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Briatore: Kovalainen does a good job

Renault's Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore is happy with the way his rookie, Heiki Kovalainen, is performing at the moment. Kovalainen had a difficult start to his Formula 1 career in Melbourne, but improved himself in the second and third Grand Prix.

Speaking about Kovalainen Briatore told F1.com: "I think he is doing a good job. Melbourne was bad - Heikki admitted so - but since then he has focused, worked hard and improved. For a rookie, though, it's very hard to do the job when you don't have the right car underneath you.

"Look at Hamilton - he is driving very well, but it is happening because he has confidence in the car. Even Alonso, at Renault in 2003, had a car he could really trust. Heikki doesn't have that at the moment, and it makes it much harder for him to make a big impression. But he has shown he is tough, that he can bounce back from adversity, and that he can be quick. He is learning a lot at the moment - that will really help him in the future."

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