FIA post-race press conference – Hungary

FIA post-race press conference – Hungary

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA
1st Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), 1h37m27.067s; 2nd Timo Glock (Toyota), 1h37m38.128s; 3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1h37m43.923s.
Q: Heikki, it has been a long road but your first win in Formula One. Describe your feelings as you crossed the line.
Heikki Kovalainen: Yeah, of course I was very [...]

Hungarian Grand Prix – selected driver quotes

Hungarian Grand Prix – selected driver quotes

McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen on his maiden Formula One victory; Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on his engine failure in the closing stages of the race; and Lewis Hamilton on the front-left puncture that knocked him off the podium. All 20 drivers report back on Sunday’s action…
Heikki Kovalainen, Mclaren (1st):
“There have been [...]

Kovalainen overjoyed, Hamilton and Massa rue misfortune

Kovalainen overjoyed, Hamilton and Massa rue misfortune

A few laps into Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix and few would have given McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen much chance of victory. Yes, he was clearly faster than those behind him, but it was also obvious he didn’t have the pace to live with team mate Lewis Hamilton and the Ferrari [...]

Ferrari failure helps Kovalainen to maiden win

Ferrari failure helps Kovalainen to maiden win

In order to finish first, first you have to be Finnish
“Welcome to the world of winning, the first of many.” That was how McLaren boss Ron Dennis greeted Heikki Kovalainen as the Finn scored a surprise victory on Sunday in a Hungarian Grand Prix that should really have been [...]

Toyota TF108 – shark-fin engine cover

Toyota TF108 – shark-fin engine cover

Toyota were another team to introduce the now almost ubiquitous shark fin in Hungary, though it is not clear whether they will keep it for the rest of the season, given its late introduction, which also comes at a circuit with very specific set-up requirements. The concept – and [...]

Team Citroen reflects on a job well done

3/8/08

Sebastien Loeb says the fact that he held the lead of Rally Finland from beginning to end makes his first ever win on the event especially sweet.
The defending world champion got the second half of his WRC season off to a perfect start with a maximum points haul this weekend, and the Frenchman remains firmly [...]

Ford team boss praises Hirvonen’s efforts

3/8/08

BP Ford Abu Dhabi team director Malcolm Wilson says that despite the disappointment of not winning Rally Finland, Mikko Hirvonen will benefit from the close battle with Sebastien Loeb that raged all weekend.
Hirvonen’s second place was his seventh podium in nine rallies this year and keeps him in the lead in the FIA World Rally [...]

Atkinson celebrates at Subaru

3/8/08
Atkinson celebrates at Subaru
Finland turned out to be a rally of mixed fortunes for the Subaru World Rally team, with the high of another podium for Chris Atkinson balanced by the frustration of Petter Solberg who was unhappy to have finished sixth.
After losing time with a damaged suspension component and dropping to ninth on Friday, [...]