28/04/2008 18:27

London - Heikki Kovalainen will remain in hospital for a second night following his 240km/h crash during the Spanish GP.

The McLaren driver, 26, is undergoing more tests in Barcelona, but a hospital spokesperson described them as routine.

McLaren doctor Aki Hintsa said: "I am happy with how he is doing considering the crash he had. He's doing well."

McLaren F1 chief executive Martin Whitmarsh said the Finn has had a full head scan, adding: "There is no significant bruising or damage."

Kovalainen was taken to hospital after his McLaren left the track and slammed into a tyre wall during Sunday's race.

He was initially knocked unconscious but gave a thumbs up as he was lifted into an ambulance before being flown to hospital from the Circuit de Catalunya by helicopter.

McLaren are hopeful that Kovalainen will be able to race at the Turkish GP in Istanbul on May 11.

The team said a wheel rim failure caused his front left tyre to deflate in the middle of the tough Campsa right-hander on lap 22 in Barcelona.

"It's possible that some debris worked its way inside the rim, but we still have to analyse that," Whitmarsh said.

"It was a new wheel and we don't think it was a structural failure.

"There were some score marks, but we don't know whether they were caused by debris or by his trip across the gravel trap."