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Button: The misunderstanding cost me the podium

Button: The misunderstanding cost me the podium

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Jenson Button said after the Brazilian GP that he could have stood on the podium for the winners if there had not been a misunderstanding during the race when he was called up to the pits. The McLaren racer finished the race in fourth place, but the Briton is confident he could have fought Felipe Massa for the lowest podium on stage, but he had to drive another lap before the final stop. The Briton was most impressed by the tense but fair and clean duel with Kimi Raikkonen. “Everything went like clockwork, until the last stop,” Button said. "There was a misunderstanding when I had to change, which made me have to take another lap. It probably cost me the podium. Too bad we couldn't follow Massi, but the race was great anyway. I really enjoyed it. One of the best parts of the race was my duel with Kimi.When you're fighting
Ferrari will be much better next season

Ferrari will be much better next season

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Kimi Raikkonen said that he is convinced of the strong progress of the Ferrari team, with which he is not reaping success this year. The Finn returned to Ferrari at the beginning of this season, but due to many technical problems and shortcomings of the car, he has not yet tasted the winning champagne. The 2007 season champions have scored 47 points, but are confident the Maranello team can advance next season. “I trust one hundred percent in the people who lead our team and who make the race cars,” Raikkonen said. "I'm sure we'll have a better package available next season, but only time will tell if it's good enough to fight for the top spots. We have a lot of work to do and we've learned a lot this year. We don't expect to suddenly jump to the forefront. , where we will win the races, but we can make a big leap forward
Kimi: Next season, the car will suit me better

Kimi: Next season, the car will suit me better

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Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Ferrari’s racing car for next season will better suit his driving style. The champion from the 2007 season, returning to Maranello, is experiencing a difficult season, as after half of the season, due to problems with the car, he has not yet managed to finish higher than seventh place. In total, he is in twelfth place, eight places and 78 points lower than teammate Fernando Alonso, but the Finn expects better times next season. "The team knows what kind of car I need. The designers are already drawing a new car and I trust them completely that they will be able to make a car that suits me better," Raikkonen explained. "We need to improve and we are working hard. This season is really bad and we are not where we should be. We have a lot of work to do, but I am sure we have
Raikkonen allowed to perform in Germany

Raikkonen allowed to perform in Germany

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Ferrari has announced that Kimi Raikkonen, who crashed into a protective fence in the first lap of the race for the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, will be fully prepared for the German Grand Prix, the only questionable question is his performance in the tests next week. The Finn drove off the track in one of the bends, and on his way back to the track he drove into a ditch along the track, which caused his car to lift and then turn into a protective fence, and from there back over the track, crashing into Williams racer Felipe. Mass. The 2007 champion limped into a medical car, which he transported to a medical center for a mandatory medical examination, where no serious injuries other than bruises and bruises were detected. Ferrari reported that Raikkonen felt pain in his ankle, knee and hip
Photo: Kimi moved to a lawn mower

Photo: Kimi moved to a lawn mower

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Kimi Raikkonen decided to have some fun before the race for the British Grand Prix in Silverston ... and if we are a little mischievous, to experience the real roar of engines. To that end, he took part in a mower race in Silverston hosted by British television Sky as part of the pre-race program itself. In addition to Raikkonen, Johnny Herbert, Anthony Davidson and Martin Brundle also raced on the mowers.  
RallyCross and Le Mans beckon Raikkonen

RallyCross and Le Mans beckon Raikkonen

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Finn Kimi Raikkonen said he would like to one day compete in the World Relic Cross Championships, a series that has recently seen a jump in ratings and thus attracted big names such as Peter Solberg, Mattias Ekstrom and Jacques Villeneuve. "Relicross seems interesting to me. It looks a lot of fun. It's very similar to a rally, except you race against other racers on the track, not a stopwatch," said Raikkonen, who also competed in the WRC World Rally Championship between 2010 and 2011. “I really enjoyed the rally, which is very strenuous and a big challenge,” added the Finn, who said on his return to Formula One that he missed a very direct duel with the rivals on the track in the rally. “I think it’s right to try as many different things as possible in life, because that’s how you have fun and learn a lot at the same time.
Kimi should get better or leave

Kimi should get better or leave

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Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Kimi Raikkonen needs to show better performances or go home. Raikkonen is experiencing a difficult season this year after transferring to the Ferrari team from Lotus. His best achievement is two seventh places, although he looked third in Monaco until Max Chilton crashed into him. The Finn finished in tenth place in the last race in Austria and Fernando Alonso in fifth place in the same race car. The Spaniard also scored 60 points more. Raikkonen 19 and Alonso 79 points. "Kimi can't drive sophisticatedly," said Villeneuve, who won a controversial 11 title in 1997 years of Formula One racing. "He pushes the accelerator all the way or not. He spun a few times this year as if to Formula 3 vehicles, "said V
Will Raikkonen swap seats with Hamilton?

Will Raikkonen swap seats with Hamilton?

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Italian media have been buzzing about the arrival of Lewis Hamilton in Maranello, sparking rumors of the British moving to Ferrari, where other rumors say they are parting ways with visibly disgruntled Kimi Raikkonen. All in all, La Gazzetta dello Sport calmed down a bit, where they explained that Hamilton was looking at Ferrari road racing cars in the city, which he would like to add to his collection. Nevertheless, many are speculating that Hamilton may have deliberately sparked rumors with the visit, putting pressure on Mercedes to support him more heavily in this year's World Cup fight, or to negotiate better terms with his current employer when renewing his contract. . At Mercedes, they have repeatedly stated that their two racers do not enter the duel
Raikkonen does not understand the inconsistent race car

Raikkonen does not understand the inconsistent race car

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Finn Kimi Raikkonen says he can’t find an explanation for why he can’t catch the rhythm with his race car. The 2007 champions would have finished the race with more points had it not been for the clash between Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez, after much of the race was plagued with brake problems and tire wear. The Finn says that the race car is different in each lap, which he cannot explain. "It's like driving a different car in each lap. It's very difficult in one lap, but in the next it looks like the tires are working better. I don't have an explanation for that, otherwise we would know what we have to do. Towards the end of the race it was solid again. but by then it was too late.At the start the race car was good and then the tires wear out and when we put on the new ones it is very driving again.During the race we drove behind many racers which did not help us.
Hamilton is the fastest racer of the morning

Hamilton is the fastest racer of the morning

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Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton has recorded the fastest time of the morning part of the first day of testing taking place in Barcelona this week. The winner of the race in Spain finished the three-hour morning training as the fastest with a time of 1: 44.291 on a wet track, and drove 27 laps. The teams were greeted by rain at the Katalunya racetrack in the morning, which delayed the start of testing by one hour, and what was happening on the track was also limited due to low temperatures, which hovered around 16 degrees Celsius. The afternoon portion of today’s testing will begin an hour earlier, and teams are hoping conditions will improve. The second fastest time belonged to Williams racer Felipe Massa, and Red Bull reserve racer Sebastien Buemi was third. The fourth time was set by McLarn’s Jenson Butt