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
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.
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.
chance confident paid quite trust
You better go for it when you have a chance and trust your feelings. It paid off well. I was quite confident we would have the speed, but you never know.
affect bit good grip levels quite rain seemed slippery track
The new track is quite interesting and my first impressions are positive. It was a bit slippery out there particularly as there was a little bit of rain which seemed to affect the grip levels a lot - but I think we are in good shape.
both car hopefully last nice quick quite race sure win year
It is going to be a nice race for both teams, I think. Last year our car was pretty quick there and I quite like the circuit, so for sure we will try to win the race and hopefully we can win the championship, too, for the team,
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.
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 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.