News Details

'It was one of the easiest races' - Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen said his win in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix was one of the easiest of his career. The key to Raikkonen's victory was his two-stop strategy which gave him a vital edge over the other leading drivers who all opted to pit three times. "Our plan was to do two stops and though it's always difficult in the first races to know when to stop and not to, we got it exactly right. We followed the plan and it worked out perfectly. I could save the tyres and go fast if I needed. "It was one of the easiest races I have done to win. Hopefully we can have many more of these races." He had enough in hand to ease off towards the end to preserve his tyres, and as...
Full Story »
12y ago from espnF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Raikkonen knows what he is doing to power to victory...

17 March, 2013 Kimi Raikkonen started the 2013 season in the best way...
12y ago from YallaF1.com

Raikkonen wins season-opening Aus F1

Kimi Raikkonen wins season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix for...
12y ago from SuperSport.com

Raikkonen wins Australian GP

Kimi Raikkonen made a two-stop strategy work perfectly to claim his...
12y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Alvaro Bautista comments on Toprak Razgatlioglu's 2026...

Two-time WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista shared what he would do if he...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Yamaha set to confirm new inline-four MotoGP engine at...

Yamaha admits it is likely to use its updated inline-four MotoGP engine...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Barber – Qualifying Results

IndyCar completed a knockout qualifying session on Saturday afternoon,...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alex Palou flies to IndyCar pole at Barber

The NTT IndyCar Series took to Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar modifies tire allocation rules for Indy GP

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a change to the tire allocation...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Toyota Gazoo Racing's silver lining

Toyota Gazoo Racing has a silver lining, literally. Not content with a...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal interest in Real Madrid superstar confirmed in...

Arsenal are in the market for a new left winger, and their bid to address...
21m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal injury, suspension list and return dates for...

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal identify Real Madrid target as the ideal...

Arsenal have reportedly identified Real Madrid target Martin Zubimendi as...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal ready to move for 80m-rated Chelsea &...

Arsenal have been linked with a move for the Sporting CP defender Ousmane...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.