Petrov to stayposted in F117 | 12 | 2010

RUSSIAN VITALY Petrov is to confirm his his place in the Renault Formula One team after announcing he will host a press conference in Russia next week. Petrov, who most people have been expecting to commit to Renault for 2011, has long been the team's management favourite on condition he could demonstrate some increased commitment to the job.

Petrov's announcement will be made at a media event next Wednesday in the Press Center of Television and Radio Russia; he has stated he will recount on the past season and 'share his plans for the future.'

"Our preferred choice at this stage is to continue with Vitaly, but he has to sit down with us," Renault F1 chairman Gerard Lopez said last week: . "Vitaly was having an operation last week, so he didn't have time to sit down with team principal Eric Boullier and the engineers.

"The situation is that we will make the decision based on that discussion with Vitaly and his understanding of what it means if he stays at the team.

"Our expectation is that he can do what he did in Hungary or Abu Dhabi more consistently. We know that he has got the speed, but we also know that he sometimes lacks the focus to deliver on a full weekend. If we stay with Vitaly, he has to be able to do that more consistently."

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