{"id":25929,"date":"2008-08-04T09:25:13","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T09:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/6313-kovalainen-first-of-long-series"},"modified":"2008-08-04T09:25:13","modified_gmt":"2008-08-04T09:25:13","slug":"6313-kovalainen-first-of-long-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/6313-kovalainen-first-of-long-series","title":{"rendered":"Kovalainen: The first of a long series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heikki Kovalainen hopes that his victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix will be the first in a long series after a difficult first half of the year for the Finn.<\/p>\n<p>The McLaren driver took advantage of the mechanical problems of his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa to become the 100th winner of a Formula 1 Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Kovalainen, who has often been overshadowed by Hamilton&#8217;s performances, is determined to maintain this momentum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s fantastic. It&#8217;s a great moment,&#8221; the Finn declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab It&#8217;s a moment I&#8217;ve been waiting for many years. The goal of becoming an F1 driver was achieved a few months ago, and the second one, winning a race, is now validated. It&#8217;s very enjoyable. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Kovalainen openly admits that Hamilton and Massa were faster than him during the race, but the former Renault driver claimed that he never stopped pushing, hoping that Massa would have a problem.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Ferrari driver had to retire with three laps to go before the checkered flag due to an engine failure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Of course, I am very happy. We were able to fight for a victory. Lewis and Massa were faster in the race. I tried to put pressure on Massa hoping for a mechanical failure on his part, and it seemed to work, \u00bb he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab The team has gone through tough times. That&#8217;s why I am very happy to achieve my first victory. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Kovalainen is still in sixth place in the driver standings, 24 points behind his teammate Hamilton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heikki Kovalainen hopes that his victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix will be the first in a long series after a difficult first half of the year for the Finn. 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