Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, nicknamed "The Ice Man", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving for Ferrari in Formula One...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth17 October 1979
CityEspoo, Finland
CountryFinland
best bit wheel
I didn't get the best start, I got a bit of wheel spin,
dramatic hoping less race
I am hoping to have a less dramatic race this year.
deserve deserves hard lose next rather sure time win year
I would rather win it than lose the championship but they deserve it this year. Definitely, he deserves it and next year I will try to give him a hard time and for sure he will try to do the same for me.
car feels good hoping results trouble weekend
I am really hoping for a trouble-free weekend as the car feels good and I feel I can get some good results in it.
cars expecting further happens improve point small surface track
I had a small off at one point which is what happens sometimes when you try different things and I'm expecting the track surface to improve further as more cars run.
bit cars damage exciting happen lap luckily past quite ran rear touched wheel wide
Montoya touched me on the rear wheel a little bit and got sideways, and he got past me but luckily enough we didn't damage our cars so it was all right, ... The first lap was quite exciting anyhow, but I ran wide in the chicane and then unfortunately for him he had something happen to him and he went off.
advantage bad circuit quick weekend
We had been quick all weekend and we had a big advantage on speed. The circuit was not bad physically, and I was able to just take it pretty easy.
car chance positive sure win
Sure we would have had a chance to try to win the race. The car was good. That was the positive thing.
drivers formula position
Surely, I'm in a position most of Formula One drivers want to be in,
drivers formula situation surely
Surely I am in a situation most drivers in Formula One want to be in.
car christian fairly good great obvious race
I think it was fairly obvious that Christian Klien made a pretty fundamental mistake. I am very disappointed because I had a great car set-up and very good race strategy.
best enjoyed hard problems races win
That was one of my best races ever, with a lot of hard work, and I really enjoyed myself, ... Considering all the problems we have had here, to come away with a win is just fantastic.
difficult races
It is important for us to get back in the championship, there are very many races to go but it always makes it more difficult if you are behind.
behind far last pit stop
Just before my last pit stop I was able to go fast, ... I wasn't too far behind and I thought I could get him.