Briatore would have slowed down Kovalainen

Published on 02/11/2010 à 15:26

Pierre Tassel

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The Finn's former manager would have delayed the debut in F1 from the old pilot Renault F1. Heikki Kovalainen would have received two offers before joining the discipline in 2007 with Renault. “ Paul Stoddart (Minardi team manager) was ready to offer me a steering wheel, I was prepared, but my management had other plans », Reveals the Finn to the newspaper Turku Sanomat.

The Lotus driver was also said to have been in discussions with Williams, but Flavio Briatore would have opted for a season in GP2 before offering him a place as a full-time test driver at Renault. “ Obviously, every time you have an entry into F1 and you don't go, you are disappointed. »

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