After his first WRC appearance, former F1 race winner Heikki Kovalainen is keen for more rally outings
The former McLaren, Renault, Caterham and Lotus F1 driver switched to rallying full-time last year to compete in the Japanese Rally Championship, which he won this season, driving a Skoda Fabia Rally2 alongside long-time co-driver Sae Kitagawa.
Kovalainen impressed throughout the four-day event to finish fourth in the second tier WRC2 class and 10th overall, earning himself a world championship point on debut. Given his lack of experience compared to his rivals, the 41-year-old declared reaching the finish of the 19-stage event as an achievement in self regardless of his impressive result.
“I think what is more important than the result is to get through the event as I’m still a relatively rookie as a rally driver," Kovalainen told Motorsport.com. Asked if he was keen to do more WRC events in the future, the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix winner is unsure if he is ready to tackle another top tier event outside of Japan, but does harbour hopes of competing in rallies in Europe.
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