Sporza liet Raikkonen ni aan het woord dus dan zal ik et maar doen eh
Q: Kimi, stuck behind Fernando Alonso in the early stage of the race. How much did that define the day for you?
Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN: I think it did. After that it was too difficult to come back and challenge at the front. I got past him but we needed to go a little bit shorter in the middle stint to make sure we got in front of him but then it was too short to challenge Lewis. I came very close at the second stop but it wasn’t enough. I think there was also a bit of a mistake by me also on the start button but we got third place and we know where we are losing time, so hopefully in the next test we can find something which is a bit better for me.
Q: You made a very aggressive start down the outside there but I guess from the second row it was always going to be difficult?
KR: Yeah but then I was also getting very close to Lewis and at the left-hander after the first corner I needed to back off because I got understeer and so Alonso got a very good run at me into the next corner. I was on the inside but he could brake later and took the place from me.
Q: When you were very close to Fernando you seemed to have a lot of moments running wide under braking. Was that just losing downforce being so close to him?
KR: Yeah, it’s not easy to be very close to people and also the wind was making it even more difficult and so at places where it was hard even on your own it was even worse behind someone, but that’s normal. I think this year it’s even more difficult following people than previously.