Heikki Kovalainen will miss practice for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix after losing a coin toss to team-mate Jarno Trulli.
One of the regular race drivers was destined to miss the practice sessions to make way for the Malaysian-backed team's Malaysian test driver, Fairuz Fauzy.
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Following a suggestion from technical boss Mike Gascoyne, the race drivers decided to settle on who would miss the sessions with the throw of a coin.
"I picked tails," said Kovalainen.
Gascoyne added: "Both Jarno and Heikki are experienced drivers who do not need to do 40 laps in the first practice on a circuit that is familiar to them."
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