Question: You won your first victory in Hungary. Looking back at the 2008 season, how do you feel?
Heikki Kovalainen: Well of course the highlight for myself this season was the Hungarian GP. Winning my first Grand Prix was a very special moment for me. Now I think the target for the rest of the season is to try to repeat that again. Otherwise, it’s been a difficult season for me, with some very difficult moments in the season, not being able to score enough points. But likewise we’re trying to do everything we can for the team to maximise the result. And that’s all I can say at the moment.
Question: You were second last season in the Japanese Grand Prix. How about this year?
Heikki Kovalainen: Of course, last year brings back very good memories for me. It was very difficult conditions - a very unusual and inconsistent race. That gave me last year an opportunity to bring the car home on the podium. Of course this year it’s a little bit of a different situation, we are fighting for the championship, both in the drivers’ and the constructors’. So I think it’s very important to try to maximize the points, so if we can repeat what we did last year, and even go one better, it would be fantastic.
Question: The teams and drivers have endorsed the Make Cars Green campaign. In your daily lives, is there anything that you do to promote environmentally friendly driving?
Heikki Kovalainen: I think I can add, especially when I come from Finland - a very cold country - many people in the morning leave the car running for a long period to warm up the car. For myself I try not to leave the car running too long before I go out driving. I guess that’s one way to protect the environment, and the way that I’m doing it at the moment.
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