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Valsecchi: Lotus call worked out

Despite his disappointment, Davide Valsecchi believes Heikki Kovalainen proved on Saturday that the team made the right choice picking the Finn. With Kimi Raikkonen withdrawing from the last two races of the season, Lotus signed Caterham test driver Kovalainen as his replacement. Involved in a tense battle with Mercedes and Ferrari for second in the Constructors' Championship, the team opted for an experienced driver over their own reserve driver Valsecchi. The Italian has never raced an F1 car and has been largely out of action since winning the 2012 GP2 title. And although he was undoubtedly disappointed, he reckons Kovalainen's pace this weekend has shown that the team made the right...
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