Russia"s Vitaly Petrov signed on Sunday...

Following is a brief biography of Petrov:

Petrov, known in Russia as "The Vyborg Rocket," was born on September 8, 1984 in the northwestern Russian city of Vyborg, on the border with Finland.

Unlike the majority of top racers, Petrov did not begin his career in kart racing and started his racing days in 1998, competing in rally sprints and ice racing.

He was crowned Russian Rally Sprint champion in 2001.

In 2002 he dominated the Russian national championship, the Lada Cup, winning all rounds and amassing 500 points, the maximum possible score. He also raced in other national series, VW Polo Cup and Formula Russia.

In 2003 Petrov began racing in various international competitions, including Formula Renault 2000 Italy, where he finished 19th overall. He also won a race in Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series, finishing fourth in the overall ranking

In 2004 he raced in Lada Revolution Russia, scoring one victory and three podium finishes,

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