RAIKKONEN: No Concern At Ferrari About German GP

(from autosport)

Kimi Raikkonen is sure that his Ferrari team will respond in a calm manner to their disastrous British Grand Prix, as they bid to hit back in Hockenheim next weekend.

Ferrari's hopes of victory at Silverstone were dashed when the team opted to keep both their drivers on used wet rubber at their first stops.

With rain falling, the tyres were not as good as new wets and, as Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa struggled to keep their cars on the track, the way was left clear for Lewis Hamilton to take a dominant victory.

Although Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has called on the team to end their 'stupid' mistakes if they are to win the title, Raikkonen is sure that all is not as bad as some think.

"The five points and the fact that I'm leading the standings with Felipe and Lewis give me satisfaction nevertheless," Raikkonen told the Ferrari official website about his recovery to finish fourth at Silverstone. "If I'm in such a position after four races, where everything happened, my confidence can only be strengthened.

"Now we are looking ahead to the next race and react without panic. We know that we have a winning car: we just need a weekend without big problems.

"As of today we are at Hockenheim for two days of testing, with Felipe, who'll be on the track on Thursday. It's my first race with Ferrari on this track, so it's a new experience for me. I'd say that we'll be competitive, because the F2008 has demonstrated to be competitive wherever we are. So we can fight back."

 

as long as it doesn't rain i think they'll do just fine.

 

As long as the team takes care of strategy I think they will do fine.

 

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Once again, well said by Kimi...cool, calm and confident. He's had everything but the kitchen sink thrown at him in the last four races and he's still tied for first.