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A pretty good day - Q&A with Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen
Drafted in at the last minute to replace Kimi Raikkonen, Heikki Kovalainen had his work cut out at Lotus on Friday, especially after the shortened first practice session in Austin. But the experienced Finn quickly found his feet, outpacing highly regarded team mate Romain Grosjean in Practice 2. Kovalainen is, however, keeping his expectations firmly in check for qualifying and race… Q: Heikki, the fifth best time in the afternoon - faster than Ferrari and faster than your team mate. Are you surprised?Heikki Kovalainen: To be honest, yes. I didn’t know what to expect as it was such short notice - so yes, it was a pretty good day. The car straight away had a good balance and I...
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