TwistedArmco wrote:Every team, when its second driver fits the role of "in-race test driver" would utilize that driver for the good of the other driver. Kovy royally screwed his own race up anyway. Of course, he is very much the second driver at McLaren, both in ability and priority, but he brings that upon himself.
Oh come on, how can you be that sure for a driver who has never been given a chance to fight? He outqualified Hamilton in Australia and outclassed him in China, where Hamilton used revised version of MP4-24 whereas Heikki did not. What he might have done had he finished the first two race is unknown. And now are you telling me that Heikki deserved to be "laboratory" for Hamilton just because he couldn't manage to get into Q3?
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Following drivers used new engine for Bahrain GP:
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Number Car Driver Previously used engines
02 McLaren Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen 1
03 Ferrari Felipe Massa 2
04 Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen 2
06 BMW Sauber Nick Heidfeld 2
07 Renault Fernando Alonso 2
08 Renault Nelson Piquet 2
09 Toyota Jarno Trulli 2
10 Toyota Timo Glock 2
14 RBR Renault Mark Webber 2
15 RBR Renault Sebastian Vettel 2
16 Williams Toyota Nico Rosberg 2
20 Force India Mercedes Adrian Sutil 2
21 Force India Mercedes Giancarlo Fisichella 2
22 Brawn Mercedes Jenson Button 2
23 Brawn Mercedes Rubens Barrichello 2
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