I made a long-term commitment to Renault and I believe I have a good chance to drive races in 2007.
"Heikki Johannes Kovalainen" is a Finland/Finnish auto racing/racing driver. He raced in Formula 1 between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault F1/Renault, McLaren, Team Lotus (2010–11)/Team Lotus and Lotus F1 teams.
He was supported by the Renault in Formula One/Renault Driver Development programme early in his racing career, during which he won the World Series by Nissan championship and finished runner-up in the GP2 series. Renault in Formula One/Renault signed him on as a full-time Formula One test driver for , and then promoted him to a race seat for . He gained his first podium by finishing second in the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix/Japanese Grand Prix that year.
He moved to McLaren for the season, where he partnered Lewis Hamilton. His second season saw him achieve his first pole position at 2008 British Grand Prix/Silverstone and his first victory at 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix/Hungaroring, becoming the 100th driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. He remained with the team for the season. In , he moved to Team Lotus (2010–11)/Team Lotus where he remained for . He competed in the last two races of the 2013 for Lotus F1 as a short-notice stand-in for regular driver Kimi Räikkönen.
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