News Details

Raikkonen frustrated by costly spin

Scuderia Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari expected to finish on the podium but missed out after he spun at the hairpin on his out lap following a pit stop. Raikkonen occupied third position across the opening stint but lost time when he spun, which forced the Finn to switch from a one to a two stop strategy. "The result of today is not ideal, we expected more than what we got in the end," he said. "My start was pretty good but then I did not have enough speed to go through and try to pass the Mercedes at the first corner. "The tyres were working pretty much ok, but in this kind of circuit fuel saving plays a big part and this obviously limited our speed today....
Full Story »
9y ago from F1Zone.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Raikkonen 'couldn't control the throttle'

Kimi Raikkonen lost an almost certain podium finish today when he spun...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Raikkonen: 'It's obvious where I need to improve'

Kimi Raikkonen admitted today in advance of this weekend's Canadian Grand...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Canadian GP: Raikkonen and Vettel finish fourth and...

Kimi Raikkonen: "...for some reason today in both the outlaps...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Bottas & Smedley overjoyed with 'strategic' podium

Valtteri Bottas' third place may have been more easily won when Kimi...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

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

Yamaha admits it is likely to use its updated inline-four MotoGP engine...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Joan Mir confirms new Honda engine sees improvement in...

Joan Mir confirmed that Honda's new engine has shown improvements in 'all...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fabio Quartararo reflects on ‘special' Jerez...

Fabio Quartararo described his second-place finish at Jerez as...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Corvette ZR1 pace car revealed for 109th Indy 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway has revealed the pace car that will head the...

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 transfer boost as Premier League boss admits...

Arsenal will likely be on the lookout for reinforcements in the forward...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Alexander Isak to Arsenal assessed by Jermain Defoe,...

Arsenal face the prospect of another season without a major trophy, and...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

'Perfect for Arsenal' – Gunners urged to sign...

Arsenal have been urged to seal the transfer of Crystal Palace attacking...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Special player' – Arsenal & Liverpool...

Arsenal and Liverpool have been criticised for missing out on the transfer...
9h 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.