Kimi Raikkonen

2007 World champion Kimi Raikkonen is not sure whether he will drive F1 car in 2010.

Kimi Raikkonen says he is not taking his world championship lead for granted despite his Ferrari team starting this weekend`s Spanish Grand Prix weekend as favourites.
The Finn currently has 19 points with a win and a second place from the last two races, but is conscious that fortunes can turn around quickly having retired from […]

World champion Kimi Raikkonen is adamant his Ferrari team will be very competitive at this weekend`s Spanish Grand Prix.
The Italian squad have won the last two races and look like favourites to win in Barcelona following last week`s test at the Spanish track.
Raikkonen arrives in Spain in the championship lead, and the Finn is hopeful […]

With 19 points on the board, Kimi Raikkonen heads to Circuit de Catalunya this weekend as leader of the championship, three points clear of Nick Heidfeld and five ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The defending champion is looking forward to the fourth round of the championship.“I`ll come to Spain as the leader of the classification, while […]

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can maintain his lead in the drivers’ championship at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, despite covering minimal laps at last week’s test session at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Raikkonen, who joined the test on the final day, found his running restricted by wet weather and completed just 33 laps […]

"I`ve raced many times in Barcelona and I have to say it is always a very challenging circuit," says Kimi Raikkonen as he looks ahead to this weekend`s Spanish GP. "But this time it will be special. I`ll come to Spain as the championship leader, while usually I was the chaser. If I can manage […]

Kimi Raikkonen isn`t ready to rule out McLaren as Ferrari`s main rival this season, despite BMW being his closest challenger in the last two races.
BMW have finished on the podium at every race this season and had both cars ahead of the two McLarens at Bahrain two weeks ago.
But the reigning champion thinks their positions […]

Formula One testing at the Catalunya Circuit came to a soggy end. The final day was affected by poor weather, with rain upsetting proceedings for large parts of the session.Kimi Raikkonen was the third and final Ferrari driver to take part in this test session and he was only able to complete a few laps, […]

World champion and 2008 championship leader Kimi Raikkonen has defended Lewis Hamilton`s poor showing at the recent Bahrain Grand Prix.Hamilton, who in the Gulf dropped behind the Finn and BMW Sauber`s Nick Heidfeld in the drivers` standings, came in for extensive criticism following his error-strewn run to 13th place.“Lewis did not make many mistakes last […]

Kimi Raikkonen struggled through the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend in more ways than one, according to reports.The reigning world champion was off-colour at Sakhir, as he was outperformed all weekend at the desert venue by his Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa.The Finn argued that he simply did not get the setup of his Ferrari right, and […]

Kimi Raikkonen is expecting BMW Sauber to win races this year as he predicts a `long and tough` battle for the world championship.
The Ferrari driver moved to the head of the drivers` standings with second place in Bahrain last weekend.
And, although managing to overtake and beat pole position man Robert Kubica, he is mindful […]

Kimi Raikkonen may not have had the pace to beat Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa in Bahrain at the weekend, but for the Malaysian Grand Prix winner, the one-two result for the Ferrari squad was still an excellent result as the team prepare for the fourth round of the championship in Spain.“We came to Bahrain hoping […]

Kimi Raikkonen was happy to leave Bahrain in the championship lead after what he labelled as a difficult weekend for him.
The Finn, who had never finished in the top two in Sakhir, was overshadowed by teammate Felipe Massa all weekend and had to settle for second place behind the Brazilian in today`s race.
The world champion […]

World champion Kimi Raikkonen is adamant he is in very strong form for tomorrow`s Bahrain Grand Prix despite a discreet showing in qualifying.
The Finn has been overshadowed by teammate Felipe Massa in all sessions this weekend, and the Brazilian will start the race from second while Raikkonen will be fourth.
But the Ferrari driver, who is […]

Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen on Friday refused to join in the widespread condemnation of FIA President Max Mosley.The Ferrari driver was a rare sympathetic voice in the Sakhir paddock, as Mosley`s support in the Formula One and motoring worlds erodes in the wake of the highly publicised sex scandal involving prostitutes and allegedly Nazi […]

"They say the third time`s the charm," writes Kimi Raikkonen, in his blog for Ferrari, "but I hope in our case it is the forth time to bring the result.
"I have finished third in three successive Grands Prix in Bahrain," he continues. "Time and again something has gone wrong. Sakhir is one of those circuits […]

Kimi Raikkonen heads to Bahrain as the pre-race favourite after dominating the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver does not have a particularly good track record at the Hermann Tilke designed circuit. Raikkonen finished third in his last three Grand Prix at the circuit and was an early retirement from the inaugural event in 2004. […]

Kimi Raikkonen is aiming to end a series of disappointing races in Bahrain by claiming victory in this weekend`s race.
The Ferrari driver, winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix nine days ago, has never finished higher than third at the Sakhir circuit.
But following his strong display at Sepang, the Finn reckons he will be able to […]

After a troubled start to his title defence in Melbourne, the Malaysian Grand Prix proved to be a much more successful outing for defending champion Kimi Raikkonen. Ahead of the next round of the championship in Bahrain, Raikkonen looks back on his perfect Sepang run.“Obviously it`s great to win again. I had a really good […]

Two days after his emphatic victory at Sepang, Kimi Raikkonen is still clearly on cloud nine, having finally got his title defence underway.
"Obviously it`s great to win again," says the Finn. "I had a really good feeling flying back home on Sunday evening. The race went exactly according to our plans.
"When we don`t have any […]

Kimi Raikkonen is predicting a season-long tight battle for the championship following the first two rounds of the 2008 season.
The Ferrari driver dominated the Malaysian Grand Prix last Sunday, while rivals McLaren were unable to fight on top after being hit by penalties in qualifying.
A week earlier, McLaren`s Lewis Hamilton had taken a commanding […]

Kimi Raikkonen dominated the Malaysian Grand Prix following the exit of Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa, but it was Nick Heidfeld who posted the fastest lap in the 56-lap event, stopping the clocks at 1:35.366s on his penultimate tour. The BMW Sauber driver was in a train of cars led by Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton […]

After the nightmare that was Australia, world champions Ferrari were very much in command in Malaysia. One-two on the grid and what should have been one-two in the race. Only a costly error from Felipe Massa prevented him following Kimi Raikkonen home for a perfect result.
The consolation was that arch rivals McLaren were unable to […]

Malaysian GP - Ferrari - Race A win and a retirement is the final outcome of the Malaysian Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari…
 

If Australia was a nightmare for Ferrari, Malaysia was a dream. Kimi Raikkonen toyed initially with polesitting team mate Felipe Massa, took the lead after their first pit stops, and sauntered into the distance to a victory that puts him back into contention for a second world title.
Massa blotted his copybook by spinning out of […]