Zitat von Essi Hm komisch, was soll ich da falsch drücken?
Ich würde die Fragen ja noch mal stellen Steffi! In die erste Zeile muss Dein Name und in die zweite Deine E-mails Adresse. Ich kann Deine Fragen leider nicht lesen und Heikki führt das Interview schon morgen - und die Fragen sind echt gut!
"What has been the best moment so far?" KR: "Sebastian Vettel’s impersonation of me at the Autosport awards!"
Lol, oh man, ich habs vorhin bestimmt 10 Mal versucht, jetzt hab ich aber die Webseite rausgenommen, also nix bei www... hingeschrieben und jetzt gehts!!! Man, das ist bestimmt zu spät!!
Formel 1 - Räikkönen froh über Lotus-Entscheidung Nicht die erste Wahl, aber die Richtige von Kerstin Hasenbichler Kimi Räikkönen gestand, dass die gescheiterten Verhandlungen mit Williams sich am Ende als positiv erwiesen haben. Dadurch landete er bei Lotus.
Motorsport-Magazin.com - Als sich Kimi Räikkönen für ein Comeback in der Formel 1 entschied, führte er mit mehreren Teams Gespräche, darunter auch Williams. Als die Verhandlungen mit dem Rennstall scheiterten, hieß die zweite Option für den Finnen - Lotus. Nach vier Rennen 2012 steht fest, dass die zweite Option für Räikkönen die bessere war. "Es ist im Nachhinein schwer zu sagen wie meine Ergebnisse mit Williams ausgesehen hätten, denn das Team ist auch gut unterwegs, wenn auch nicht so stark wie Lotus", erklärte Räikkönen.
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In Bahrain fuhr der Finne in seinem erst vierten Rennen nach dem Comeback auf das Podest, in Barcelona gilt Lotus sogar als Geheimfavorit auf den Sieg. Der Finne selbst ist von dem Erfolg nicht überrascht. "Lotus war im letzten Jahr zu Beginn nicht schlecht. Aber sie entschieden sich mit dem Auspuff einen anderen Weg zu gehen, was sich leider als falscher Weg herausstellte", erklärte Räikkönen.
Hier die Antworten von Kimi auf die Fanfragen von Heikki Kulka. Kiitos Wolfie!
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F1, 10.5.2012 21:23, heikki.kulta
The booked One-To-One interview with Kimi Räikkönen started in Lotus-team's motorhome in time. What we didn't know was that they were setting up a joint interview with Romain Grosjean in the next table.
We weren't disturbed by the fuss from the table next to us, but many eyes looked at this Finnish duo when Räikkönen got really fired up by the questions.
I told Kimi that many questions came to TS-blog from all around the world. Kimi praised by saying that it's always more challenging to reply to good questions.
The amount of questions exceeded all my own expectations. I promised to ask the best questions from Kimi, but there were so many really good questions and I tried to maximize the 15-minutes I was given between booked private interviews for TF1 and BBC.
At least I got more time than those two TV-giants got as a whole. I will now put a few of the best here. When I have just written my own special article for tomorrow's paper, I won't start yet to spread all the replies but I can guarantee that Kimi takes a stand in a new way to many current matters.
Here's the top 6 of questions and answers. But it doesn't end here. I will publish a little more during the weekend. These are mostly from people abroad but the part of the best Finnish questions will be in tomorrow's paper.
Atlanta, GA: To which changes in F1 has the Iceman has had most difficulties to get used to?
Kimi: – Everybody talks about the tyres so they must be it then. But the tyres haven't been difficult in that way. Of course you don't get them to work on a certain track like they could work. But they don't have any influence during the first laps. They work right away, but then they just don't work in certain temperatures - like in China qualification when it was cold at first. Then it got warmer and they started to work. – It's not about getting used to these tyres. It's just about learning them. It's the same for every team when the tyres are so different.
AS: The average classifications from seven top drivers are so far between 4,00 (Webber) and 8,75 (Button). Your own average classification is 7,00 when China 4,67 is excluded. This moment's top three have 'shared' victories exactly one. With this rate you don't need many of those victories in order to be safely in the WC-battle. Is this even and open season's key to success the performance confidence that is placed on the driver's shoulders?
Kimi: – Well the performance confidence is only highlighted when those amounts of points are so big that you can with even positions, which are near the top, quickly catch up with the others and then again be left behind quickly if you don't get those positions.
Dóri from Hungary: What kind of a passenger are you? When Jenni or your buddy drives the car, do you interfere with the driving? For example like 'drive faster' or something else...
Kimi: – I always drive myself.
Kriss: Do you follow the icehockey-games in real time and what do you expect from Finland?
Kimi: – I had tickets to the Switzerland-game but then I decided to watch it from home instead. Finland's game looks better than it did last year when the tournament began. If they get to the finals then I'm definitely going to watch the games live.
Joy Chan: Does Kimi prepare himself for the race start by looking at other' starts and does he watch the races afterwards in order to analyze his driving?
Kimi: – I don't look at others' starts. I used to do that before but then at some point I just left it behind. As a matter of fact it doesn't have any significance. Although I would watch ten starts, it doesn't mean that our start would go the same way. And I also don't watch the races afterwards. The team analyzes the races and that's good enough for me. Szandi: If you win your 2nd WDC in 2012, will you then continue in 2013?
Kimi: – You never know what happens but I will probably continue if it goes that way.
*** Wonder what else interesting the blog visitors has come up with during the weekend's driving sessions? Because Lotus arranges a press conference every day to which I myself will of course go to.
Thank you for the massive interest that one interview with Kimi Räikkönen awakened among the blog visitors. This is once again proof of how the Finnish F1-enthusiasm is recovering.
On Thursday-evening I singled out some questions which Kimi already answered and here comes the rest of questions that regular visitors sent.
Kimi was in a good mood during the interview and I think that I emptied the "slot machine" quite efficiently, since a half hour later in FIA's press conference the Lotus-driver's energy to reply seemed to be quite small.
As a matter of fact FIA:s F1-press manager Mattoe Boncini came afterwards to scold me, because when Kimi was brought to the estrade I didn't ask him anything. After hearing about the interview my Italian friend got the message.
But let's not ramble too much. The first practice in Spain is over. Valtteri Bottas drove brilliantly and is 5th on the result sheet. I better go and ask how he is doing!
Räikkönen was 9th in morning practice and was 0,855 seconds behind Fernando Alonso, who came with the top time in order to warm up his home race.
Here are the questions that I had time to go through with Räikkönen during our 15 minutes on Thursday.
Jarkko: How does a driver recognize the change of the tyre's qualities when a tyre-set is consumed, and how do you take it into account in your own performance lap by lap.
Kimi:
– Well at least you shouldn't start to slide... There are some corners you try and take easier than before. But you can't change your driving much in the race. You just go on thinking that they will either last or not. A lot depends upon the setups and the car itself.
– The consumption doesn't come as any surprise in itself. When you have drove in the practice-sessions during the weekend, you know approximately how different compounds last. At some point they just start getting worse and at some point they are completely worn-out. It depends a little upon the track too. The worst is if the rubber wears out. Then you are in trouble.
Ottopoika: When you are in an overtaking situation, do you take in consideration who you are trying to overtake or do you approach each driver the same way? I remember reading years ago that Button is the easiest to overtake of all the top drivers.
Kimi: – I don't know if there is anyone you should be a bit careful with. Maybe there is someone but they are all quite alike. Maybe it depends on the track. I have never raced Button so I have nothing to say about it.
Ottopoika, question 2: Do you ever watch races afterwards on video, in other words do you get a rush over great racing situations or do you analyze if you in some situation could have done something otherwise etc.?
Kimi: – I don't watch them afterwards. I know the situations without watching them. If you get past, then you remember it yourself.
Antti: Your driving performance has looked brilliant this season, how do you feel, is your own driving on the same top level as it was the earlier seasons when you were in F1, or do you feel that you could still improve?
Kohto asked the same: Do you think that you can still develop purely in driving as a F1-driver?
Kimi: – The driving feels just the same for me as it felt before. How could it change when you have drove for so long.
Jallu: With whom do you enjoy most wheel-to-wheel racing (and can also trust that nothing stupid happens)? And wouldn't it be delicious to win in Alonso's and Santander's neighborhood?
Kimi: – It's just as much fun with everyone when you get past them. And winning is always just as delicious everywhere.
Wilu: Can you reveal the contract negotiations' schedule afterwards? For example, when was it certain that Alonso would take your place in Ferrari and when was the contract with Lotus confirmed? Did you make any real attempts to come back to F1 already year 2011 or did it have something to do with sanctions when terminating the contract with Ferrari like they have rumored?
Kimi (to one part of the question): – I definitely didn't consider at any stage a comeback to F1 in 2011.
Tengsja: I have asked this from Lotus earlier but they haven't given me a clear answer, in other words do you share all data related to setups with your team mate?
Kimi: – We share everything. It's perfectly normal in every team. They don't hide anything there. It wouldn't benefit the team in any way.
Rane: It has looked like Räikkönen this season has had difficulties in finding the top speed with the new hard tyres right after the pit stop in relation to other drivers (including even Grosjean). Why?
Kimi: – I don't know more precisely about them, but some tyres just work better for some. A lot depends upon the setups and the tracks. Perhaps in relation to the last race the soft tyres worked a bit better than the harder tyres. It was quite difficult for me to get them to work. It depends upon the driving style.
Mauno Ahonen: - You have said that you like racing man to man. Could you answer honestly if your opinion about the current tyre-roulette would be asked, how Pirelli has drastically changed the sport's nature from a top sport in motor racing to a saving-competition? I won't take "it's the same for everybody" for an answer.
Kimi: – No, the nature hasn't changed so much because of the tyres. I don't think that there would be more problems with these tyres if we still would race with 50-60 kg of fuel. Earlier the pitstops were made with an interval of 20 laps and there was less fuel in the tank all the time.
– I'm sure it would be the same if we would had raced on 150 kg. These tyres are reasonably good in qualification. They have a good grip and they are good all over.
"What has been the best moment so far?" KR: "Sebastian Vettel’s impersonation of me at the Autosport awards!"
Galina, Russia: " Kimi, it is already hard to imagine Rally Finland without you and your car! How much do you want to come back there (this or next year) and how hard Lotus is against that?" Thanks!))
Answer: I miss rally now as much as I did miss F1 while I did WRC. It’s not a must, but I still like a lot driving rally.
Nicole: Do you still write your Finnish columns?
Answer: Not anymore.
Rich Eklund: I was just wondering is we will see the ICEMAN documentary that was supposed to be released in 2011?
Answer: No decisions made yet.
ketcayu: Kimi, i heard that you share your driving data with Romain
Answer: It’s quite normal in every team. Every team shares all the data between the drivers. There is nothing to hide away, because it would not be useful for the team. We check the set-ups, and look, if the other likes something in it, or not. During qualifying I’m not that interested in his telemetry, while I just focus on my own.
carbonfiber diet: Hey Iceman, Since your return, what changes have been the toughest to adjust to? CFD?
Answer: Must be the tyres. It’s about learning them, not just getting used to them. It depends on circuits. Somewhere it goes smoothly, sometimes there is adjusting to do.
Atlanta, GA: Hei Heikki, could you ask Kimi his expectation towards the WCC/WDC standings this year? And on which circuit will Kimi/Lotus have better chances this year? And upon what aspects (aero, engine, ect) do Lotus have advantages over other teams?
Answer: We don’t think of the championships, we focus on getting the best possible result every time. The results have so far been going like in crossroads, so being consisten, getting 4th, 5th places, you can suddenly end up high in the standings, while the points are nowadays that big. Our car has so far been quick in every circuit. It’s a question getting everything right and not hurt ourselves like we have done in a few weekends.
Claudia: I´d like that know whether Kimi is already to 100% confident with the car and his driving (compared to the last time he drove in F1) or whether there is still some room for improvement (hehe okay he will say that you can alway improve) I´m just asking because I noticed that his pace on the softer tyres compared to Romain or other drivers is better than it´s on the mediums or hards. Of course my observations could be totally wrong =D
Answer: I feel confident as always. As usually, there is room to improve, but my driving is what it is, and it’s not going to change from that. About soft tyre, I don’t know. Some tyres have worked better than some others. Propably in comparison my soft tyres were working better than the hard ones in that race, while it was more tricky to the hards working. It depends on driving style, too.
Andrea: How many hours a day to you train? I heard that you like to sleep until noon! So when does your training session usually start? Do you always just train with Mark or do you also do some stuff on your ownn or with friends?
Answer: It depends on the day. We usually start at 11.00, if we do mountain biking, it’s 3 hours or something, then we do gym etc. Yes, I train with Mark according to his programmes.
Celine: I heard that you always beat Vettel at Badminton. Is he that bad or are you that good? Do you often see each other when you are not at the races? Are there some other drivers you like to spend time with?
Answer: Seb has never won me. Last time we played was in Kuala Lumpur - and I won.
Do you prefer to spend your time in Switzerland or in Finland?
Answer: I love both, but it’s more peaceful in Switzerland.
Heni: Hei Kimi! When you meet Sebastian just talking about Formula 1?
Answer: We talk all kind of things, but, of course, about F1, too.
Ingrid: Are you still in contact with Kaj? Are you planning to do Rally Finland?
Answer: Yes, I keep in touch. He’s now rallying with Pajunen. No, I’m not planning Rally Finland.
Kriss: Do you think that driving in rally for 2 years made you a better F1 driver?
Answer: Rally and F1 are completely different sports. They don’t have anything in common. I like to drive them both, but two years of rallying were two years of rallying, nothing else.
Melina: I´d like to know whether Kimi watches some starts prior to some races to prepare himself. Or whether he does watch the race again after it is over to analyse his driving.
Answer: No, I don’t watch the starts, I did previously, but some how it stopped. And why do it? If I would watch ten starts from the others, it would not mean our start would be similiar to them.
Joy Chan: From the bottom of your heart, which one do you love more? WRC or F1?
Answer: I like them both as much. I have done racing more than 25 years and rallies for 2 years and my career is not finished yet.
Dean: Kimi before the start of the season you complained about DRS and that it´s not that difficult to overtake nowadays. Do you still think like that or do you like it now?
Answer: DRS is just a bottom in the steering wheel. In some circuits it’s still very difficult to get close enough to overtake. That has not changed.
Piotr: During your Nascar races and rallys we often heard you swearing (really I think Kaj was more of an Iceman than you were);D Do you also often swear to your team at the F1 team radio?
Answer: You swear, while it’s not going in the way you like.It doesn’t not have anything to do with iceman status.
Team: One question concerning the team. Do you already get on well with them? I mean do they already understand what you want? Is there a blind trust?
Answer: The relationship has been good since the beginning. Now we just know each better. The atmosphere is something I like very much.
icemaid: If you win your 2nd WDC this year or in 2013 will you continue to race in F1?
Answer: I have a contract for 2013. But you never know what happens in this sports.
whatever: Q. What was going through your mind being back at the podium after so long?
Answer: I was not that happy, while I knew it could have been better.
Anonymous: Are you interested in the history of F1? If you could drive any legendary Formula One car of the past, which car would you choose?
Answer: I would pick the the age of those ’cigarboxes’ back in the sixties.
kuttan: You can only go as fast as your car is capable of. How many tenths extra’ can a driver bring purely from skill. ( if there are ideal lap times calculated by the computer, how often do u go better than that)
Answer: You never beat the ideal lap time. First it’s measured by a computer, and if I break it, the new ideal lap is then my time. I think, you never get a 100% perfect lap so in fact there is not ideal lap time at all.=
"What has been the best moment so far?" KR: "Sebastian Vettel’s impersonation of me at the Autosport awards!"
Wow, er hat Heikki Kulta echt viele Fragen beantwortet, mehr als bei der Lotus-Aktion. Bei der Dokumentary hat er noch keine Entscheidung getroffen... das heiß wahrscheinlich, dass wir sie nie sehen werden.
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"What has been the best moment so far?" KR: "Sebastian Vettel’s impersonation of me at the Autosport awards!"
Danke für das Interview!! Echt cool, dass so viele Fragen dran kamen. Ich hoffe aber echt, dass die Documentary noch kommt...das wäre sooo schade, wenn nicht!
Ich hatte noch keine Zeit alles zu lesen was ihr in letzter Zeit geschrieben habt... desshalb binn ich mir nicht sicher ob schon jemand das bemerkt hat oder nicht...Bin noch immer total in Stress .... Aber ist euch schon aufgefallen dass Kimi wieder kurze Haare hat ??? Also ich bin ja total aus dem Häuschen
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Hm komisch, was soll ich da falsch drücken?
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