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Lotus risk turns out bad as Kovalainen star fades
The tumultuous 2014 'silly season' is taking yet another twist, as Heikki Kovalainen's hopes of returning full-time next year fall dramatically.
Mere days ago, the Finn was a powerful new player in the speculative hot-bed of the driver market -- on the verge of signing for Caterham, and signed up by Lotus for the last two races of 2013 to replace Kimi Raikkonen.
But, despite some flashes of speed, those two races later, 32-year-old Kovalainen's hopes are dwindling, after he failed to score a single point in the otherwise highly competitive black and gold Lotus.
"I think the car is great," he said on Sunday, "but I was not able to unlock the pace.
"I was anticipating it...
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