Vitaly Petrov Formula one racer

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (Russian: Вита́лий Алекса́ндрович Петро́в; IPA: [vʲɪˈtalʲɪ ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈtrof], born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Caterham in 2012 and Renault in 2010 and 2011. Born in Vyborg, he is known as the "Vyborg Rocket" (Russian: Вы́боргская Раке́та; IPA: [ˈvibɔrɡskɐjɐ rɐˈkʲetɐ]) in Russia. He was the first Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship.