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Kovalainen put in a bid for Bottas seat at Williams

 XPB Images Nothing ventured nothing gained as they say, so Heikki Kovalainen contacted Williams to offer his services in a bid to replace fellow Finn Valtteri Bottas. To no avail obviously, and the 35-year-old who raced for Renault, McLaren, Lotus and Caterham  was probably not the only one to appeal to the good memories of Claire Williams. "Yes, I sent Claire an email," the 35-year-old, who also drove for Renault and Caterham, told the Finnish broadcaster MTV. "But they had other plans. Probably many other drivers had sent the same message," added 2008 Hungarian GP winner Kovalainen, who won the Japanese category Super GT in 2016. 'They made me an offer I...
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