Tag: Heikki Kovalainen

  • Angry Birds will race on Formula 1

    Heikki-Kovalainen-Angry-Birds-Helmet-THUMBDo you know that funny little wingless cartoon birds. Well if you do, you are probably fan of the popular game “Angry Birds”. And more importantly we have some really good news for you. If you are looking forward to this year’s Formula 1 and are addicted to this particular game, then you will see some characters from the game onto the racing track. Till the present, maybe Formula 1 was one of those few areas where we couldn’t see our favourite characters. Nevertheless, recently the Finish company Rovio announced their newly signed contract with the Formula 1 racer Heikki Kovalainen. The Finnish god of the racing-track will wear a helmet, which was especially ornated with the logo of “Angry Birds” and in addition is designed to look just as the red wingless bird from the game. Actually, the Finnish F1 star has already debuted wearing this helmet on this weekend’s inaugural Formula 1 race in Melbourne, Australia. Furthermore Kovalainen seems to be a big fan of the game, and shares that given this fact and since he is Finn (as the funny characters are) he would be proud to wear the helmet.

    Heikki Kovalainen Angry Birds Helmet
    Heikki Kovalainen Angry Birds Helmet

    In details, Rovio is a Finnish based entertainment company, which became extremely popular with the launch of the above mentioned game. It is a casual puzzle game, which catches the attention with its unique cartoon characters. Moreover, it became an international phenomenon in just one year since its release and currently is number one paid application of all time.

    Pictures Source: Heikki Kovalainen Official Web Page

  • 2012 Caterham SP 300 R

    Finally, the mighty Caterham SP 300 R will be ready for testing by the customers. They will get the chance to put the new car through its paces for the first time on Thursday, 1 March. This race car is built with only one purpose – to give maximal thrills to its driver. The project is co-developed by Lola Cars and will sit alongside the legendary Seven in Caterham’s product portfolio.

    “The SPR is very quick and a little like a formula car in that I could feel the downforce working and giving it lots of grip and balance. It was great fun to be able to give it a blast in Jerez and I look forward to testing Caterham’s road and race cars more often.”, commented Heikki Kovalainen.

    “We can’t wait to see how our customers react to the SP/300.R, it’s a real thrill to drive and very engaging so we know they’ll love it. These coming weeks are the culmination of a massive effort from a big team of people and we are very close to achieving our objective, so it’s very exciting for everybody involved. Over the coming months, there will be numerous opportunities for people to experience the SP/300.R.”, Simon Lambert, Caterham Motorsport Manager added.

    The SP 300 R is powered by a 2.0 liter Ford Duratec engine with 304PS (224 kW), which is coupled with a Hewland semi-automatic FTR gearbox. The overall weight is just 600 kg (1 323 lbs). This means a power-to-weight ratio of 500BHP per tonne.

    The performance is astonishing – 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 274 km/h (170 mph).

    Other interesting point are the full race suspension, 13” race rims with Cooper Avon Tyres, an integrated roll-cage, a 6-point harness, a fire extinguisher and fuel cut-off switch. There are also AP racing brakes and steering wheel with data display.

    The price for this toy is £60 000.

    2012 Caterham SP 300 R
    2012 Caterham SP 300 R

    Source: Caterham

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