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04 | February | 5
The Final
Brazil marked the final round of the 2011 Formula 1 season and it confirmed what we observed in the second half of the season. Team Lotus and Heikki Kovalainen have improved their game and although they could suprise occassionally, they are still not quite there. Although Kovy got closer to the guys in front of him and was able to beat one Lotus Renault twice, there is still a solid gap when it comes to racing for points. However the results were good enough to secure position 10 in the team standings and this means that after two years participating in Formula 1 his team will get extra money for the next season.
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09 | October | 2011
Lots of 'firsts' for Heikki in Japan
Japan has always been a good place for the Finns in Formula 1 and particulary so for Heikki Kovalainen. Fuji was the place where he achieved his first F1 podium and this year, being back in Suzuka, Team Lotus and their Finnish driver managed to stay on the lead lap by the end of the race for the first time in their short history. They also got both cars to the finish which qualifies this race as one of their best – to date.
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29 | September | 2011
Heikki beats Lotus Renault on the track
Singapore started as another difficult weekend for Heikki Kovalainen, including a little fire incident on Friday, as if he wanted to make a Sigapore fire into a tradition. But the team managed to fix the car and also improve it, even though the qualification did not go as smooth as expected. The Finn would had to be consent with P19 on the grid. -
04 | February | 860
Ruined start, but good race for Heikki
The start in Spa Francorchamps has always been one of the trickiest on the calendar and this year was no exeption. Especially for Heikki Kovalainen, who started the race from P16 but got into trouble going into the first hairpin. The reason for chaos and confusion was Timo Glock who going too fast and breaking too late hit the other cars causing the two Team Lotus cars to collide. After that Kovy had to pit, his crew changed the front wing of his T128, which dropped him back to the very last position – but he stedily crawled back towards the front, crossing the finish line on P15th. -
04 | February | 5389
And the plan comes together
Summer break of the Formula 1 is over and the drivers travelled to Belgium for this weekend's Grand Prix. The first discovery for Heikki and his colleagues was that the summer is indeed over, since Spa Francorchamps welcomed everyone with changeable weather and a wet to dry racing line. Kovy, just like the rest of the F1 drivers, had some difficulties judging the set up of his car and was not sure if he would find a good balance or not. -
31 | July | 2011
Bad start of the time off
It has not been a straightforward weekend for Heikki Kovalainen so far in Hungary, the Finn struggled massively with massive balance problems during the practice sessions. -
04 | February | 57
'Pretty good' race day for Heikki
After the three disappointing races in the row for Heikki Kovalainen, the Finn finally crossed the finish line at the Nürburgring. Kovy managed a great start from P18 (Buemi was fined for the fuel irregularities and had to start from the back of the grid) and was able to pass two cars right away, moving up to P16 and defending this position successfully from a few faster cars behind him. A difficult task for the Team Lotus driver since his race engineers had opted for a two stop strategy, which meant that Heikki had to manage his tyres well in order to avoid an additional stop and change of tyres. -
04 | February | 1349
Not-too-Perfect Quali for Heikki
The second day at the Nürburgring turned out to be not quite perfect for Heikki Kovalainen but at least OK. The Finn entcountered some hydraulics problems in the morning which quickly got fixed by his mechanics, and ended FP3 on P19. His preferred position as it seems but it is worth noting the gap between Kovy and his fellow colleagues at the back and the middle field guys in front of him. The T-128 seems not up to reaching P13-18 yet but with Heikki it is also over half a second in front of his direct competitors, something that might indicate progress in the near future. -
22 | July | 2011
Solid start for Heikki's German GP
Friday at the Nürburgring started with the usual practice sessions and Kovy was quite pleased with the performance, despite having two run offs in T1 in both sessions. From the morning practice to the afternoon the Finn planned to improve the balance of the car and also work on brakes. By the end of th day he achieved P18 with a personal best of 1:35.753 minutes and 71 laps, split into five runs in the morning and four in the afternoon. -
09 | July | 2011
Kovy starts from P17
These words of a slightly surprised commentator 'Heikki Kovalainen out-performed his own car again' are very true, because no one actually expected Kovy to make it into Q2 today. But the Finn and his team chose perfect timing during the first round with Heikki managing a time that was worth P8 in tricky weather conditions. With the rain coming down in the closing stages of the first 20 minutes and Kovy only slipping back to P16 the hurdle was successfully taken.
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