Despite the disappointing outcome to his GP2 Series campaign,
Heikki Kovalainen took time out reflect on the year and talk about the Bahrain finale.
Q:
Heikki, you and
Nico Rosberg have had a good battle towards the end of the season. In your opinion, what made the difference for him to snatch the title from you?
Heikki Kovalainen:
Clearly, his team found some serious pace towards mid-season and we haven't been able to match it. We haven't had any specific technical problems but, compared to Nico's team, we did not find the solution which would have helped us fight at the same level as them by the end of the season. Overall, it's been really close competition between Nico and me - I won four Saturday races and one Sunday race, while he won more Sunday races and earned a lot of extra bonus points for fastest lap and pole position. That must be another big reason why I did not win the title.
Q:
It must be quite a disappointment for you to have led the championship since the beginning the season and then lose so many points in Spa with only one final round to go…
HK:
Of course it is really disappointing to lose the championship, especially because we were not quick enough. In Bahrain, I did everything I could to keep up with both Nico and [Alex] Prémat, but I just couldn't stay close to them…
What happened at Spa was just bad luck. We gambled and, if it had rained like we hoped it would, then maybe it would have been a different story. But what's done is done, and there's no reason to have regrets. We tried the strategy at Spa because Nico's competitiveness made us take risks…
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