Understandably, Heikki Kovalainen's recruitment at Lotus hasn't gone down well with Davide Valsecchi. read more »

According to the paddock grapevine in Austin, Nico Hulkenberg is no longer in the running for the 2014 race seat at Lotus. Venezuelan oil minister Rafael Ramirez has hinted to... read more »

It was a case of 'mission accomplished' for Heikki Kovalainen on day one of his stint as Lotus's super-sub, with the Finn setting the fifth fastest time in... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen enjoys a smooth integration to life at Lotus, posting the fifth-fastest time of the opening day at the USGP.     read more »

Heikki Kovalainen has downplayed his impressive pace on his first day driving the Lotus E21 after ending the first day of practice for the United States Grand Prix fifth fastest. read more »

It's difficult to draw conclusions from the cooler morning practice, but in the afternoon we were happy with the pace from both drivers; particularly on the long runs. read more »

Heikki Kovalainen enjoyed a warm welcome at Lotus after his first day of running in the Lotus E21. Team mate Romain Grosjean and the team's Technical Director Nick... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen said he was pleased with how quickly he was able to get "on the edge" with the Lotus during practice for the United States Grand Prix read more »

Romain Grosjean said he was pleased to see Heikki Kovalainen immediately on the pace for Lotus in practice for the United States Grand Prix read more »

US practice quotes: Lotus read more »

Lotus owner Gerard Lopez says it would have been 'intriguing' to see how Michael Schumacher would have fared if he had been keen on a comeback with his team. read more »

Lotus owner Gerard Lopez says his team will not wait 'much longer' for new investors Quantum Motorsports to finalise its deal to buy in to the team. read more »

Sebastian Vettel topped the second practice session for the United States Grand Prix, giving a far more accurate picture of the competitive order after a shortened FP1. The... read more »

Although Davide Valsecchi is "disappointed" about missing out on a Lotus seat, the reserve driver insists he is not giving up... read more »

Sebastian Vettel topped second practice and proved fastest of the first day of running in the United States Grand Prix weekend. A single tenth slower is his Red Bull team mate... 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 »

Fernando Alonso was the quickest driver during the opening practice session for the United States Grand Prix, but the times don't give an accurate picture of where people... 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 »

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 »