Kovalainen

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen finished the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in second place. After 53 laps (306.720km) with intermittent rain and changeable track conditions, Heikki came home 12.5sec behind maiden winner Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso). Lewis Hamilton who had started 15th made his way up through the field to second and eventually [...]

Heikki Kovalainen took victory at the Hungaroring on Sunday and in doing so became the 100th driver to stand on the top step podium of a Grand Prix.The McLaren driver snatched the win from Ferrari's Felipe Massa who pulled up three laps short of claiming the 10 points when his engine gave way in plume of smoke.Massa was all set to regain the championship lead after slipping past pole-position man

El patrón de la escudería McLaren-Mercedes, Ron Dennis, aseguró que el piloto inglés Lewis Hamilton "no necesita la ayuda de Kovalainen", negando las declaraciones del campeón del mundo Jackie Stewart, quien sugirió que el segundo piloto de McLaren debe hacer más para ayudar a su compañero de escudería a ganar el Mundial de Fórmula 1. "El hecho es que Jackie (Stewart) se retiró de l

Heikki Kovalainen set the benchmark time during testing at Jerez this morning as the McLaren MP4-23 sported a new set of wings.The flying Finn's time of 1:18.385 swept aside the previous best laps of the week set by Mark Webber and Sebastien Vettel.Heikki continued McLaren's preparations for the Hungarian Grand Prix by experimenting with a set of 'antler' wings on the nose cone. The aerodynamic ad

Two new drivers for the front row! Heikki Kovalainen grabs pole in Britain with another surprise, Mark Webber right beside him on the first row. Driver Team Time 1. Kovalainen McLaren 1:21.049 2. Webber Red Bull 1:21.554 3. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:21.706 4. Hamilton McLaren 1:21.835 5. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 1:21.873 6. Alonso Renault 1:22.029 7. Piquet Renault 1:22.491 8. Vettel Tor

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen finished the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in ninth place. After 70 laps (305.270 kms), Heikki took the chequered flag 54.4sec behind winner Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber). His team mate Lewis Hamilton retired on lap 20 after his pit stop during the Safety Car period, when he hit Kimi [...]

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will start Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix from the second row on the grid. In Saturday’s exciting qualifying, Lewis was third fastest with a time of 1m15.839, 52 thousandths of a second behind the pole position time, whilst Heikki qualified fourth fastest with a 1m16.165. Lewis Hamilton "Obviously I [...]

Heikk Kovalainen has said that he has put some additional pressure on himself in order to secure a good finish in the Monaco Grand Prix. Heikki has failed to finish inb the last two grand prix and if he fails to finish here he may find himself nearly 30 points off the championship lead and also in danger of conceeding the number one spot to his team mate Lewis Hamilton so early in the season.

Martin Whitmarsh, the McLaren executive, is hopeful that Heikki Kovalainen, will be fit for the Turkey Grand Prix in two weeks time. After Heikki spent the night in hospital, Whitmarsh was quoted as saying, “Heikki has had a full head scan and, thankfully, there was no bruising.  He will have a body scan but at the [...]

A Montmelò doppietta delle rosse con Raikkonen, sempre più leader iridato, davanti a Massa. Terzo Hamilton (McLaren). Spaventoso incidente al finlandese, che per un guasto finisce nelle barriere all’esterno di una curva veloce: in ospedale ma illeso. Alonso ritirato   MONTMELO’ (Spagna), 27 aprile 2008 - Un vero dominio Ferrari. Il GP di Spagna, sulla pista [...]

Kovalainen finished in fifth place to follow his fifth in Australia and his third in Malaysia to put him on 14 points with Lewis Hamilton in third place in the Driver’s Championship.Read more...

Martin Whitmarsh is delighted by the manner in which McLaren have started the 2008 world championship but has called on all of his staff to raise their game even further ahead of the next race in Bahrain.The British squad was hampered by a qualifying penalty which saw both Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton docked five grid places, with the Finn eventually come home third and his team-mate back in fifth."Heikki did a terrific job. He and his crew developed his car’s set-up to the point that he was quicker than Lewis in qualifying - even though he had a marginally heavier fuel load," Whitmarsh explained."He did an excellent job in the race, too. Despite a five-position grid penalty, for obstructing another car during qualifying, he recovered to finish third. Without it I’m confident h

McLaren drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton will each drop five places on the grid for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix after stewards decided they had blocked rival drivers in the closing stages in qualifying. They will now start the race eighth and ninth respectively.Kovalainen and Hamilton were called before the stewards after suggestions that BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld and Renault’s Fernando Alonso were impeded during their final Q3 runs, when the McLaren drivers were conserving fuel on slowing-down laps, both having completed their final runs."The first corners of my last lap went smoothly, but then there were several cars driving very slowly on their in-laps,” said Heidfeld, who qualified seventh, but will now start fifth. “Apparently they had no information that the

Fuente: youtube, safety-car.netComentario: Kovalainen al adelantar a Fernando lo celebra levantando el puño, y al dejar las manos nuevamente sobre el volante aprieta botón que resta la velocidad al coche, y en ese momento le vuelve a adelantar Fernando. También aparece en el vídeo Ron Dennis agitando el puño cuando Kovalainen adelantó a Alonso, la lástima es que no recoja la cara que se le puso al patrón de McLaren cuando el piloto finlandés fue adelantado por el español en la recta de la meta. A disfrutarlo.Por cierto, aquí os dejamos el próximo volante de los McLaren para el 2008.Tags QEV: f1, Alonso, RenaultGracias.

El finlandés pulsó sin querer el limitador de velocidad y su McLaren perdió velocidad de inmediato, cosa que Alonso aprovechó para pasar a la cuarta ubicación.Gran Premio de Australia de Fórmula 1

Kovalainen sorprendió con un tiempo de 1:11.000 superando a Massa por 662 milésimas y a Raikkonen por 850 milésimas. Hamilton, en su primer día en Valencia terminó a mas de un segundo del finés con un tiempo de 1:12.076. McLaren muestra su velocidad mas allá del tipo de reglaje y nivel de combustible que se pudo haber llevado a cabo. Fernando Alonso continuó con los entrenamientos finalizando 6to con un tiempo de 1:12.360 luego de 111 vueltas. Los Williams se ubicaron en la 5ta y 7ma posición, se nota un mejoría. Los que sorprenden por su bajo rendimiento son los BMW, Heidfeld 9º y Kubica 12º. Debutó el Honda RA108, se ubicaron últimosFOTOS

Kovalainen sorprendió con un tiempo de 1:11.000 superando a Massa por 662 milésimas y a Raikkonen por 850 milésimas. Hamilton, en su primer día en Valencia terminó a mas de un segundo del finés con un tiempo de 1:12.076. McLaren muestra su velocidad mas allá del tipo de reglaje y nivel de combustible que se [...]

In this Q&A released by McLaren Heikki Kovalainen tackles head-on the issues of driver equality, getting on with Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso's exit and the politics which gave his new team such a testing time in 2007. Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes How does it feel to be a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver? It feels fantastic, thank you. The team has always been popular in Finland because of both Mika and Kimi's involvement, so when I was growing up there was a massive awareness of McLaren Mercedes especially when Mika won the World Championship twice. I am so happy to be part of this team. There is a lot of work ahead of us, but I can't wait. When did you start talking to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes about a race drive? Once I had been informed by Renault about their driver plans my management and I began to explore a number of options in Formula 1. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes was obviously an incredibly attractive opportunity and we began talking and here we are. I am ple

Photo credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Lewis Hamilton’s new team-mate at McLaren is to be Heikki Kovalainen, the team revealed yesterday. Pedro de la Rosa, the other serious contender for the seat, is to remain as the team’s third driver while Gary Paffett will continue as a test driver. Kovalainen, who enjoyed a great rookie season with Renault after a shaky start (although perhaps not as great as Hamilton’s) has, in the words of the team, joined on a long-term contract and is due to start work in January. He follows in the footsteps of World Championship-winning Finns and former McLaren drivers Keke Rosberg, Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen (although only Hakkinen actually won while at McLaren). So the omens are looking pretty good for the young driver, and Hamilton may have his work cut out to stay in front of him. Kovalainen said: “I am so excited to join a team like Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. So far I have been blown away by the dedication and commitme

McLaren's latest FinnAs predicted here a few days ago, Heikki Kovalainen has today been confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2008 alongside Lewis Hamilton. This will be a make-or-break assignment for the Finn, who could see his career over almost before it's begun should he be blown into the weeds by Hamilton next season. Something tells me he should give everyone's favourite wunderkind a decent run for his money, though - I reckon his straightforward, no-politics approach and professional work ethic should see him fit in nicely at the Woking outfit.

Heikki Kovalainen will race for McLaren in 2008 F1 season. The expected straight swap Alonso to Renault Heikki to McLaren has happened. This means McLaren will enter the 2008 season with 2 young guns. The experienced Pedro de la Rosa will have to accept the 3rd driver role again. Here is the first official photo of Heikki Kovalainen in McLaren Mercedes team: Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, photo Daimler Media Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren-Mercedes: “We had a number of options open to us and as always we want to make sure that we have the most competitive driver line-up and I think that Lewis and Heikki will be a formidable combination. Both enjoyed great rookie seasons in 2007 and share a genuine passion for winning and being the best. Heikki made a strong impression and Lewis’ performance so far has been outstanding and speaks for itself. I am confident that they will push each other on track and work well together off track. In addition with Pedro remaining our primary

The announcement came today that Heikki Kovalainen has signed with McLaren.  Kovalainen joins McLaren after he was dropped from Renault to make room for the returning Fernando Alonso.  It had been speculated earlier after pressure from Spanish Sponsors that McLaren may choose current test driver Pedro de la Rosa, but in the end Kovalainen was the obvious choice and Pedro de la Rosa will remain as test driver. The pairing at McLaren will be Lewis Hamilton and Kovalainen, two very young and talented drivers who had an impressive rookie season last year.  CEO Martin Whitmarsh sounded genuinely pleased with the signing and had this to say:  "We had a number of options open to us and as always we want to make sure that we have the most competitive driver line-up and I think that Lewis and Heikki will be a formidable combination" Kovalainen is very excited to be selected to join the team and has signed what is termed a ‘long term’ contract. "I am so ex

Part 6 of 2007 Formula 1 high resolution downloads - Renault and their drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen. It is well possible that Renault will enter 2008 season with all new drivers line up. All the photos are free but for personal use only. Right click on the links below and save. Renault Fisichella 1 Fisichella 2 Fisichella 3 (more…)

Heikki Kovalainen should be able to look back at his first season in Formula 1 with a positive feeling, but instead the Renault driver has said he is a bit disappointed with his results in the 2007 F1 season. He said he will need to do better next season. (Read the full post about ‘Kovalainen: 2008 should be better’…)

Heikki Kovalainen is a racing driver, born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland. He is the second race driver for Formula 1 world champions Renault having occupied the role of third driver since 2005.Kovalainen's career began in karting, much like that of many other F1 racers. His karting career lasted from 1991 to 2000, during which time he finished runner-up in Finnish Formula A in 1999. Then in 2000 he became Nordic champion and won the Elf Masters. He was also elected Finnish Driver of The Year.Kovalainen began his car racing career in the British Formula Renault championship, which fellow Finn Kimi Räikkönen had won the previous year before moving straight into Formula 1 with Sauber. Kovalainen's apprenticeship in the junior categories of motor sport was more conventional, but was remarkable in that he used Renault power at every step along the way.He finished fourth in the championship with two wins, two pole positions and three fastest laps, and earned the Rookie of the

ING Renault F1 Team driver Heikki Kovalainen officially launched the ING Renault Team’s presence in Second Life® today, becoming the first F1 Team to have fully interactive Second Life® presence.

Photo from f1GPupdate.netKovalainen smashed into the barriers after crashing at the high-speed turn seven. He seems to be OK but his car is not, so no more testing today for him.Both Ferraris ended up on the top of the time sheet followed by Alonso and Kubica. - Bahrain Test February 27