Vitaly Petrov – “We need to be fighting with the teams in front because we are a top team”

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How was the German GP for you?
Well, I scored another point but we should be finishing much higher up the points. If you look specifically at the race, I probably didn't pit early enough in order to fight with the group in front, and that lost me a few places so it was always going to be hard to be higher up the points.

Do you feel the car developments were in evidence over the weekend?
We brought good developments to the car in Germany, perhaps lacked a bit of luck and didn't capitalise on our opportunities. What's noticeable is there are other teams beginning to compete seriously with us, such as Force India and Sauber, so we need to take the initiative and make a significant step forward to stay ahead of these guys. We should be fighting for fourth spot in the Constructors' Championship, and for that to happen we need to improve on our result in Germany.

Has the team started moving in the right direction since Silverstone, though?
Yes, it was good that the exhaust situation was resolved, but that alone is not enough to get us back where we should be. We need to be fighting with the teams in front because we are a top team. We brought some upgrades with us to Germany and there's no doubt they helped, but we're going to keep pushing forward to ensure we're back where we should be.