From open-heart surgery to rally stages – how Kovalainen overcame his "biggest challenge"

07/17/2024 03:58 AM

For many, undergoing open-heart surgery would usually spell an end to any extreme activities like tearing through a Finnish forest or navigating through a twisty Japanese mountain road in a rally car. Not for Heikki Kovalainen.The Formula 1 race winner and childhood rally fan has overcome the "biggest challenge of his life" to recover from a potentially life-altering surgery to return to the ...Keep reading