Davide Valsecchi says Heikki Kovalainen's qualifying performance shows that Lotus made a good choice to replace Kimi Raikkonen read more »

Heikki Kovalainen's brilliant performance in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix could have earned him a drive with Lotus for 2014, but only if he can continue... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen believes he can score decent points during the United States Grand Prix. Kovalainen, driving in place of the injured Kimi Raikkonen, qualified his Lotus in... read more »

Joining former Lotus colleagues at Ferrari next season won't make any difference to Kimi Raikkonen's ability to settle in, according to technical director James... read more »

Sergio Perez has had a solid season for McLaren, but they needed him to be a star to fill at least part of the large hole left by Lewis Hamilton. Whilst the young Mexican has... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen says he experienced a "straight-forward" opening day in Austin, where he officially marked his debut as Kimi... read more »

Davide Valsecchi admits he may have to consider his future after seeing Heikki Kovalainen leap-frog him in the race to replace for Kimi... read more »

Davide Valsecchi has admitted he expected to be given the Lotus race seat vacated by Kimi Raikkonen once Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg had turned it down. read more »

Davide Valsecchi has admitted he is unsure if he would serve as an F1 team's reserve driver again after being overlooked by Lotus when seeking a replacement for Kimi... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has undergone successful back surgery as planned on Thursday and is currently resting in hospital in France. The Finnish driver chose to skip the final two races... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has an operation on a back injury that has led to him missing the last two races of the Formula 1 season. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has had a successful operation on his back in France Lotus have confirmed. read more »

Lotus F1 has confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen's surgery for a long-standing back problem has been completed as scheduled, and that it has been 'totally... read more »

Lotus have released a statement saying that Kimi Raikkonen's back surgery has gone completely according to plan and that it will allow the Finn to start recovery as of... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has undergone a successful operation on his back, according to the Lotus team... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is recovering after undergoing successful back surgery in Strasbourg. Raikkonen suffered from back pain following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and opted to miss the... read more »

Lotus has confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen has undergone a successful operation on his back read more »

Kimi Raikkonen underwent successful back surgery in Strasbourg on Thursday, his former team Lotus has announced. read more »

Davide Valsecchi says he is angry at Lotus’s decision to overlook him for the vacant seat for the final two round of 2013. Kimi Raikkonen withdrew from the races in... read more »

Lotus reserve Davide Valsecchi has described as "a huge blow" the team's decision to hire Heikki Kovalainen as Kimi... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen's planned back surgery has gone ahead as planned, according to Finnish broadcaster MTV. The 32-year-old must now take four to six weeks... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg turned down the chance to substitute for Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus for the last two races for the 2013 season because of the risk of being upstaged by Romain... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg says he turned down the opportunity to replace Kimi Räikkönen at Lotus for the final two races of the 2013 season because it was too... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says he turned down the Lotus Formula 1 team's offer to replace Kimi Raikkonen in the final two races of 2013 because it was too big a risk read more »

Lotus has confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen will stand-in for Kimi Raikkonen for the remaining two races of the season. Team principal Eric Boullier was keen to employ someone... read more »