News Details

Qualifying a pain in the back for Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen vowed to be on the Singapore Grand Prix starting grid after gritting his teeth and qualifying his Lotus in 13th place on Saturday with the help of pain-killing injections for a sore back. "This morning I couldn't really drive so we didn't do what we were supposed to do but that's how it goes. We'll see what we can do tomorrow," the 2007 champion told reporters after qualifying. If that sounded non-committal, a later team release was more positive. "It's not the first time I've driven with a problem and it probably won't be the last time either, but I'll be on the grid tomorrow and we'll try to get the maximum from where we are at the start," he said....
Full Story »
11y ago from SuperSport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Raikkonen intends to race despite back pain

September 21st, 2013 (F1Plus / Chris Cameron-Dow) - Lotus driver Kimi...
11y ago from F1Plus.com

Raikkonen aiming to race despite back pain

A clearly unwell Kimi Raikkonen said that he still intends to start...
11y ago from Crash.net

Raikkonen eager to race despite back pain

Lotus F1 Team Kimi Raikkonen says he will try and take part in the...
11y ago from F1Zone.net

Grosjean targets podium as back pain hampers Raikkonen

Lotus' Romain Grosjean qualified in third position at the Marina Bay...
11y ago from F1Technical.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott McLaughlin looking to rebound after ‘lowest...

Scott McLaughlin is hopeful that he can quickly bounce back from his...

Louis Foster gains new sponsor for rest of IndyCar...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing rookie Louis Foster will sport a new look...

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal eye up move for Serie A star as potential...

Arsenal have reportedly set sights on signing Juventus winger Kenan...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal make initial approach to sign 25-year-old...

Arsenal have reportedly initiated the first steps to land Lille...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Aston Villa make stance clear on rumoured Arsenal and...

Aston Villa could be in store for a tricky summer because of PSR issues,...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

‘It’s not as simple as that' - Jack Wilshere warns...

Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere reckons the Gunners need more than...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.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.