All Posts Tagged With: "Heikki Kovalainen"

Heikki Kovalainen admits he was to blame for spinning off on the opening lap of the rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix.

The Finn made a good start vaulting up into eleventh place from fourteenth on the grid, but he lost control of his MP4-24 on the entry to Turn 5 and buried his car in the gravel trap.  Read more... (97 words, estimated 23 secs reading time)

Formula One drivers are making slightly unusual preparations ahead of F1’s first ever night race this weekend in Singapore.

Qualifying for the race takes places at 10pm Sunday, whilst the race on Sunday will start at 8pm, much later than the afternoon starts the drivers are accustomed to. This means that drivers will basically remain on European time rather than getting used to Singapore’s local time.  Read more... (387 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Heikki Kovalainen: “In today’s tricky weather conditions I struggled to keep temperature in the brakes, and in the opening stages of the race I had problems with my extreme-wet tyres. First I thought it would improve after a few laps, but it didn’t.  Read more... (551 words, 1 image, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)

Heikki Kovalainen is looking to catapult himself into the lead at the start of today’s Belgian Grand Prix after a mistake in qualifying dropped him onto the second row of the grid, behind championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.  Read more... (534 words, 1 image, estimated 2:08 mins reading time)

Heikki Kovalainen will be having a long hard look at his qualifying data in Valencia after struggling to find the same pace as team-mate Lewis Hamilton around the new street circuit.  Read more... (234 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)

The first man to congratulate Heikki Kovalainen after he came through a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix to seal his maiden victory, was, fittingly McLaren Team Principal Ron Dennis.

The Finn was gifted the race win after Felipe Massa’s engine let loose with three laps remaining.  Read more... (110 words, estimated 26 secs reading time)

Shockwaves were sent ripping through the Hungaroring this afternoon as an earthquake of drama and spectacle shook up the world championship and sent a delighted Heikki Kovalainen on his way to victory, as Lewis Hamilton and then, with three laps to go, Felipe Massa succumbed to technical cruelty in the Budapest heat.  Read more... (787 words, 1 image, estimated 3:09 mins reading time)

Heikki Kovalainen will have his hands full in the frantic dash down to Turn 1 after qualifying for this afternoon’s Hungarian Grand Prix on the dirtier side of the grid, but the Finn has made it clear he is not about to give his team-mate Lewis Hamilton an inch breathing space.  Read more... (474 words, 1 image, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

McLaren have confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen will remain at the team alongside Lewis Hamilton for the 2009 season.

Speaking to Autosport, Martin Whitmarsh, CEO of McLaren, confirmed, “We welcomed Heikki on board at the start of the year. He is under contract to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and will continue to race for us in the 2009 season.”  Read more... (108 words, 1 image, estimated 26 secs reading time)

The thorny matter of team orders is in the spotlight again, with McLaren denying that Kovalainen is being earmarked for a support role in the team.

“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” was the advice of Theodore Roosevelt. McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen, one of the most affable and congenial drivers in the paddock, embodies this wisdom in abundance.  Read more... (614 words, 1 image, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)