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Valsecchi: Lotus decision a huge blow

Lotus reserve Davide Valsecchi has described as "a huge blow" the team's decision to hire Heikki Kovalainen as Kimi Räikkönen's replacement for the final two races. The former GP2 Champion says although he would have accepted being overlooked in favour of Sauber's Nico Hülkenberg or Williams' Pastor Maldonado, who are both candidates for a full-time seat in 2014, the signing of Kovalainen has "angered" him. "It's a huge blow," Valsecchi told Italian media in Austin. "From the sporting point of view it's a tragedy. It makes me angry to have lost the battle with Kovalainen who is not a great champion, not even an active driver – his last results were...
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