Complicated tire management for Räikkönen

The satisfaction of Sebastian Vettel to have risen to the level of Mercedes de Lewis Hamilton contrasted in a sense last night at the finish of the Canadian Grand Prix with the disappointment of his teammate Kimi Räikkönen.

The 2007 world champion admitted to having difficulty managing his team's tires. car, on a test where Ferrari also admitted to having overestimated the degradation of the compounds provided by the manufacturer Pirelli.

“The car handled well on some parts of the track, but on others, with the cool conditions, I was struggling with the tires, confesses the former pilot McLaren. When I was free to attack I felt good, but when I had to slow down to save fuel the tires got cold and it was difficult to get them working again, and this lasted for most of the race. »

Sixth behind the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg, Räikkönen remained a little bitter after his Canadian performance and is already looking towards the meeting in Baku this Sunday. “It wasn't an easy weekend, we tried to do the best we could, but obviously we cannot be satisfied with the result. I don't know what to expect for next weekend, I've only seen the Baku track on the simulator, but I'm sure it will be a complicated circuit. »

Discover the full report and analysis of the Canadian Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Montreal, in issue 2067 of AUTOhebdo, available from 22 p.m. this evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.