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Hamilton is happy with the McLaren MP4-27 and believes the forthcoming Barceloan test will reveal where they stand in relation to the other teams. Lewis pensive or worried? Time will tell... Last week we reported here that Hamilton had shared his...
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Trulli has been replaced by Vitaly Petrov at Caterham for the 2012 season. Petrov will partner Heikki Kovalainen after signing a deal with the revamped outfit. The Russian was without a drive after his former team, Renault, now Lotus, signed former...
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Catherham's Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen sits in his car in the pits during a Formula One training session at Jerez racetrack, on February 8, 2012 in Jerez de la Frontera. View Photo »
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The new rear wing is another step forward and it's encouraging to see that sort of update coming right at the end of the season ... I got through a very good number of laps today and every change we made helped us find a bit more time on both tyre compounds, so with a bit more hard work tonight I think ...
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The move is likely to end the career of a man who has been in Formula One since 1997 and won the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix. Petrov, 27, joins Caterham after two years at Renault, now renamed Lotus, and will partner Heikki Kovalainen. The team principal,...
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Petrov, who drove for Renault for two years, managed just one podium place and was seen as one of the first of the “pay drivers”, who got seats thanks to financial backing from their home country. Trulli was all but certain end to his F1 career, which...
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There’s been speculation over the replacement of Trulli for several weeks, but the Italian has been adamant that his contract was secure. Today, however, it’s all change at Caterham, with the Russian Petrov coming in to partner Heikki Kovalainen in 2012.
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Caterham Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland drives during a training session at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain February 7, 2012. View Photo »
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I had a good day today. The new rear wing is another step forward and it's encouraging to see that sort of update coming right at the end of the season. I got through a very good number of laps today and every change we made helped us find a bit more time on both tyre compounds, so with a bit more hard ...
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(HRT, obviously, is no where near that, and Marussia Virgin isn’t a lot closer in my mind.) But Caterham has built, from scratch, a scrappy, compelling, underdog team. It’s been led in this effort — to be too broad and leave out too many — by Mike...
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Jarno because it’s not good [to do so]. It’s not good for me, it’s not good for them and you never know what they want to hear from you or things like this. I think other people can talk about this, but not me. My job is driving.” One driver who you are...
About Heikki Kovalainen
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Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a Finnish Formula One racing driver currently racing for the McLaren Mercedes team. Full Article
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 27: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus attends the drivers parade before the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 27, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 25: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus drives during practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 25, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 13: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus drives during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on November 13, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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NOIDA, INDIA - OCTOBER 30: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus drives during the Indian Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on October 30, 2011 in Noida, India.
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Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland (front) leads Red Bull-Renault driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany during Formula One's Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida, southeastern outskirts of New Delhi on October 30, 2011.
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Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland (front) leads his teammate Jarno Trulli of Italy during the qualifying session of the Formula One's Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi on October 29, 2011.
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Red Bull-Renault driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (L) and Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland (R) power their cars during the third practise sessions of Formula One's Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida on October 29, 2011.
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NOIDA, INDIA - OCTOBER 29: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus walks in the pitlane before the final practice session prior to qualifying for the Indian Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on October 29, 2011 in Noida, India.
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Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland stands near the logo of the Buddh International Circuit ahead of Sunday's Indian Formula One Grand Prix in Noida, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from New Delhi, India Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Noida will be host to India's first Formula One race on...
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McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L) talks to Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland (R) on a trailer during the drivers parade before the start of the Formula One Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam on October 16, 2011.
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YEONGAM-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 15: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus drives during the final practice session prior to qualifying for the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korea International Circuit on October 15, 2011 in Yeongam-gun, South Korea.
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Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland is seen in the pit before the second practice session of the Formula One Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam on October 14, 2011.
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YEONGAM-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 14: Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and Team Lotus drives during practice for the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korea International Circuit on October 14, 2011 in Yeongam-gun, South Korea.
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Catherham's Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen (R) drives ahead of Toro Rosso's Australian driver Dani de Ricciardo during a Formula One training session at Jerez racetrack, on February 8, 2012 in Jerez de la Frontera.
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