Kovalainen manager summoned to Maranello
14 September, 2012
Sep.14 (GMM) Finnish reports say that Heikki Kovalainen’s management team have been summoned to a meeting at Maranello, as speculation regarding Ferrari’s second driver for 2012 intensifies.
The speculation follows Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo ruling out Sergio Perez as Felipe Massa’s 2013 successor, due to his lack of experience.
Finn Kovalainen, 30, is on the market after three years of rebuilding his reputation, at Caterham, following his less-than-shining first three years in F1 at Renault and McLaren.
The Finnish broadcaster MTV3 said that representatives of Kovalainen’s management team at IMG Worldwide will travel to Maranello next week.
However, some consider Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg as a more likely candidate to oust Brazilian Massa.
But, given Montezemolo’s comments about experience, the 25-year-old German is only marginally more experienced than Mexican Perez.
A Ferrari spokesman told Brazil’s O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper: “Do not apply what our president said (about experience) to other drivers.
“He was asked about Perez, and the response was specific to him.”
The newspaper also said it doubts that Ferrari’s 2007 title winner Kimi Raikkonen is a candidate.
“Forget Ferrari. Kimi is not going there,” a source close to the Lotus driver is quoted.
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I thought this from the start of the season when massa was doing badly in races etc. that hekki could and should be a valid contender for the ferrari seat
His Angry Birds helmet would look fantastic with Ferrari
Heikki in red a real possibility!!!