Tag: Heikki Kovalainen
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F1: McLaren reveals the cause of Kovalainen’s crash
Heikki Kovalainen’s heavy crash into the tyre wall during the Barcelona Grand Prix was the result of a lacquering process incorrectly applied to a wheel, which caused it to move apart and pitch his car off the racetrack at nearly 150 miles per hour.
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F1: could McLaren really develop two separate cars?
Here’s a really intriguing story doing the rounds on a F1 website or two – could McLaren possibly develop two versions of its 2009 car and enter the one that would give it the biggest race advantage on any given circuit?
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F1: Silverstone testing report – 25/06/08
McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli have topped the unofficial timesheet on the second day of Silverstone testing, in the face of an unusually subdued performance from Ferrari.
Tagged as: F1 testing, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Honda, Jarno Trulli, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Silverstone, Toyota
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F1: Silverstone testing report – 24/06/08
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has followed up his serendipitous victory in the French Grand Prix by topping the timesheets in the first day of Silverstone testing – a circuit that has always played well to the Italian team’s strengths.
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F1: Whitmarsh denies it’s McLaren against the world
Disturbing signs that the McLaren F1 team might be developing a siege mentality began to emerge after the French Grand Prix saw their drivers weighed down under an avalanche of penalties that effectively smothered their hopes.
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F1: Disappointed Hamilton makes best of French qualifying
Lewis Hamilton will start the French Grand Prix from 13th place – the best position available in the face of Ferrari domination and the 10-place penalty imposed for his Canada pitlane error, but still a disappointment to him.