He may be racing a black and gold car for the rest of 2013, but Heikki Kovalainen on Thursday played down suggestions he could be in the running to replace Kimi Raikkonen permanently. The Finn has been drafted into Lotus' 2013 lineup for Austin and Brazil after his Ferrari-bound countryman Raikkonen opted for early back surgery. After Nico Hulkenberg said no, reportedly also considered for the two-race job was Michael Schumacher. Lotus driver Romain Grosjean, however, suggested it was never very likely the seven time world champion would make a third F1 comeback. "It was good marketing," the Frenchman smiled to RMC Sport, "but I would have been quite surprised if he had...
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