Caterham's Heikki Kovalainen could be set to replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next season, that is according to a report in today's Daily Mail. With speculation rife that Hamilton is set to join Mercedes next season, it is reported that Kovalainen, who drove for the team from 2008 to 2009 could be set to return to the Woking based squad.
The Finn picked up his first victory with the team at the 2008 Hungarian Grandprix and despite the fact he is with Caterham, in my opinion a move back to McLaren would be more beneficial to him and it would also be a great move for McLaren as it would restore a sense of harmony within the team.
As for Caterham, they have a number of driver's that would be perfect replacements for Heikki. They have American Alexander Rossi for example, who would be ideal as next year we will have two Granprix next ear.
According to the report he is one of three driver's on McLaren's short list should Hamilto leave the team. Sergio Perez and and Paul Di Resta are also apparently on the list. The problem with Perez is the fact that he is part of Ferrari's Young driver Academy and it is extremely unlikely that the Italian team would release him to join McLaren.
During the Italian GrandPrix weekend, Scotland's Paul Di Resta announced that he has a new manager Richard Goddard who also represents Jenson Button so Di Resta could be lining up a move to McLaren and it would be an ideal situation for McLaren as they would be dealing with one management team.
In my opinion, Lewis Hamilton should just announce what his plan's are instead of waiting as it would put an end to all the speculation.
The Briton took an emphatic victory at the weekend in Monza, however I think too much has been read into his reaction of winning the race. He won the race. it was a great performance but it is obvious to me that he is not enjoying his time at McLaren for whatever reason.
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