Kimi: Me and Lewis Not Alone In Title Fight

Even though Ferrari does appear to have been marginally the fastest
car in pre-season testing, the Finn, speaking at a press conference in
his homeland, did not appear lulled into a false sense of security, and
indicated that he was fully expecting a repeat of last year’s
tooth-and-nail battle with former employer McLaren.

Although the Woking team was heavily fined for its part in last
year’s spy scandal – and continues to be under investigation from the
Italian authorities – Raikkonen does not see its efforts being
diminished, as has been suggested in some quarters, or that there will
be a repeat of the Woking in-fighting that may have damaged the chances
of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in 2007.

"I do not believe that the world title will only be fought out by
myself and Hamilton," he insisted, "Both [Ferrari and McLaren] have two
cars and two very fast drivers [in the other car], so surely will be a
very even fight."

Missing from that equation, of course, will be Alonso, who fled
McLaren to return to the sanctuary of Renault after a difficult year
spent learning to share the spotlight with the rookie Hamilton.
Raikkonen admits that, based on revelations from the Enstone camp, he
cannot see the Spaniard being an immediate threat for supremacy.

"Fernando is a good pilot, but his options depend on how Renault
has developed it’s new car," he reasoned. "By its own admission, it
seems to lack pace at the moment."

Massa, speaking at his own press conference in Brazil, appeared to
concur with Raikkonen over Alonso’s chances – but also played down the
impact he expected the second McLaren to have on the outcome of the
championship.

Videos

You can see all the stuff of the press event from Finland here , and a few more here, here and here. Although I think those might be enough videos of Kimi for now, don’t worry because here comes another fantastic season and the GP highlights will be part of the show again from the Kimi Raikkonen Space!

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