Heikki Kovalainen has opened up on the "little scars" that were left at McLaren in the wake of the infamous intra-team feud between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
And the Finn believes the nature of that squabble among team-mates in 2007 led directly to McLaren's decision to hire him for the following season. Alonso and Hamilton worked together for just that one year – the Brit's debut campaign in Formula 1 – during which time their competitive rivalry turned ugly.
Hamilton came into the sport and straight away proved himself a title contender. But Alonso had won the championship in the previous two seasons as a Renault driver and, in his first year with McLaren, was gunning for a third and had not expected a challenge from his rookie team-mate.
