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F1: Kovalainen fit to drive in Turkey

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Khatir Soltani
Finland's Heikki Kovalainen will compete in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul this weekend after being passed fit to race by the FIA doctors.

The McLaren-Mercedes driver was lucky to escape serious injury following a high-speed shunt in Barcelone 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.
Khatir Soltani
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