Heikki Kovalainen: "Mindk�t szabadedz�s meglehet�sen j�l ment. Minden �tlagosan ment, 58 k�rt teljes�tett�nk p�nteken, ami el�g j�, m�g ha az id�j�r�s akad�lyt is jelentett, de siker�lt a mindk�t gyakorl�sra tervezett tesztprogramunkat v�gigvinni. Korai lenne megmondani, hol �llunk ezen a h�tv�g�n. Rem�lhet�leg holnap, a harmadik edz�sen is sz�raz p�ly�nk lesz, azt�n a futamon ki tudja, mi fog t�rt�nni. A tr�kk abban lesz, hogy ne v�ts�nk hib�t holnap egyik edz�s alatt sem, �s j� helyre kvalifik�ljuk magunkat a vas�rnapi futamra, hogy j� eredm�nnyel mehess�nk az augusztusi sz�netre." //

"Both sessions today were pretty good. Even though it was business as normal, 58 laps on a Friday is decent mileage, even with the rain interruption, and we've managed to get through the test programme we'd set for both sessions. Times-wise it's too early to say where we're at this weekend. Hopefully we can have another dry session tomorrow in FP3, and who knows what will happen during the race. The trick is not to make any mistakes in either session tomorrow and put ourselves in as strong a position as possible for the race on Sunday so we can have a good result ahead of the August break."

Heikki Kovalainen:
„Mindig is j� visszat�rni a Hungaroringre. Igen j� eml�keim vannak onnan, �s mindig nagyszer� t�mogat�st kapok a finn rajong�kt�l Magyarorsz�gon. Minden alkalommal nagy finn t�borokat l�tok ott, �s azt gondolom, hogy egy kicsit k�nnyebb is sz�munkra eljutni oda, �s, amikor a finnek ott vannak, mindig nagyszer� a hangulat. Technikailag ez egy el�g tr�kk�s p�lya, mivel ott vannak rajta a gyors �s a lass� kanyarok is. Tr�kk�s, mivel az aut�k maxim�lis leszor�t� er� mellett futnak, �gy egy olyan be�ll�t�st kell tal�lnod, mely a gyors �s a lass� r�szeken is versenyk�pes. Az els� szektor az egyenesr�l sz�l, addig a m�sodik szektorban j�nnek a kanyarg�s r�szek, ahol sz�k�lni kezd a p�lya. Ezen a r�szen lehet nyerni egy kis id�t, ha az aut�d j�l van be�ll�tva. A megfelel� egyens�lyt kell megtal�lnod a f�kt�vok miatt, �s, hogy kem�nyen tudd t�madni a ker�kvet�ket. Ezzel egy�tt fontos a j� ritmus megtal�l�sa is, hogy az eg�sz k�r sor�n gyors legy�l. P�lyafelt�telek sokat fognak javulni a h�tv�ge sor�n. �ltal�ban eleinte el�g cs�sz�s a p�lya, de mire m�r az id�m�r�t futjuk, m�r el�g j� a tapad�s, felt�telezve azt, hogy az id�j�r�s tov�bbra is meleg, valamint sz�raz marad. Nagyon fontosak lesznek a be�ll�t�ssal kapcsolatos k�rd�sek, �gy k�szen kell �llnunk arra, hogy drasztikusan v�ltoztassunk a g�pen.”  //

Heikki Kovalainen: “I had my first Formula One win in 2008 in Hungary so it’s always good to come back to the Hungaroring. It's fair to say I have some pretty good memories from here and I always have great support from the Finnish fans in Hungary. There’s always a lot of Finns in the crowd as I think it’s a bit easier for them to get to Hungary, and whenever there’s Finnish fans around there’s always a great atmosphere! Technically the circuit is quite tricky as it is a mix of fast and slow corners and even though the cars run with maximum downforce you have to get the setup right for the quick and the slow stuff. The first sector is mostly about straight lines and outright speed but then you get into Sector 2 where it starts to get tight and twisty. The car is generally set up for those corners and if you have a good flow through there you can usually gain some time in that sector and improve on your lap time, if you set yourself and the car up correctly. You need to have good balance over the kerbs so that you can attack them, build up a good rhythm, and maintain your speed over the whole lap. 
The track also evolves a lot throughout the weekend. It usually starts off in quite a slippery state, but by the time we reach qualifying the grip levels can be pretty decent, assuming the weather has remained hot and dry. You just have to keep the evolution in mind during the first practice session and if the balance isn’t quite right you shouldn’t worry too much or dramatically change the set up of the car - when the circuit starts to rubber in the car will improve. The rear of the car starts to become more stable and the track always improves as the weekend progresses.”

Heikki a 100. nagyd�jh�tv�g�j�t a 19. helyen fejezte be.

Heikki Kovalainen: A verseny korai szakasz�ban j�l ment nekem, az aut� is jobban m�k�d�tt, mint a h�tv�ge nagy r�sz�n, �gy rendesen tudtam nyomni. Azonban a m�sodik ki�ll�som ut�n probl�m�t �szleltem, onnant�l kezdve az els� gumik sokkal jobban szemcs�sedtek, mint az elv�rhat� lett volna. Kicsit k�s�n �lltunk ki orrcser�re annak �rdek�ben, hogy azzal esetleg megoldjuk a probl�m�t, amivel v�g�l sikerrel is j�rtunk, mert att�l kezdve �jra norm�lisan viselkedett az aut�. Azonban innent�l kezdve m�r csak arra �sszpontos�tottam, hogy befejezzem a futamot. Az el�g tiszt�n l�tszik, hogy a melegebb id�j�r�sn�l jobb a teljes�tm�ny�nk, �gy rem�nykedem benne, hogy jobban kij�n majd a sebess�g�nk Magyarorsz�gon. Az egy olyan p�lya, amit szeretek, ez nyilv�nval�, hiszen ott szereztem meg az els� gy�zelmemet is, majd megl�tjuk mi lesz a k�vetkez� h�tv�g�n. //

“The early part of the race was good for me. The car felt better than it has for most of the weekend and I was able to push, but then it felt like we had a problem after the second stop and from that point the front tyres were graining much more than they should have been. We stopped pretty late for a nose change to see if that could sort the problem out and it did as after that the car felt back to normal, but from then I was just focusing on getting the car to the end of the race. It’s pretty clear that the hotter the temperatures are the better we perform, so hopefully we’ll be able to show more speed in Hungary. It’s a circuit I like and obviously I had my first win there so let’s see what happens next weekend.”

Heikki a 19. helyen fejezte be az id�m�t azonban a b�ntet�sek miatt holnap a 16. helyr�l rajtol.

Heikki Kovalainen:  "Ahhoz k�pest, hogy hol tartunk jelenleg, ez egy majdnem t�k�letes k�rnek mondhat�. Nem k�vettem el semmilyen hib�t, minden kanyar cs�cspontj�t j�l kaptam el, �s maga a gyorsk�r is tiszta volt. �gy el�gedett vagyok azzal, amit kihoztam ma az aut�b�l. Az egyik f� c�lunk, hogy cs�kkents�k a k�zvetlen el�tt�nk l�v�kkel szembeni lemarad�sunkat, �s ennek �rdek�ben azt hiszem, m�g mindig keress�k azt a potenci�lt, amit az �j csomagunkb�l ki tudunk hozni, amivel egy�bk�nt Silverstone-ban futottunk el�sz�r. Ehhez m�g sok �sszetev�t kellene a hely�re raknunk, �s mindenk�pp t�bb sz�raz p�ly�n teljes�tett k�rre lenne sz�ks�g�nk, hogy �rtelmezni tudjuk, mi az, ami t�nyleg ad nek�nk valami pluszt. A munk�t folytatni fogjuk, hogy el�rj�k ezt a c�lt, �s tal�n m�r holnap t�bbet fogunk l�tni ebb�l, ha val�ban napos id� lesz. Magyarorsz�gon a j�val melegebb k�r�lm�nyek majd jobban kedveznek nek�nk, mint az itteni �s a silverstone-i h�v�s �s es�s." //

“For where we are right now that was pretty much the perfect lap. I didn’t make any mistakes, nailed every apex and had a clean lap, so I’m pleased with what I got out of the car today. Closing the gap to the cars ahead is obviously our target and I think we are still finding out how to unlock the real potential of the upgrade package we first ran in Silverstone. Taking the package as a whole there are a lot of elements we need to get right to really use its potential and I think we still need more dry running to really understand what it will really give us. We’ll keep working on achieving that and perhaps we’ll see more of its value tomorrow as it’s due to be sunny, and in Hungary where the hotter conditions will definitely suit us better than the cold, wet weather we’ve had in Germany and at the last race in Silverstone.”

Heikki az els� edz�sen a 19., a m�sodikon a 17. helyen v�gzett.

Heikki Kovalainen: "Megfelel� mennyis�g� kilom�tert teljes�tett�nk ma, de azt gondolom, maradt m�g az�rt munk�nk, f�leg, hogy tapad�st tal�ljunk. J�k voltak a felt�telek az els� szabadedz�s sor�n, az aerodinamikai programunkkal nagyj�b�l v�gezt�nk is akkor, bele�rtve n�h�ny nagyon lass� k�rt a sz�raz p�ly�ra alkalmas abroncsokon, amikor m�r elkezdett nedvesedni az aszfalt. A m�sodik gyakorl�son az els� etapunkat es�gumin teljes�tett�k, azut�n intermediate-re v�ltottunk, de m�g mindig nem tal�ltuk meg a helyes balanszot. Ezen fogunk ma este munk�lkodni, �s biztosra megy�nk, hogy teljes g�zer�vel nyomhatjuk holnap a harmadik edz�sen, valamint a kvalifik�ci�n." //

 "We completed a decent mileage today but I think we still have quite a bit of work to do, mainly on finding grip. The conditions in FP1 were good to start off with and we managed to get through most of the aero programme we'd set, including a couple of very slow single lap runs on dry tyres when it was getting pretty wet! In FP2 we started on the full wets for the first run, then went onto the inters but we still couldn't quite find a really good balance. We'll look at that tonight and make sure we can push on tomorrow in FP3 and qualifying."