quoteSpanish GP – Kimi Raikkonen: “A better feeling”
Kimi Raikkonen: “We can’t be pleased with sixth place, because naturally we want to be fighting for the top places. But compared to the last race, we have managed to solve some problems and have improved the feeling I have from the car. Yesterday, the long run went well and, in general, we did a good job, but there is still much more to do, because we are not yet as fast as we would like to be. Tomorrow, the goal is to get a good start and then have a normal race. Of course, we will also need a good strategy and we will have to keep an eye on our tyre management. It won’t be easy, but we are definitely going to fight.”
Quote: Appletree wrote in post #30MTV3 is writing Kimi had a long chat with Montezemolo on friday.
no details???
Don't be nervous. Even Monte knows it's silly to be blaming Ferrari's scenario on the pilots. Fernando () is driving arguably as good if not better than every other pilot. But he's still 3rd in the WDC and driving at best the 4th fastest car. There is no reason to blame the pilots for their situation.
And I would rather see Kimi struggle and find his way with a shit car rather than a title contender. Because then the conversation might be a lot different. It's well documented that Monte is trying to be more active on the F1 side. I think he is showing his involvement more than anything and trying to find areas that can be improved
I actually think that Monte and Kimi speaking is a very good sign. At least he's being heard in a very direct way, no intermediaries (is this word correct? )
Judging by what Monte said I think Sonny is right. Monte said Kimi is now getting in there with the car and finding his speed and he said also : I believe Kimi will be more satisfied to the car in future.
Quote: Appletree wrote in post #37Judging by what Monte said I think Sonny is right. Monte said Kimi is now getting in there with the car and finding his speed and he said also : I believe Kimi will be more satisfied to the car in future.
yes Monte said himself he had long chat with Kimi.
quote13:59 Kimi Raikkonen isn't happy with being jumped by Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso. After the race he quizzes his engineer about "who is making the calls? We seem to get second choice."