McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen was given the ok by the FIA, to race in the Turkish grand prix after passing the FIA medical test on Thursday. Kovalainen was not sure if he was going to race this weekend due to the concussion he suffered in the Sapnish grand prix. Fortunatelly everything showed that he allright and able to race this weekend in Istambul.

A FIA statement says, "Following a medical examination this morning by the FIA medical delegate, Professor Jean-Charles Piette, and the chief medical officer of the event, Dr Cem Boneval, Heikki Kovalainen has been cleared to race in the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix."

"I am obviously very pleased with the decision by the FIA medical team. I arrived here today feeling confident that I would pass the FIA test as I feel 100% and if I had not felt 100% I would have told the team already and stayed at home. My preparation for this weekend has gone well and we have done a lot of fitness training. Obviously a big thumbs up for all the FIA safety standards and the guys in Spain who worked hard to get me out of the car safely. I think the accident probably looked worse than it was for me. I had a little headache but was back in training almost immediately. I now look forward to the rest of the weekend and the rest of the season," Kovalainen said.