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Kimi Raikkonen has admitted it would be "nice" if he is paired at Ferrari with Sebastian Vettel next year. The Finn said in Russia that he has heard the same rumours as the rest of the F1 paddock -- that outgoing world champion Vettel's Red Bull exit means he is replacing Fernando Alonso at Maranello in 2015. Although he has underperformed this season, Raikkonen has a contract to stay at Ferrari next year. "I don't know if he (Vettel) is coming to the team," the […]
Fernando Alonso has accepted that Ferrari's rivals were simply faster during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. Alonso qualified in eighth place for the race - but will start from seventh on the grid as a result of Kevin Magnussen's grid penalty. "Today’s qualifying was more difficult than usual, or at least more complicated compared to the last two race weekends, when we had been able to fight with the front runners," he said. "So far here, we have not been […]
Kimi Raikkonen says he still does not feel comfortable with the front end of the Ferrari F14 T, following Friday's practice session for the Russian Grand Prix. Raikkonen was 11th fastest at the Sochi Autodrom and believes he and Ferrari need to work to improve his feeling with the car. "This first day of practice was given over to learning the track, which I like and although it’s new, the grip level was good," he said. "In the first session, we went through our programme […]
Ferrari is yet to confirm the news, but the famous team looks set to enter the 2015 season with Sebastian Vettel alongside Kimi Raikkonen. It is now an open paddock secret that Alonso and Ferrari made the decision to terminate the rest of their contract - scheduled to run until the end of 2016 - on Thursday. According to Red Bull, quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel will replace the Spaniard. And despite Kimi Raikkonen's struggles in 2014, the Finn has a watertight contract and so […]
Kimi Raikkonen says he is hoping to maintain a 'good feeling' into this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix after making progress with the Ferrari F14T at the most recent race in Singapore. While Raikkonen could finish only eighth at Marina Bay, the Finn expressed his positivity over his feeling with the Ferrari F14T and is eager to see if that momentum can be carried forward to Suzuka. "In Singapore, we finally had the speed to put together a quick single flying lap in qualifying, as the […]
Kimi Raikkonen was left to lament an engine problem which scuppered his progress during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. Raikkonen had been a frontrunner throughout the session but as he was set to begin his final flying lap, an engine issue affected his F14T and he was forced to return to the pits. Raikkonen's first lap nonetheless left him seventh on the grid. "We struggled a bit at the beginning of the weekend, this morning we changed the car and it was to my […]
Kimi Raikkonen says that Ferrari will be his final team in Formula 1, although he denied that he would leave the sport once his contract expires at the end of 2015. At the British Grand Prix in July, Raikkonen said that he would 'probably' stop once his current contract runs out at the end of next season. But the Finn insists that while he will not move teams in Formula 1 again, he has no plans to leave the sport just yet. "I'm not a […]
Fernando Alonso insists he could not have done a better job after he qualified in seventh position for Ferrari's home race at Monza. Alonso, who has never finished off of the podium when driving for Ferrari at Monza, was the best non-Mercedes runner at the Italian circuit and says he extracted the maximum from the F14T. "We knew that, as usual in qualifying, it would be tough and that the encouraging signs we saw in free practice should not create false expectations," he said. "Unfortunately […]
Ferrari pair Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso expressed their satisfaction following Friday's practice sessions ahead of the squad's home race at Monza. Both drivers feared that Monza's layout would not be suited to Ferrari's F14T, but Raikkonen set the third fastest time, just a tenth down on pace setter Nico Rosberg, while Alonso ended the day in fourth place. "That was a very busy day, but a positive one," said Raikkonen. "We made the most of every minute available to us in both sessions, managing […]
Kimi Raikkonen believes that Ferrari could struggle to collect a good result at their home race in Italy this weekend. Raikkonen, who collected a season-best of fourth in Belgium, has endured a challenging season and is currently in 10th in the championship. The Finn is unsure that he can maintain his momentum from Spa Francorchamps into the upcoming event at Monza. "We expect to have a little bit more difficult race here because straight line speed is what we are lacking a bit, not so […]
Marco Mattiacci has compared Kimi Raikkonen's return to Ferrari as like a football striker joining a new club, following the Finn's difficult period at the Italian squad. Raikkonen returned to Ferrari for the 2014 season but has yet to claim a podium finish, with his fourth place in Belgium his best result of the year. Raikkonen currently sits in 10th in the championship but Mattiacci says he is convinced of his talent. "I see this like when you hire a great striker in football and […]
Kimi Raikkonen says he simply needs clean weekends in order to extract the maximum from the Ferrari F14T after collecting his best result of the season at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Raikkonen finished in fourth place at Spa Francorchamps to move up to 10th in the championship, after a weekend in which Raikkonen enjoyed a relatively smooth time. Raikkonen does not consider his result in Belgium a breakthrough result - citing three previous events at which his weekend was compromised by situations outside of […]