Räikkönen reflects on his accident in Korea

Kimi Räikkönen got off to a bad start to his tests in South Korea as the Lotus driver hit the wall in the first session after spinning in the second sector. With his back pain felt in Singapore, the entire paddock feared the worst for the Finn who fortunately quickly escaped from his car. “I simply lost the rear of the car. These things happen, but the team was able to repair the car for the second session and we didn't lose too much time. »

The Finn had time to complete around fifteen laps before making a mistake. During both sessions, the 2007 world champion finished one second behind the reference time established by Lewis Hamilton. But the Lotus driver had a complicated afternoon with steering problems. “It was due to my accident because the team had little time to repair it. The sector is not really successful with this vibrator at the exit of turn 8. It is quite rough and I will try to stay away from it in the future. »