Topic: Heikki Kovalainen

Red Bull chief salutes Vettel's F1 victory

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Sebastian Vettel's convincing, yet unexpected win at Sunday's European Grand Prix was a massive boost for the team. Horner admitted his team went to Valencia with doubts over whether their Renault-powered car would keep up with ...

Webber suffers spectacular crash in Valencia

Australian Formula One title contender Mark Webber looked to have had a lucky escape on Sunday after suffering a spectacular crash at the European Grand Prix here. The 33-year-old's Red Bull somersaulted and flipped over on lap ten of the 57-lap race ...

Heikki Kovalainen bids big at Monaco charity auction

MONACO (Reuters) - Lotus Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen was the biggest bidder at a Monaco Grand Prix charity auction, shelling out 300,000 euros ($381,100) toward an AIDS project in Cambodia. The auctioneer did not name the Finn but the former McLaren ...

Alonso dominates opening day for Ferrari

Fernando Alonso dominated the opening day of practice at the 68th Monaco Grand Prix on Friday when he topped the times for Ferrari in both the morning and afternoon sessions run in variable conditions. After clocking the fastest time in a closely-contested ...
Barrichello leads another wet F1 test session as teams' preparations hampered by poor weatherRubens Barrichello of Williams set the fastest time despite more poor weather hampering teams' Formula One preparations on Thursday. Barrichello's time of 1 minute, 27.145 seconds came during one ...
Jarno Trulli of Italy and Finland's Heikki Kovalainen were unveiled Monday as the drivers for the new Malaysian-backed Lotus team in its debut 2010 Formula One season. Sports Minister Shabery Cheek said the third driver will be Malaysian Fairuz Fauzy. "I am ...

Hamilton boosted by set-up changes

World champion Lewis Hamilton took third place on the grid for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix thanks to last-minute set-up changes for his McLaren Mercedes car. The 29-year-old, who won in Singapore last weekend, had struggled in Saturday morning's final free practice session ...

Rain clouds F1 championship picture in Japan

This weekend's crucial Japanese Grand Prix looks likely to become a lottery, thanks to soaking rain that lashed the Suzuka circuit on Friday and is expected to continue Saturday. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen emerged quickest in the first session held on a track ...

Kovalainen fastest in opening Japan F1 practice

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen emerged fastest after the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Friday. The McLaren driver saved his best until last, recording a lap of 1 minute 40.356 seconds on his final tour of the circuit ...

Vettel sets the pace in Singapore F1 practice

Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel threw down the gauntlet to Brawn GP pair Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello Friday by topping the times in opening free practice for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. The German is 26 points behind championship leader Button and 12 ...
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