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
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.
backwards gives goes points seems throw
It seems we throw away 10 points and then he gives it back. It goes backwards and forwards.
again deserves lost next points whoever year
He deserves it -- whoever has the most points deserves it. We lost this year but we will try again next year.
definitely fighting fights-and-fighting points
We got those 10 points back. We are definitely back in the championship, back and fighting again.
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.
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.
best drive fast
That is not the way to become champion. I will just have try my best and drive as fast as I can. There is nothing I can do about it.
bit car create drive fantastic fast good justice looks seen stir tracks until
I have only seen illustrations of the new livery until now but they do it no justice. It looks fantastic and should create a bit of a stir when we drive it on tracks around the world. If we can make the car as fast as it looks then we will be in good shape.
bit engine failure however left plenty practice running second session stopped time tomorrow
I'm a bit disappointed with the engine failure which stopped my first practice session prematurely, ... However we managed to get in some running in the second practice and there is still plenty of time left tomorrow morning.
difference guess hit missed ran wider
I missed it and I guess he ran a little wider and hit it so it was unfortunate for him and the team, but in the end I don't think it would have made any difference to the championship.
car changed drive driving fast
I haven't changed my driving at all. You just drive the car as fast as you can.
consider everybody fantastic great relationship team winning
I'm winning races, I'm still challenging for the world championships, the team is fantastic and I have a great relationship with everybody here - so why would I want to even consider changing?
bad question
It's always the same question about bad luck. It's nothing I can change.
car gap good lead number terrible
It's always terrible to retire, but while in the lead with a good gap to the number two car is even worse,