Dave hat Kimi in Q3 informiert, dass die Reifensensoren nicht arbeiten. Ich denke dadurch wussten sie die Reifentemperaturen nicht. Ob das Kimi beeinträchtigt hat oder nicht weiß ich nicht. Er erwähnt es auf jeden Fall mal nicht nach dem Quali.
ZitatKimi Raikkonen reflects on problems in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix
Scuderia Ferrari Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen made no secret of his disappointment after taking only fifth place in the qualifying session for the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix on Saturday held at the Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit, adding that the session was “pretty poor”. As his Scuderia Ferrari German teammate Sebastian Vettel swept to his fourth pole position of the 2017 Formula One championship after a stunning final lap in Q3 to edge out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen struggled to fifth place in the final classification with a lap in 1’17”238, three-quarters of a second back from his teammate. Both drivers ran Supersoft and Ultrasoft tyres.
Asked to comment on what happened in qualifying, the 2007 Formula One world champion called it “pretty poor”, saying: “I struggled to put any decent laps together. I just tried to put one lap together in the end, but it was not easy. Obviously it was very difficult to put any decent laps together, made a mistake here, a mistake there and was lacking grip. In the end I tried to put one lap together to get somewhere and that’s it. The race should be OK, but on one lap I struggled for grip, so we will see.” – Scuderia Ferrari Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen, as reported earlier today by Italian national sports newspaper based in Rome Corriere dello Sport.
Zitat von Susi im Beitrag #14Super, es gibt doch noch sowas wie Gerechtigkeit. War Kimi denn bei der Siegerehrung dabei oder gab's die Strafe für Max erst danach?
Schnellschuß! Kimi war bei allem dabei, siehe Fotos
Und ein Interview mit Kimi und Mark. Mark sagt, er macht "senior training" mit Kimi
ZitatArnall’s programs keep Räikkönen still in good shape
Working out has always motivated Kimi Räikkönen. With increasing age, the Finn doesn’t need to rush to the gym.
How much do you train compared to your youthful years?
The same amount, Räikkönen acknowledged.
Is your coach Mark Arnall good at inventing new training?
There is not always something new needed. We really have not changed anything. We go with same systems, as we like.
Is it a great advantage to keep the same trainer all the time?
It’s important. You don’t have to think much about those things. Everything is known and it is much easier in that way. I would not want anyone else than Mark, Räikkönen thanked.
Let’s ask Arnall, what is currently Räikkönen’s favourite workout.
Kimi has such a cross-country skiing device – an own version of a rowing machine – and it strengthens the upper body and arms. He also has a cross-trainer which he uses a lot. He also cycles, though not as much as he once did. We don’t do a lot of power but we focus more on cardio.
When an athlete gets older, does the training get more selective?
Sometimes it has to be a bit cleverer. When an athlete gets older, more time is needed to recover and to prevent possible injuries keeping the body in balance. Senior training is more balanced while at young age you always go to the fullest.
Modern cars haven’t been physically as heavy as they used to be.
The cars have a lot more downforce due to the wider tires and the better grip but no driver has been distressed in the way it was expected before the tests. Kimi, like Fernando Alonso, had experienced the same strain at the time of refuelling but then the g-forces on the body were even heavier with lighter cars, Arnall explains.
ZitatFinland’s sports ambassador Räikkönen drives only for himself
F1 champion Kimi Räikkönen has officially been the Finnish sports ambassador in the world this year. One and a half weeks before reaching the age of 38, the Finn doesn’t want to show off his title in any way.
Räikkönen sat down for an interview with Turun Sanomat, knowing that we are now talking about representation of Finland.
What does the title mean that you got in January at sports gala?
It is great but it doesn’t change anything. It felt nice to get a great prize, Räikkönen wonders and takes a better position in his chair.
You are the only Finn with such a title.
That is why it is even greater but I guess there will be others in the future, Räikkönen says with a smile.
Was there a change that now you have to represent Finland more and more?
No, really, nothing has changed. I have always been and will always be just myself. That title doesn’t change anything.
Do you feel you represent Finland when you race?
Not really. I’m not going to race for Finland now. But just for myself, though maybe someone might feel something else.
However, in the results list, there is a Finnish flag after your name.
Still, I do not race for Finland. I don’t drive here because I represent Finland. If you ask me for whom I drive, I would say more my sponsors than my country. It would be a different matter if I ever had some help from Finland in my career, but that has not happened. I’m pretty happy I’m Finnish, but I’m here for myself.
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä said at Finnish sports gala before presenting your prize that you are the reason why he and so many Finns are immersed at home on the couch every second Sunday to watch F1.
It was nice to hear. But it doesn’t change my opinion. I do not drive because I am Finnish but because I’m myself.
The national anthem however still stirs you?
I don’t have anything against it, even after those comments someone might think so when I don’t drive for Finland. But I’m here for my own pleasure and not just because I’m from some country.
So you don’t represent Finland like your friends in national hockey team at the World Cup?
It’s a different matter. F1 is not a national team competition. It would be a different thing if separate national teams would race – like in motocross – where all the countries are against each other. Even they don’t drive for their country during the rest of the season, but for themselves and for the team, Räikkönen informs.
What if F1 was an Olympic sport – would you then feel like representing Finland?
Certainly a little more but even then it would be more fun to drive to myself. Of course the country is involved in the Olympic Games but will be seen more in a team than an individual athlete.
Are you proud of your Finnishness?
I’m sure. I can’t say yes because I have never thought about it. Finland is fine place. I would not want to be from any other country.
Finns are known as quiet and calm people around the world. Is it therefore easier to approach this sport?
It doesn’t matter. Everyone approaches their own work and things differently. And I don’t know if there is any truth in that description of Finnishness. If you take a hundred Finns, a half is different, the others are of another kind – and you guys in Turku are the chatty ones, Räikkönen says with a wide smile on his face.
You are extremely popular on this side of the globe in Japan and China. Does it cheer you up somehow, especially when you know the fanaticism of these fans?
It’s the same wherever we race. In some of these countries, the fans have different ways, different cultures, but it doesn’t change anything from my side.
Is there any race where you can be in peace?
Bahrain is probably a more peaceful place.
Has your popularity levelled over the years?
I don’t know. I have not kept records. You have to ask those fans. But it feels like it’s gone in the other direction and the fans have just become more. In the past, I maybe was more in peace.
Where do you cross the border between public and private Kimi?
That border goes at work, not anywhere else. It would be better if nobody knew, and I could just race.
You’ve been living in Switzerland for 17 years. Would you move back to Finland when your drive is over?
I don’t know. Hard to say. There are not any thoughts and it will be seen in time. We like to live in Switzerland when it is so peaceful. There are many reasons, Räikkönen acknowledged.