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Kovalainen ready to get back behind the wheel
19 April 2008Heikki Kovalainen says he has been working out hard and is ready to get back behind the wheel for next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix at the physical Barcelona circuit.
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"I've been really preparing physically for this race, because we have a bigger gap, we are actually trying to increase the fitness level," Kovalainen said. "We do some power work, some speed work, a bit of cardio. That has been the priority. I have been to Woking for a couple of days and spent some time with the engineers. Apart from that, nothing special, just trying to make sure that when we arrive here for the race we know where we are and have a good starting point for the weekend."
"This circuit is one of probably the two most important test tracks we use, together with Jerez," he added. "It is a real performance tester; you need to have a really good aero performance in the car to go fast round here, which is why we always come here as it allows us to understand how well our aero package is performing. It also has some very heavy breaking areas, so it is good for evaluating this and some good corners to understand the balance of the car. Also, the slower chicanes mean we can test how the car changes direction. It has a good range of challenges so you can test everything. Also, usually the weather is good here."
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