F1 journalist Keith Collantine analysis of Kimi Raikkonen through the racefans.net-website.Kimi Raikkonen drove a strong season, though luck wasn’t the Finnish side. EPA / AOP
Collantinen as Raikkonen through to keep generally good. And it was his best sesonkinsa ferrari in the world championship after. MM-points “Iceman” was third.
Raikkonen won the entire season during his teammate Sebastian Vettel only four times in the time trial. Pair difference had an average of 0,225 seconds German advantage.
race in the Finnish old timers beat vettel in only eight times. The race was run 21. Raikkonen collected during the season to 69 points less than Vettel.
Always, when he beat Vettel, it is due to the fact that Vettelillä had gone something wrong. For example, the penalty, Red Bull not only does the ring or the collision of Valtteri Bottas with Paul Ricard track, Collantine I cut.
however, It is not Raikkonen’s fault, if Vettel screwed up his own race. Finnish similar errors will not happen.
Raikkonen remained generally out of trouble, Collantine granted.
But even though Raikkonen drifted clearly Vetteliä less problems, couple of the differences between the statistics are stark. Collantinen according to the reason wasn’t alone, however, Raikkonen.
– If the problem in cars would be divided more evenly, Raikkonen would likely have been closer to the garage by his friends.
Technical problems, in addition, the finn also suffered a number of the fact that he was ferrari’s paper in a clear number two driver immediately start to the season ever since. This is often reflected in team tactics.
the Difficult starting point, despite Raikkonen drove strongly through the season improving even towards the end. In monza the man grabbed the season’s first pole position. Long non-winning race the tube, in turn, went across in Austin.
vettel’s course instead fell sharply the further the season progressed. In this sense, Raikkonen into the Sauberille may Collantinen according to be ferrari from error.
the Ferrari might still miss him, if Vettel doesn’t get his shit together.
But even if Raikkonen would have continued at Ferrari, the first driver not in F1-according to a journalist would have been no ambiguity.
– as a Normal day, when nothing miraculous is happening, Raikkonen will become the team-mate behind, although not very far away.
Collantinen full analysis you can read here.
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