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Official: Kovalainen replaces Raikkonen at Lotus

Heikki Kovalainen will join Lotus for the final two races of the season as a stand-in for Kimi Raikkonen, who is currently undergoing (ahem) back surgery.Kovalainen - a veteran of 109 Grand Prix starts - has previously driven for Renault, McLaren, and Caterham. Over the course of his six seasons in Formula 1 to date, Heikki has scored 105 World Championship points. He has qualified on the front row five times, taken pole position at the 2008 British Grand Prix, achieved two fastest laps and finished on the podium four times; including victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix.Prior to racing for Lotus in its former guise of Renault in 2007, Heikki performed various test duties for the squad...
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