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| Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham |
The former F1 driver Mika Salo from Finland has stated to MTV3 that the best choice to replace Kimi Räikkönen at Lotus would be Heikki Kovalainen. Mika Salo got a chance at Ferrari by replacing Michael Schumacher in 1999 so this situation is a bit similar.
Lotus has Davide Valsecchi as reserve driver, but Mika Salo has an opinion that it would be wiser to use a driver who has already competed at the two remaining tracks last year.
Kovalainen has also driven practice sessions for Caterham this season so he should be in good shape for the job. The Finn has also much more experience than Valsecchi and Lotus doesn't have time for him to learn the new tracks.
Caterham also uses Renault engines which is also an aspect that links Heikki to the Lotus team.
Mika Salo also stated that the only better choice would be if they could use their next years driver but that is not very easy to arrange when the decisions haven't been made yet.
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