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Raikkonen: Memory 'plays games' when comparing F1 periods

Kimi Raikkonen isn't sure that today's F1 machinery is easier to drive than cars from over a decade ago as memories can be deceiving when looking at the past The sport's senior member was asked to chime in on the recent debate sparked by Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean who contend that today's Grand Prix cars lack the physical challenge that defied drivers ten or fifteen years ago. "Is it harder now or less hard? It’s impossible to say," the Finn told Motorsport.com. "When you start thinking 10 years back the memory plays games and you can’t [remember properly]. Raikkonen: Driver penalties at odds with 'let them race' policy “Maybe it’s not the same. If you asked...
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