Heikki Kovalainen to McLaren
December 14th, 2007 | by admin |Looks like Renault and McLaren made a driver switch. After his debut in F1 Kovalainen moves to McLaren from 2008.
In his first year in Formula1 Kovalainen in 17 races have 1 podium in the Japan GP on 2nd position after starting from position 14. He finished in points in 11 races and have a total 30points
| F1 Circuit | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Sepang | 8 | 1 |
| Catalunya | 7 | 2 |
| Montreal | 4 | 5 |
| Indianapolis | 5 | 4 |
| Silverstone | 7 | 2 |
| Nurburgring | 8 | 1 |
| Hungaroring | 8 | 1 |
| Istanbul | 6 | 3 |
| Monza | 7 | 2 |
| Spa Francochamps | 8 | 1 |
| Fuji | 2 | 8 |
His partner in 2007 was Giancarlo Fisichella, a driver who have 12 seasons in F1. This experience was not enough and Kovalainen was better than Fisichella last year. Let’s look back at statistics:
| Kovalainen | Fisichella | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 58% | Best on Grid | 7 | 41% | |
| 12 | 70% | Best at finish | 5 | 29% | |
| 1 | 5% | Podium | 0 | 0% | |
| 11 | 64% | In points | 7 | 41% | |
| 30 | 17% | Points | 21 | 12% | |
NOTICE
- None of the drivers have victorie, pole or fastest lap in 2007 season
- Points if win all races : 170
