All Posts Tagged With: "Heikki Kovalainen"

Heikki Kovalainen has admitted some disappointment about Caterham’s progress in 2012.

In its third season of F1, and despite being clearly more impressive than its direct rivals Marussia and HRT, the Tony Fernandes-led team intended to take a step forwards this year. Caterham took some upgrades to the Mugello test last week, but according to Finnish sources Turun Sanomat and MTV3, not all of them worked.  Read more... (137 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

Heikki Kovalainen has dismissed advice he should quit Caterham as soon as possible.

Fellow Finn Mika Salo, a former Ferrari and Toyota driver, told the broadcaster MTV3 he thinks Kovalainen should jump ship now because Caterham has failed for the third year running to move into the midfield.  Read more... (89 words, estimated 21 secs reading time)

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... (95 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... (385 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 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... (549 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... (532 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... (232 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... (108 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... (785 words, 1 image, estimated 3:08 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... (472 words, 1 image, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)