Райкконен победил в финальный день тестов в Валенсии

Кому интересно интервью Хейкки на английском про Льюиса итп ... : Heikki Kovalainen joined the McLaren F1 team at the start of the year to team up with Lewis Hamilton. Kovalainen swapped seats with double world champion Fernando Alonso, who was having a hard time at the Woking based team. The Finn though is confident he can beat Hamilton to try and win the championship. Kovalainen didn′t make a secret of it that he is enjoying his time at McLaren. «It feels fantastic,» he told the Telegraph. «I′m really, really happy here, enjoying working with these guys. They are motivated, pushing hard. This is what I like. «I don′t know what went wrong last year. I think I can bring things to this team. And I can learn a lot. I can′t see myself getting into trouble politically. It′s not my business. I′m not interested too much in that side of things. I drive the car as fast as I can and try to beat everybody. If I can′t do that I′ll work with my engineers to be stronger. I like to keep things simple.» Kovalainen′s team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, is no stranger to him. They duo already know each other when they were just 14 years of age driving go-karts. «The first time I saw him (Hamilton) he was driving go-karts at 14,» Kovalainen said. «I always thought he was a really good driver. He definitely stood out. I was doing well, too. I always thought I could compete against him. I′m not afraid of anybody. We were once on the front of a karting magazine together. That was something quite exciting. His family were always friendly towards me. It has continued here. We can talk about anything, from testing to what we saw on TV.» But being friends or not, when the visor closes there is only one goal: «My goal is to win the world championship. I believe I can beat Lewis,» said a confident Kovalainen. «The team guarantees me the same car, so I have a chance. I just need to make it work. Lewis almost won the championship last year. He gets a lot of attention. He is the superstar. What can I do? I need to make my own mark. If I win the championship then this time next year people will be more interested in me.»

А где кстати заметка про то что Копченый назвал Алонсо лохом и непрофессионалом? А вот он, круче Винни Пуха и никогда так делать не будет. По сабжу: тесты как правило не показывают кто и насколько быстр. Хотя тенденция имеется, например то что Кова быстрее негритенка.

Уважаемые «жеребцы» лучшее время на круге все равно показал Ковалайнен, установив рекорд круга без трекшн-контроля ... :)