HEIKKI KOVALAINEN could end up with a considerable hangover if he accepts Kimi Raikkonen's offer of a night out to celebrate his first Formula One grand prix victory.
Just three days after being handed a new contract with McLaren for the 2009 season, Kovalainen underlined his potential with success in Hungary, becoming the 100th F1 winner.
However, given Raikkonen's renowned love of vodka and reputation for pa
rtying, Kovalainen may yet regret asking his fellow Finn for a suggestion on how to mark his maiden success.
"I will take him out!" replied Raikkonen with a grin.
Kovalainen, though, would appear to prefer a quieter celebration, as he said: "I haven't been to my real home in north Finland for a long time, so I think I will go there at the end of the week.
"I will celebrate the day with my people in Suomussalmi village where I'm from.
"I've a little karting race organised on Saturday which has become a tradition for the last five or six years, but now it will be a very special event having won this race. It will be nice to go and see my people there, my family, but then it will be back to business, although I will even try to get something out of the break."
Formula One may head into its summer holiday, but Kovalainen knows behind the scenes there will be no let up as all at McLaren will be determined to build on three successive wins.
"I'll spend a bit of time in Woking talking to the engineers and preparing for the next race (European Grand Prix, Valencia]," added Kovalainen.
"This win doesn't turn my world completely upside down, even if there was a two-month break now.
"I'm happy about it, but this is just part of the goal I set myself because now the next goal is to repeat this, and then after that to do it again.
"We just need to keep up our concentration all the time."
Timo Glock took a surprise second in his Toyota ahead of Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso in his Renault, with Hamilton fifth.
The 23-year-old now has a five-point lead over Raikkonen and eight on Massa.
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