Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - MuMonaco, Petrov akaendeswa kuchipatara mushure mekudonha, kubva panzvimbo yechitanhatu, kwaibatanidza Adrian Sutil, Lewis Hamilton naJaime Alguersuari. Tsaona yacho yakamisa nhangemutange yacho kwemaminiti 20 isati yatangazve pakupedzisira. Akabudiswa muchipatara zuva rimwe chetero, uye akadzokera kukombi aine nzvimbo yechishanu muCanada. Petrov aiva nesvondo yakaoma muValencia, kwaakapedza ari wechi15, achitanga ari wechi11 pagridhi. Akapedza ari wechi12 pa, sezvo miganho mitsva pavanoparadzira vanoputika yakatangwa. MuGermany, Petrov akadzokera kuQ3 kokutanga kubva kuCanada asati apedza wechipfumbamwe. Kuguma kusina mapoinzi muHungary kwakateverwa nekupedza kwechipfumbamwe muWorld Cup. Petrov akapedza ari wechinomwe muMonza
, asi vachirwisana naNico Rosberg munharaunda yokutanga, HRT yaVitantonio Liuzzi yakarova rutivi rwavo vose vari vaviri, ichibvisa motokari dzose nhatu. Renault yakatambura kuita kwavo kwakaipisisa kwemwaka muSingapore, uko Petrov akakodzera ari wechi18 uye akapedza ari wechi17, asati apedza ari wechipfumbamwe muJapan.