Kimi’s Column: Singapore GP Preview (Finnish)

Okay, another street race ahead. Ever since Monaco races like these
have been good for us. And there is no reason why we couldn’t
succeed in Singapore the same way.

That’s it again. Going with the tongue in the middle of the
railings as fast as we can. Our car has had a good balance all summer
and even if it ain’t the fastest we can still get a pretty good result
on tracks like these if we get everything in place.

Of the upcoming races Singapore will suit our car the best. But of
course I can’t say anything beforehand. The practice starts on Friday
and then we’ll see if our car fits the place and what positions we can
go for. We have been on the podium everytime these last races and it’s
a sure thing that we aim for that again.

Singapore is a cool place. They have good chow, good track and driving in the evening is cool when you are completely awake.

The street circuits are always dirty and slippery. It suits us
Northern boys because we like driving in a small slide. But last year’s
race went poorly when there was first the hassle with the fuelling and
then one corner went wide and the car got stuck in the wall.

We have a tough competition with McLaren for the 3rd place in the
WCC. One just has to hope that both our cars score points. Otherwise we
won’t stay ahead. The others are developing the cars all the time and
we have the same car we have had the last races.

In Monaco we came in 3rd and in Valencia 2nd. After Spa I said that
hopefully we will win another race too this year. It isn’t easy but
Singapore could be a place where a lot happens and if you are in the
right place at the right time you can get a good result.

The most difficult thing will be to overtake. KERS helps us but not
as much as somewhere like Spa or Monza. We just have to get a good
quali again. Then we see what we can accomplish in the race.

There’s been too much hustle about the night race. It isn’t a
dark place. You get the same vibes to race there as you get anywhere
else too.