Räikkönen dreams of victory at the Monaco GP

Kimi Räikkönen seems to subscribe to second place. After winning this season in Melbourne and taking seventh place in Sepang, the 2007 world champion finished second in the last three Grands Prix. Although his performances are impressively consistent, the Finn remains frustrated at not having achieved another victory. “We are not in first place and we cannot be satisfied with that.”, comments Iceman who is only four points behind the Championship leader Sebastian Vettel. “It’s definitely not a nightmare, but we still have a lot of races left and anything can happen in F1. Monaco represents a different challenge. We will not make the mistakes we made last year. »

The Lotus driver in the fight for the title dreams of winning a second time on the streets of the Principality. However, the Scandinavian has only won one front row this year (at the Chinese Grand Prix) and will have to start at the front to hope for further success, with overtaking opportunities being particularly rare in Monte-Carlo. “I’ve only been there once before and I really got to experience the feeling of winning here. My victory in 2005 is one of my best memories and another victory would be just as special. It’s such a winding and narrow circuit that you have to stay focused at every meter. Overtaking is virtually impossible. You have to be at the front to enjoy the race. We will focus on qualifications. It is difficult to know how the car because we cannot simulate the characteristics. The E21 was competitive on all types of tracks and I hope it will be fast here too. The first line is not impossible but everyone will aim for it. Tire changes will represent opportunities if you evolve on a different strategy, but it will certainly be harder than on any other circuit. »