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F1: Raikkonen Struggling For Grip In Singapore
Kimi Raikkonen was off the pace Friday in Singapore...
Friday proved troublesome for Kimi Raikkonen in Singapore. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Kimi Raikkonen’s chances of keeping his title challenge alive could take a battering in Singapore after a disappointing day for the Lotus driver.
Raikkonen finished FP2 in 12th place, some two seconds off the front running pace. Teammate Romain Grosjean was only 10th and 0.2s faster than the Finn.
“It was not the easiest day. We don’t have enough grip for some reason,” said Raikkonen. “I guess we’re lacking downforce. And it seems to be a bit difficult, at least today. It’s just not quick. Maybe we are not improving as the others [are].
“The same issues are there on both tires. When you put new tires, it always feels better for the beginning. I think we can improve for tomorrow, but we’re not going to find, unfortunately, two seconds.
“Usually we improve on Saturday time-wise, but like I said, we can’t catch up two seconds from today to the front, and they will improve also. It just shows that we are not as fast as we should be. Hopefully, we can find something, and be a bit more happy than we are at the moment.”
Although the car appeared to be better with high fuel, Raikkonen was not convinced: “I don’t know. It felt OK at the beginning, and the rear went away.”
Asked about his title chances, he said: “If we keep doing like this, we’re not going to have any chance, but we have to try to improve. There’s still quite a few races left, so hopefully we can be stronger than today.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
Raikkonen finished FP2 in 12th place, some two seconds off the front running pace. Teammate Romain Grosjean was only 10th and 0.2s faster than the Finn.
“It was not the easiest day. We don’t have enough grip for some reason,” said Raikkonen. “I guess we’re lacking downforce. And it seems to be a bit difficult, at least today. It’s just not quick. Maybe we are not improving as the others [are].
“The same issues are there on both tires. When you put new tires, it always feels better for the beginning. I think we can improve for tomorrow, but we’re not going to find, unfortunately, two seconds.
“Usually we improve on Saturday time-wise, but like I said, we can’t catch up two seconds from today to the front, and they will improve also. It just shows that we are not as fast as we should be. Hopefully, we can find something, and be a bit more happy than we are at the moment.”
Although the car appeared to be better with high fuel, Raikkonen was not convinced: “I don’t know. It felt OK at the beginning, and the rear went away.”
Asked about his title chances, he said: “If we keep doing like this, we’re not going to have any chance, but we have to try to improve. There’s still quite a few races left, so hopefully we can be stronger than today.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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