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Kovalainen confirmed for Lotus

Heikki Kovalainen will stand in for Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus in the final two grands prix of the season after Caterham released the Finn from his duties with the team.After Nico Hulkenberg's manager confirmed on Wednesday that his client had turned down the opportunity to switch from Sauber for the U.S. and Brazilian GPs, Kovalainen emerged as the favourite to replace Raikkonen after his Finnish countryman withdrew from the races to undergo back surgery. Although Kovalainen hasn't competed in an F1 race since the end of 2012 when he was dropped for financial reasons by Caterham, the 32-year-old had returned to the cockpit for the team in a development driver capacity from May's Spanish GP...
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