Raikkonen will compete in the race despite the pain
Kimi Raikkonen will compete in the race for the Singapore Grand Prix, despite the pain caused by a pinched nerve in his back. The Lotus racer will start the race from thirteenth place, as he had difficulty in qualifying due to pain and was eliminated in the second part. The Enston team had already considered before the qualifiers that Finca, whose problems were the result of a crash in tests in France in 2001, would be replaced by reserve racer Davide Valsecchi. “Already in the morning the pain was unbearable,” Raikkonen said of his performance at the third free practice. "I couldn't drive at full speed at all, so we didn't even make all the preparations we wanted. Luckily, at least we'll be able to compete in the race. I'll be at the start of the race tomorrow, and then we'll see how it goes." Romain Grosjean thus led the attack