 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pana, Petrov akapedza ari wechisere asi akarega pashure pokurovera kumusana kwaMichael Schumacher munharaunda yechi16, zvichikonzera motokari yokuchengeteka. Yakava yechitatu kuonana pakati pevaviri mu2011, apo Petrov airatidzika kunge akabatanidzwa mukuedza kupedza Alonso pakureba kwakarurama pamberi peKona 3. Akatora nzvimbo shanu dzechirango chechiitiko ichi mumutambo wekutanga, izvo zvaireva kuti aifanira kutanga mujaho kubva pachinzvimbo chegumi nenhanhatu. Akapedza nhangemutange ari mugumi nerimwe, pamberi chaipo pemumwe wake Bruno Senna, uye achingorasikirwa nenzvimbo dzekuwana mapoinzi. Pashure pokupedza 13th mu Abu Dhabi, Petrov akatanga kurwisa chikwata chake mubvunzurudzo paRussian terevhizheni, achitaura kushaya kukura, nzira zvikanganiso, uye kutsoropodzwa vatyairi kubudikidza chikwata utariri. Petrov akakumbira ruregerero nokuda kwokuputika ne email kuvashandi vose veRenault, naÉric Bouiller vachitaura kuti nhau yacho yakanga yapera. Petrov akapedza mwaka uyu aine nzvimbo yegumi muBrazil, asi Adrian Sutil apedza ari wechitanhatu munhangemutange, Sutil akatungamira Petrov kunzvimbo yechipfumbamwe mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. 