 Rwakanga rwuri rwendo rwakaoma rwekutanga rweR31 naVitaly Petrov achiva wechitanhatu uye ipapo achitora nzvimbo yake yokutanga yeF1 mumutambo wokutanga muMelbourne. Izvi zvakateverwa nemhedzisiro yakaenzana yekukodzera uye nhangemutange yaNick Heidfeld apo mumwe wake Petrov akaburitswa mumhepo nemubhedha wakakwira nemabhodhi mashoma asara. Ikoku kwaizova kwokupedzisira kwepodium yaRenault kunyange zvakadaro, uye vakaramba vari vechina muChampionship yeVagadziri pashure pePetrov wechipfumbamwe muChinauye zvibodzwa zvavo zvokutanga zvakapetwa muTurkey nechinomwe nechisere. Kupisa kwaHeidfeld muKudzidzira kweMugovera kwakareva kuti motokari yacho yakakuvadzwa zvikuru muChitatu, uye aifanira kutanga muChitatu. R31 yakanga yagadziriswa neSvondo, uye Heidfeld akabhadhara kumapoinzi rechisere uye akasundira shamwari yake Petrov kunze kwavo gumi nerimwe mukuita. 