Kimi Raikkonen Critical of Alfa Romeo in Sharp Rebuttal to F1 Race Engineer at Silverstone

To say the British Grand Prix was action-packed would be an understatement. Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen was a part of the action as he was cruising through the circuit in P10. Close to the checkered flag, on lap 47, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez made contact with Kimi Raikkonen, sending him spinning off the track, as a result of which the Finn lost positions and finished fifteenth.

After the race when his race engineer suggested that losing a points position was a huge shame, the Iceman Raikkonen made his frustrations known on the airwaves.

“Maybe we need to make the car fast. It’s impossible to fight against them.” He added, “Same this, same that and try to fight with the other cars. Come on… we got to wake up and do something.” 

Kimi Raikkonen had a decent weekend at Silverstone. He was seventeenth-fastest in qualifying but placed thirteenth in the sprint. His teammate, Antonio Giovinazzi, finished 13th on Sunday. Without the collision with Perez, Raikkonen would have out-performed his teammate and bagged points as well.

Silverstone weekend for Kimi Raikkonen

The Alfa Romeos seem to be picking up pace – both drivers placed in the top 15 barring Raikkonen’s qualifying. The free practice session also saw the cars in the top 15. A pretty consistent weekend for the team, and it could have been better if Raikkonen crossed the line with points in the bag.

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He stated at an interview that being in the car ahead of someone has become difficult. “I’m watching more mirrors than forward all the time. The race is purely to try and defend… we need to be faster.” 

Raikkonen hopes for more, even though he has improved on pace. As blunt as always, he described the problem – “Just too slow and as simple as that.” 

The Finn has had a decent weekend, but then again no one wants decent. Raikkonen is a world champion who was once at the top of the grid, and to be placing 15th has to frustrate the veteran.

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