Valsecchi: It’s a huge blow to lose out to Kovalainen who is not a great champion 15 November, 2013 Davide Valsecchi with media in Austin Lotus reserve driver Davide Valsecchi could not hide is anger and disappointment at not being chosen by Lotus to fill in for injured Kimi Raikkonen, as the team opted to bank on the experience of Heikki Kovalainen instead. Speaking to Italian media in Texas, Valsecchi angrily declared, 'It’s a huge blow to me. From the sporting point of view it’s a tragedy. It makes me angry to have lost the battle with Kovalainen who is not a great champion, not even an active driver; his last results were five years ago.' 'If they had taken Hulkenberg I could...
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