Last Updated: Fri, 02 May 2008 17:20
McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen hopes to pass a FIA medical next Thursday that will allow him to run in the Turkish Grand Prix.
The Finn is raring to again and fighting fit after suffering a heavy crash during last Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
"I am feeling good, the stiffness in my neck has pretty much gone and I have been back training," Kovalainen revealed. "[The] next stage for me is the fitness test at the track in Turkey on Thursday with the FIA.
"I can't wait to get back into the car and race with the team next weekend, but at the end of the day that decision is out of my hands, the FIA will make it based on safety grounds only.
"I want to get back racing as soon as possible, since the accident at Barcelona it has been my only focus. Everyone involved in the sport, the FIA in particular, is always working on improving safety for the drivers, but Formula 1 is a risky business.
"You know that as a driver, but you don't think about it. If you worry about things like that, you lose focus; I guess it is just not in my psyche."