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Kovalainen confident of racing at Istanbul
03 May 2008Heikki Kovalainen says he is feeling fine after his 140mph head-on crash at the Spanish Grand Prix and is confident that he will pass final medical checks next week to enable him to return to the cockpit of his McLaren for the Turkish Grand Prix.
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"I am feeling good, the stiffness in my neck has pretty much gone and I have been back training," Kovalainen said. "I left Spain on Thursday and went back to Finland, where I have spent some time working with the team doctor at our facility there on ensuring I am fit for the race. Initially during the week we were doing some light training before starting on my full programme just before the weekend. Lewis will also be here over the weekend doing his training before the race."
"Next stage for me is the fitness test at the track in Turkey on Thursday with the FIA," he added. "I can't wait to get back into the car and race with the team next weekend, but at the end of the day that decision is out of my hands, the FIA will make it based on safety grounds only."
"I want to get back racing as soon as possible, since the accident at Barcelona it has been my only focus," he went on. "Everyone involved in the sport, the FIA in particular, is always working on improving safety for the drivers, but Formula 1 is a risky business. You know that as a driver, but you don't think about it. If you worry about things like that, you lose focus; I guess it is just not in my psyche."
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