One pundit has changed his mind about Kimi Raikkonen's return to F1. "Before it happened, I was actually very sceptical when he decided to return to Formula One," said former grand prix driver Hans-Joachim Stuck, who is now president of the German motor sport association DMSB. Legend Stuck, who contested 80 grands prix, admitted his main concern about the unique Finn was his "way of life". Calling himself 'the iceman', 32-year-old Raikkonen is famously laconic, often short-tempered with journalists, and has a reported fondness for […]

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull should tread carefully in accusing the FIA of a conspiracy to enliven last weekend's Valencia race. That is the view of Hans-Joachim Stuck, the president of the German motor sport association DMSB. After Vettel retired at Valencia from a commanding lead, the reigning world champion and his team's Dr Helmut Marko suggested the FIA called the safety car period chiefly to close up the field. "Vettel was too far ahead and so the field was brought back together," said Marko, […]