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
car knew leading perfect point pressure putting saw strong
The car was perfect the whole weekend, we knew we would be strong in the race. When I saw I was leading by so much, I didn't see the point to keep putting pressure on the car.
came car compliments laps next quick quicker year
The car wasn't quick enough. It got quicker and quicker and at the end was perfect. Unfortunately it came about 40 laps too late. The Renault was too quick so all the compliments to them and next year we try again.
both car conditions dry rain reassuring seems wet
The car seems to be working well in both wet and dry conditions which is reassuring as it seems like it's going to rain tomorrow,
bit cooler expected good guess problems rest start stay weekend
A good start to the weekend where we went through everything we wanted. It was a bit cooler than we expected but no problems and I guess the temperature will stay pretty much the same for the rest of the weekend.
continues good hope start weekend
A good start to the weekend and let's hope it continues this way,
battle both focused hopefully racing taking testing
You can only look forward. Now I am focused on getting back to testing and racing in 2006 and hopefully taking part in another battle for both Championships.
jobs kids thinking
When I was a kid, I would watch the grands prix. Everyone dreamt of becoming a race driver, while I only started thinking about it when I was 18 or 19. Only at that age did I seriously start thinking about this job. Before then, I would change ideas from one second to the next.
grateful opportunity offering
I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula 1 after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity.
jobs long good-job
Ive just got to do a good job and stay on in Formula One for as long as I can.
motivation thinking race
There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think.
feels-just racing spirit
I just love the American spirit of racing. It feels just great to get involved with that.
winning guarantees-that car
You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be.
years race track
Where I went off, you can get back on the track by going through the support race pitlane, but you have to go through a gate. I know this as I did the same thing in 2001 and the gate was open that year. Somebody closed it this time. Next year, I'll make sure it's open again.
I'm happy, but there's nothing to jump around about.