FP2 crash ‘not ideal’ for Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen accepts that his FP2 crash in Bahrain was "not ideal", but it does not harm his preparations for the season-opening race.
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Kimi has ‘no idea’ how fast Alfa Romeo will be
Kimi Raikkonen claims the media have as much of a clue as he does about how competitive Alfa Romeo will be this season.
Raikkonen: ‘No point’ looking at testing times
Kimi Raikkonen says it's pointless to look at the times from pre-season testing to try and figure out where things stand ahead of round one.
Kimi ‘excited’ for 2022 but will not ‘dictate’ future
Kimi Raikkonen said he, like everybody else, is excited for the new regulations coming in 2022, but they will not determine his future.
Kimi: Sainz p*ssed off, tried to play games
Kimi Raikkonen thinks Carlos Sainz was “p*ssed off and tried to play games” when they nearly collided on the final day of pre-season testing.
Kimi’s ‘good memories’ of clean Alonso tussles
Kimi Raikkonen is welcoming Fernando Alonso back to Formula 1 as he recalls their tussles being “fair and clean”.
Ferrari engine in ‘better position’, says Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen believes the Ferrari power unit is better than the one which caused problems for Alfa Romeo last season.
Raikkonen: ‘Impossible’ to tell if engine is better
Kimi Raikkonen says that it's impossible to tell after one day of testing whether the 2021 Ferrari engine is better than last year's.
Raikkonen: ‘There cannot be reliability issues’
Kimi Raikkonen has told Alfa Romeo that there cannot be any reliability problems in pre-season as they don't have time to lose.
Kimi excited by racing, not a fan of the rest
It won't come as a shock to anyone to learn that Kimi Raikkonen loves his racing but he could do without the rest of the F1 circus.
Kimi: ‘We are in an area of unknown’
Kimi Raikkonen is looking ahead to testing as he hopes for signs that Alfa Romeo have taken a step forward from their 2020 efforts.
Raikkonen could revisit rally or NASCAR after F1
After a brief foray into the World Rally Championship and NASCAR a decade ago, Kimi Raikkonen says both could be options when he finally quits Formula 1.
Alfa Romeo in no doubt over Kimi’s motivation
Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur was clear that veteran racer Kimi Raikkonen remains "more than motivated".
Kimi: If I didn’t like it anymore, I’d stop racing
The oldest and most experienced driver on the 2021 grid, Kimi Raikkonen's one condition for continuing in Formula 1 is very simple, he enjoys it.
Giovinazzi happy to ‘follow’ Raikkonen again in 2021
Antonio Giovinazzi says he's happy to "follow" Kimi Raikkonen again in 2021 as the pair enter their third straight season as team-mates.
‘Fighting with AlphaTauri would be really good’
Looking ahead to the 2021 season, Antonio Giovinazzi's aim is for Alfa Romeo to be able to take the fight to AlphaTauri.
Little changed for Kimi in COVID-affected Formula 1
Kimi Raikkonen said he didn't notice much change to his Formula 1 experience as a result of the global pandemic.
Kimi doesn’t get quali/race set-up debate
Kimi Raikkonen doesn't understand why teams and drivers get caught up with whether to set their cars up for qualifying or the race.
Kimi sees little change from 20-year-old self
Kimi Raikkonen doesn't believe he has changed much either as a person or as a driver from his 20-year-old self.
Kimi knew Alfa were struggling from pre-season
Kimi Raikkonen said it was "quite clear" that Alfa Romeo were not where they wanted to be already by pre-season testing.
Kimi hopes fire caused only bodywork damage
Kimi Raikkonen hopes that the fire on his Alfa Romeo during FP2 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has caused only "bodywork" damage.
Grosjean ‘phenomenal’ over a lap, but mistakes stuck
Kevin Magnussen believes the mistakes long-time team-mate Romain Grosjean made over the years overshadowed his one-lap pace.
Kimi doesn’t care about ‘arrogant’ claims
Call Kimi Raikkonen "not motivated" or even "arrogant", he really doesn't care what you have to say about him.
Kimi critical of Turkish GP crane incident
Kimi Raikkonen said the incident surrounding a recovery crane at the Turkish Grand Prix was "far from ideal".
Kimi doesn’t expect any surprises in Bahrain
Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen doesn't expect the 'Outer Circuit' in Bahrain to surprise the teams after racing on several new tracks in 2020.
Giovinazzi: ‘Kimi is still one of the best’
Antonio Giovinazzi believes that, even at 41, team-mate Kimi Raikkonen is still one of the best drivers on the current grid.
Kimi still ‘one of the best on this grid’
Antonio Giovinazzi believes Alfa Romeo team-mate Kimi Raikkonen is still "one of the best" drivers on the grid.
Giovinazzi ‘a passenger’ in crash on way to grid
Antonio Giovinazzi revealed he had been merely a “passenger” when his car slid off as he headed to the grid for the Turkish Grand Prix.
Raikkonen: Sauber are a ‘proper team’
The Turkish Grand will be the 500th Sauber has been a part of, and Kimi Raikkonen says the Swiss outfit is a "proper team".
Giovinazzi needs ‘perfect weekend’ to beat Kimi
Antonio Giovinazzi has admitted his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen remains such an outstanding competitor he needs “a perfect weekend” to beat him.