Team Lotus is still the best performing 'new' team by quite a margin. Although they haven't quite made the connection to the midfield they are impressing friend and foe. Especially Heikki Kovalainen is doing great in the Anglo-Malaysian car. The Finn has beaten his teammates 10/10 times in qualifying so far. He looks forward to this weekend's race and says that they might have an advantage on this track: "After the cold weather in Germany it’s back to the heat and dust of Hungary, scene of my first victory in F1. This year I think the Hungarian race will be similar to most other places for us but as it’s less dependent on aero efficiency I think we are in with a shout of pushing the guys ahead a bit more than somewhere like Silverstone. We need to get the tyres working properly and if we’re clever with the strategy I think Saturday afternoon could be interesting – we’ll see. Whatever happens I get a great reception when I’m in Hungary – there’s always a lot of Finnish fans there and I’ve always left Hungary with good memories so I’m looking forward to getting back there again."

Kovalainen won the race in Hungary in 2008. Last year he finished 14th.