Topic: Heikki Kovalainen

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 in ...

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 adrift ...

F1 driver Vettel sets the pace in Singapore

Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel threw down the gauntlet to Brawn GP pair Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello 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 adrift of ...

Button suffers qualifying blow

Jenson Button's Formula One world title hopes suffered a crushing blow in a bizarre qualifying session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.. It is the veteran Italian's fourth pole of his career, and his first since Malaysia in 2006, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli ...

Trulli fastest in first Belgian GP practice

Italian Jarno Trulli took advantage of a heavy rainstorm to top the times for Toyota in Friday morning's first free practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.Taking full advantage of a brief dry spell early in a mostly wet session, the 35-year-old driver ...

Sutil sets practice pace

Adrian Sutil was the surprise name at the top of the timesheets in a curtailed final practice session ahead of this afternoon's qualifying hour for the European Grand Prix in Valencia.. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen soon demonstrated the problems facing the drivers when ...
Sebastian Vettel, one of the hottest properties in Formula One, today extended his contract with the Red Bull team until the end of 2011 with the option of a further year.. With Vettel off the market, rumours that Fernando Alonso would swap ...

Rubens Barrichello goes fastest in first session

Sebastian Vettel, one of the hottest properties in Formula One, today extended his contract with the Red Bull team until the end of 2011 with the option of a further year.. With Vettel off the market, rumours that Fernando Alonso would swap ...

Happy Hamilton ready to chase a podium again

British world champion Lewis Hamilton has set his sights on a rare podium finish this season in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix after topping the times in Friday afternoon's second free practice session.The 24-year-old Englishman and his McLaren Mercedes team-mate Heikki Kovalainen dominated ...
Finn Heikki Kovalainen topped the times for a revived McLaren Mercedes team after Friday morning's opening free practice session for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.While controversial teenage debutant Jaime Alguersuari demonstrated a sensible level-headed approach and learned the track on his first outing ...