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
bit coming knew last locked lost quick ran rear time wide
Coming into the last part I ran a little bit wide and locked the rear end so I lost some time but I knew I was quick enough on the first part,
fight knew maybe ready
We knew before qualifying that maybe we wouldn't get the pole, but we are still ready to fight for the win.
gain knew laps push quickly seven stop time
I knew they would stop before me and I had to push to gain time on them, ... With seven laps to go I went as quickly as I could.
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.
circuits quite
We were quite confident, but on new circuits you really never know how it's going to be in qualifying because here it's quite dusty.
both cars deserved happened near
It was unfortunate what happened (to Montoya) near the end, ... We deserved to have both cars on the podium.
It was very frustrating at the time, but you can't look back,
perfect race
It was a perfect race for the team.
asked happy number occasions season
As I have said on a number of occasions this season already when asked about the rumors, I am completely happy with my team.
almost caught forward happy looking
Fernando almost caught me right at the end, but now I am looking forward to the race. I am very happy with the performance.
fight flat focus hard last prepared rest team title winning
Congratulations to Fernando, but he better be prepared for me and the team to fight him hard for the rest of the season. I will now focus on winning the constructors title for the team and go flat out for the last two races.
changing consider doubt fastest feeling races winning
There's no doubt we have the fastest package, I'm winning races and I'm feeling well in the team, so why would I even consider changing teams?
good rid sure unlucky
We have been unlucky in some races. It is still a good car, very quick. We just need to make sure to get rid of the little problems.
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.