Thumbs Up for Heikki

Kovalainen all thumbs up

When Heikki Kovalainen experienced one of the most life-threatening accidents in the history of Formula 1, I really thought he was going to miss one or two races. After the accident, Kovalainen was brought to the hospital and stayed for a night. Doctors suspected of a concussion but he was feeling pretty he good. He just can’t remember what happened during the accident. After I found out that he was miraculously okay, I was relieved. He is just one of the determined racers in F1 that I truly admire. “It was a serious accident and I managed to walk away. I was a bit lucky, but the safety standards the FIA has been pushing worked very well," said the Finn on a news conference.

Heikki, happy about the medical results

Professor Jean-Charles Piette, FIA Medical Delegate, and Dr. Cem Boneval, Chief Medical Officer, were the ones who cleared Kovalainen to race in Istanbul Park. "Everyone involved in the sport, the FIA in particular, is always working on improving safety for the drivers, but Formula One is a risky business. You know that as a driver, but you don't think about it. If you worry about things like that, you lose focus; I guess it is just not in my psyche," said Kovalainen. It is actually good to know that safety is the main priority of F1 authorities and not just the money they get from all their sponsors and the people who watch the race.