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Kovalainen returns to F1 duties after surgery

Apr.23 Heikki Kovalainen is on the road to recovery, following open-heart surgery. It emerged in March that the former Formula 1 driver, who is 42, was being forced to put his rallying career on hold after doctors discovered an enlarged aorta during a routine check. He had the required operation shortly afterwards. And now, after resting completely for a time, the ex-McLaren and Renault driver returned to F1 commentary duties over the recent Chinese GP weekend. 'The recovery is going very well in every way,' the Finn told Ilta Sanomat newspaper. 'But recovery is a long process.' Kovalainen, winner of the 2008 Hungarian GP when he was Lewis Hamilton's teammate, didn't travel to Shanghai or...
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