In Demand: Interview with Heikki Kovalainen
With Fernando Alonso holding the key to the Formula One drivers market, Heikki Kovalainen must wait to find out where he will drive next season. But despite a rocky start to his debut Formula One season, the Finn has sufficiently impressed to be the lead candidate to partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren - or even Alonso himself at Renault. Either way, he tells Adam Cooper, he just wants a fair chance to fight for the world championship
While the world awaits any news about Fernando Alonso's future, the fate of Heikki Kovalainen is just as intriguing. If Alonso finally opts for a return to Renault, then it will most likely be to partner Nelson Piquet Jr, a rookie that the Spaniard will be happy to have alongside him.
That in turn means team chief Flavio Briatore will have to find a new home for his Finnish driver. After an impressive season, Briatore certainly has a much better chance of placing Kovalainen elsewhere than he would Piquet, who remains something of an unknown quantity.
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