Räikkönen: “Best in the race”

Third on the starting grid for the Italian GP, Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) expects to have a more efficient car than in qualifying even if the presence of a car equipped with Srec in front will not make his task easier .

Published on 13/09/2009 à 12:26

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Winner of the Belgian GP two weeks ago and awaited by all the fans of the Team, Kimi Räikkönen expects a difficult race this afternoon. However, he wants to achieve a good performance. “ We will do our best to achieve a good result to satisfy the fans, this is our main goal “, declared the Finn.

For this, he will start from third position on the starting grid. At Spa-Francorchamps, where he won a fortnight ago, he only started from sixth position and that did not prevent him from winning. “ Since Spa, we know that the car is better in the race than in qualifying. Of course if you start from sixth or third place it's a different story. We therefore have a better chance of finishing well. »

Räikkönen will also be able to count on the help of Srec to achieve a good start. “ At first, it will be difficult to surpass McLaren (which also owns Srec, editor’s note). We will be able to pass the Force India (Adrian Sutil is second on the grid, editor’s note) but not necessarily the McLaren. We'll see how the race goes. »