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Pirelli considering Kovalainen for F1 test role

11 February, 2013 Heikki Kovalainen Vastly experienced Heikki Kovalainen is a strong candidate to become a test driver for official Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli, but Paul Hembery, the organisation's F1 boss, admitted it all depends on whether Pirelli's contract to supply tyres to the pinnacle of motor racing is extended. 'This question is still open,' he is quoted by Finland's Turun Sanomat. The highly-rated former Renault, McLaren and Caterham driver Kovalainen, 31, is the latest victim of the rise of ‘pay drivers' in F1. Hembery continued: 'When everything has been resolved, we will see what the situation is with our test drivers.' He confirmed that Pirelli's 2012 test duo...
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