Kovalainen's Spanish Memories

Heikki Kovalainen recovered fully from his horrendous accident in Spain and will race this weekend, after doctors from the International Automobile Federation and the chief medical officer of the Turkish Grand Prix gave him the go-ahead. Among the interesting things we learned in a press conference full of questions about safety and Kovalainen's accident was that despite the Finnish driver reassuring everyone by raising his hand with an OK sign shortly after he was extracted from the car, Kovalainen said he does not remember having raised his hand. As far as he was concerned, his first memory after regaining consciousness was when he was in intensive care in the hospital in the city!

"I was a bit confused at what happened," Kovalainen said, "so I asked my team doctor, Mr. Hintsa, 'What are we doing here?' And he explained what happened, and then after that, the memory has been normal and I was aware of everything after that. That's where I got back on track."