Kimi’s Column: Post – Canadian GP

What a Casino! (Casino? Does Kimi mean chaos? Lol. Kimi’s been to a Casino before then…)

The Canadian Grand Prix was once again a very difficult race for us all. Obviously we did not get the results as we expected but after all the problems we experienced, I would say finishing fifth was not that bad.

It could have gone much, much worse out there.

The whole weekend was difficult. We did not have as strong package as we hoped img249/6785/krcanada07bjp4.jpgfor. We try as hard as ever to improve it for the next race and we will see the result as soon as after a couple of days during this weekend at Indianapolis.

I just chill out and play some ice hockey before moving out to the USA.

The best thing in Canada for me this time was the meeting with the school kids arranged by Bridgestone. They asked me whatever they wished. It was really nice. I just loved to talk with the kids. There were all smiles.

But it was not nice to answers questions after qualifying and the race.

The race was very hectic with all the safety car periods. Even at the start I touched Felipe with my front wing at the first corner so it was never handling 100% and after Robert Kubica’s accident I was losing a lot o downforce on the car. The fact was that I had some debris of Robert’s accident stuck in my front wing.

That is why it was so difficult to say anything about the potential of the car.

The car was not turning properly into the corners. Then I lost my brakes. Suddenly it went down and I lost one position to Sato. It was pretty difficult, while not knowing when the brakes were working and when they did not work.

The main thing was, that we got some points. While also Fernando and Felipe had some problems, we managed to reduce the gap to them. Hamilton won and is now 21 points ahead of me. Of course, I would rather lead myself, but I am certain that Lewis will have his share of not so good races.

At the moment, we keep pushing to make sure we get the maximum out of each race. The last three races have not been what I expected but I will do my best for myself and for the team. We would need a maximum result. That would help a lot.

McLaren have been the fastest car for the past two races and it will be important for Ferrari to regain the momentum we had in the early part of the year.

The next stop is Indianapolis. It is difficult to say what we expect from there. We really won’t know before we get there. But I enjoy the circuit and Indy has been a good circuit for Ferrari in the past, so I am really looking forward to the race next weekend.

It is a bit of a strange circuit. There is this very long straight, so you have to have good speed for that. Then the infield section is very tight and you have to take some corners with the lowest gear. However, you are able to overtake, if you are quick enough in that straight. Usually, I have had good races there without problems.

I wish all the best for Robert Kubica. Hopefully he is able to race in Indy. All the drivers are delighted to see Robert not injured, which is a testament to the safety standard of a modern F1 car. It was a very big accident.

3 thoughts on “Kimi’s Column: Post – Canadian GP

  1. Unknown's avatar

    What a Casino!
    maybe this title is given by an italian.. infact in italian we can translate in wrong way "what a casino" in "Che casino!" that means "what a mess!". the writer use the word casino bacause there is a casino in kubica’s bend.  (the italian word that means Casino is Casinò)

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  2. Unknown's avatar

    Hi Luigi, hehehe yes I found out soon after on the Official Forum from TaniaS what it may have meant 🙂 Maybe I was suprised that Kimi has learnt some Italian words :p

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  3. Unknown's avatar

    Fighting,Fighting,Fighting!!! Saima ,I love U…

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