Russia reported that Alexander Petrov, 61, died at his home in Vyborg on Saturday evening. The FIA has since issued a statement confirming that Petrov has stepped down from his role on the stewarding panel because of "a personal bereavement". He will be replaced by FIA Formula E Safety Car driver Bruno Correia for the remainder of the weekend. "The FIA confirms that, due to a personal bereavement, the Driver Steward for the 2020 FIA...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
LGBTQ+ Movement Echoes Hamilton’s Criticism Of...
Racing Pride – a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement which...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
FIA Defends Decision To Appoint Petrov Driver Steward...
Ex-F1 driver Vitaly Petrov will serve as the driver representative on the...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Hamilton: I don't understand why [Petrov] is here
Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton questioned the appointment of Vitaly...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Hamilton questions decision to choose ‘not with...
Lewis Hamilton has questioned why the FIA would hire someone like Vitaly...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jorge Martin: the MotoGP champion who wanted...
No description available...
53m ago from Motorsport.com
Bagnaia knew his title chances were slim after...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin's ‘long journey' to MotoGP champion...
MotoGP's newest champion Jorge Martin revealed he was 'crying' under his...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
‘I started crying’: emotional Jorge Martín...
t;li>Spaniard wins by 10 points after third-place finishFrancesco...
53m ago from TheGuardian.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Despite three IndyCar titles, Palou feels incomplete...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Penske Entertainment buys Grand Prix of Long Beach
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Penske purchases Grand Prix Association of Long Beach
Penske Entertainment announced Thursday that it has acquired the Grand...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
AJ Foyt technical director Michael Cannon leaves team
Michael Cannon, AJ Foyt Racing’s revered engineer and technical...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC drops hybrid power as part of 2025 Rally1 refresh
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai's 2025 WRC car will feature "reasonable...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
What Lancia needs to do to transform its rally return...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'We will see' – Manchester United and Arsenal linked...
Sporting Lisbon’s prolific striker Viktor Gyokeres has broken his...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'We have seen this before' - Former Arsenal captain...
No description available...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal scouts 'approve' move for 20-year-old...
Bundesliga giants Eintracht Frankfurt are reportedly braced for January...
13m ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal set to be rivaled by Chelsea and one other PL...
No description available...
13m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Hamilton receives HUGE Mercedes blow as end of season plans...
Lewis Hamilton has received a huge Mercedes blow,... Read More »
23m ago from GPFans.com
F1 engineer signals key Verstappen difference to rival...
Atze Kerkhof runs a large online gaming company... Read More »
23m ago from RacingNews365.com
'Drive to Survive made American's remember how bad-ass F1...
Ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 TV... Read More »
23m ago from GPBlog.com
