Heikki Kovalainen will take part in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul this weekend after being passed fit to race by the
FIA.
The McLaren-Mercedes driver was lucky to escape serious injury following a high-speed shunt at Catalunya that saw his MP4/23 buried deep into the tyre wall.
Despite being taken to hospital as a precaution, the young Finn was able to resume training with his focus firmly on getting back behind the wheel, although he still had to be passed fit to compete by the FIA before being allowed to race.
However, following an examination at the circuit on Thursday, Kovalainen was given the all-clear and said he felt 100 per cent ready to go.
"I am obviously very pleased with the decision by the FIA medical team," he said. "I arrived here today feeling confident that I would pass the FIA test as I feel 100 per cent and if I had not felt 100 per cent I would have told the team already and stayed at home.
"My preparation for this weekend has gone well and we have done a lot of fitness training. Obviously a big thumbs up for all the FIA safety standards and the guys in Spain who worked hard to get me out of the car safely.
"I think the accident probably looked worse than it was for me. I had a little headache but was back in training almost immediately. I now look forward to the rest of the weekend and the rest of the season."
McLaren has revealed meanwhile that Kovalainen's accident was caused by a fault in the manufacture of the front-left wheel that failed in Spain, with steps having now been taken to ensure that the issue won't occur again in future.
"During the recent Spanish Grand Prix a new front wheel on Heikki car failed on lap 22," a team statement read. "Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and its official supplier of wheels have now conducted a thorough technical investigation to determine the exact cause of the failure.
