| Kovalainen a 'star of future' - Norbert Haug |
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Jul.16 (GMM) Team official Norbert Haug has given a strong hint that
McLaren-Mercedes may not be looking to alter its driver lineup for the
2009 season. Team newcomer Heikki Kovalainen has so far scored just 24 points compared to his high-profile teammate Lewis Hamilton's 48 for the joint championship lead, but he has occasionally shown very strong pace. Haug, the boss of McLaren's German manufacturer partner Mercedes-Benz, revealed there is "no firmly arranged time" for talks about renewing the 26-year-old Finn's current contract. He told Auto Motor und Sport: "In the end only the speed plays a role, and he has shown that he has that. "Not always consistently, but he has had some highlights. Heikki is a star in the making," Haug added. In an interview with BBC Newsbeat, Kovalainen seems to agree. Referring to his own performance for McLaren this season, he said: "I think there's been a lot of promise and the pace has been good but we haven't got good enough results yet." Thomas Hancock
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| Bahrain GP - Sakhir | |||
| Friday practice 1 | 07.00 | ||
| Friday practice 2 | 11.00 | ||
| Saturday practice | 08.00 | ||
| Qualifying | 11.00 | ||
| Race | 12.00 |
| Race | Grand Prix | Date |
| 1 | Bahrain GP | 14 March |
| 2 | Australian GP | 28 March |
| 3 | Malaysian GP | 4 April |
| 4 | Chinese GP | 18 April |
| 5 | Spanish GP | 9 May |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 16 May |
| 7 | Turkish GP | 30 May |
| 8 | Canadian GP | 13 June |
| 9 | European GP | 27 June |
| 10 | British GP | 11 July |
| 11 | German GP | 25 July |
| 12 | Hungarian GP | 1 August |
| 13 | Belgian GP | 29 August |
| 14 | Italian GP | 12 September |
| 15 | Singapore GP | 26 September |
| 16 | Japanese GP | 3 October |
| 17 | Korean GP | 17 October |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi GP | 31 October |
| 19 | Brazilian GP | 14 November |