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Fonte:Site Oficial do Kimi
Good vibrations! Well, two races done, eighteen to go.
So far it's been more or less all right for me.
I've been having a good time, that's for sure.
You never know about racing; Everything can happen like the Malaysian Grand Prix showed us all.
In a race while it rains like that and they stop it for a while, it opens up a chance for the handicapped cars, too.
If you get your timing perfectly right, you get a free road, see well and you can fight for the top place.
Wish it would have been us... But it's useless to get too thrilled afterwards, while, obviously, it doesn't change the result any more.
The team has working very hard to keep us going to the right direction.
Obviously, we have a good and solid car to work with.
It's been quick everywhere.
The weather and some happenings in the course of race weekend have not done us any favours, but that's motor racing.
You just have to deal with what ever occurs and try to get best out of it.
We had some work to do after Friday sessions.
The car was not working properly.
We lacked downforce, there was something wrong with the floor and we didn't have KERS on our long run in the afternoon.
The boys did very well.
They put a new floor, changed the set-up and then the car felt much better from then on. It was a shame the gearbox had some overheating issue in Melbourne.
The team decided to avoid all the risks of DNF in the race, so they decided to change it before P3.
Obviously, that meant a penalty of loosing 5 places in the grid. The car was very good in the qualifying.
I made a mistake in the final run in Q3 while exiting the corner.
We lost there some time, so it could have been better than fifth, forth or even third. I felt the speed was there in the car.
Obviously, it was a good car to qualify! The race was one of those typical gambles in the torrial rain of the tropic.
For me it was my debut with the rain tyres.
While the lights went off, I had to take it easy, because I simply didn't know how the tyres are behaving.
Obviously, we had done only one installation lap before with the wet tyre, so we didn't even know how to adjust the front wing for the wet race.
But, the start went ok, actually we managed to gain a few places, but then there was an incident with a couple of cars in front of me, so I had to go to the grass again like in Australia to avoid them.
I lost some places, but we made it through the first lap, any way.
The car was good.
After the safety-car situation I was behind Vettel.
We could easily follow the Red Bull and we were faster in some places, they were faster in some other places.
It was too tricky to try to pass him, so we just sat there and waited for the track to dry up.
The rest of the race with slicks was more or less like keeping the P5.
We could have go faster, but it became so dark, it was very difficult to see where are wet pots in the track.
So it was better to seal the position and not to take too many risks.
Now we have 16 points.
It's better than nothing, but it could have been better.
The best feeling is coming from the car.
Obviously, we will get some new parts for the next race in China, so it should keep us competitive in Shanghai, too.
Fonte:Lotus F1 Team
Lotus F1 Team rounded off the weekend’s final practice session with a strong performance this afternoon in Malaysia as the countdown to qualifying begins
A damp start at the Sepang International circuit quickly cleared, as the shower which preceded Free Practice 3 blew over to reveal beaming sunshine and draining humidity. Nonetheless, with a significant number of wet patches around the track the team opted to send both drivers out on their install laps on the intermediate tyres.With the standard pre-run checks complete, both Kimi and Romain remained in the garage until a combination of other cars and the sun created enough of a dry line to bolt on a set of slicks.
This they did, promptly emerging from the garage at the halfway stage on matching sets of hard compound Pirelli tyres. Romain immediately shot to the top of the time sheets, closely followed by Kimi in second as the field slowly began to venture further towards the limits of grip on the still drying circuit.
With fast times cropping up here there and everywhere, it became a challenge just to keep up with the running order as the session entered its final stages. After a practice box stop and pull away for the pair, Kimi and Romain were sent out with minutes left on the clock on the medium compound tyre.
Strong runs to end the session saw both drivers sit in the top 5 as the chequered glad dropped. Having racked up 13 laps apiece, Kimi slotted into P4 with a best time 1:37.356, with Romain fractionally behind in P5 having set a 1:37.382 – For the full rundown of Free Practice 3 results
Fonte:Lotus F1 Team
On Friday night, the Lotus F1 Team hospitality unit here at the Sepang International Circuit was the victim of a fire, causing the team to abandon ship for the rest of the weekend and seek refuge elsewhere in the paddockAt around 03:00 local time, smoke began to fill the Lotus F1 Team hospitality unit as one of the kitchen refrigerators blew a fuse setting the ground floor alight.
Thankfully nobody was present in the temporary structure at the time, and so no injuries were incurred. The team did however lose catering equipment, food and drink, and some marketing materials. One of Kimi’s helmets also perished in the blaze, and although the rest of the driver’s equipment was rescued it is now covered in soot.
With repairs unlikely to be completed before the end of the weekend the team has moved to a new home from home, setting up a replacement hospitality unit at the far end of the paddock next to the Marussia team.
Our sympathy goes out to those who were first into the fire-damaged facility, as they will be rather smoke-fragranced for the remainder of the day. We may also see a few hungry looking Lotus F1 Team members wandering around the paddock, and possibly a certain driver hunting down alternative ice cream resources…
The team would like to thank our counterparts from up and down the paddock, who have been incredibly supportive in offering help and facilities to get us through the weekend. While the competition on track may be as fierce as ever, but times like these are a reminder that as a sport, we are very much a community.
In case you missed it, head over to our competitions page where we’re offering fans the chance to win a copy of the Lotus F1 Team 2012 Compilation CD signed by Kimi and Romain
Fonte:Autosport
Kimi Raikkonen is to lose five places on the grid for the Malaysian Grand Prix after a gearbox change following the second free practice.
Shortly after the session concluded, Lotus wrote on Twitter that an issue with the Finn's gearbox meant it would be changed before the start of the third and final practice session.
The team confirmed the change to AUTOSPORT, meaning Raikkonen looks set to lose five places.
The problem arose after Raikkonen went off the track during the Australian Grand Prix, where his radiator was filled with grass clippings, thus overheating the gearbox during the race.
A post-race analysis showed the gearbox's bearing cage had started to fail and so the team has been forced to replace it as it was unsure it would last another race distance.
The change follows an unhappy qualifying session in Australia, when the Finn failed to make it out of Q1 when he backed off a flying lap in the mistaken belief he had time to make it to the line before the chequered flag came out
Fonte: Total Race
Mesmo testando uma direção assistida modificada nesta sexta-feira, Kimi afirmou que não sentiu diferença
Kimi Raikkonen reclamou do acerto de sua Lotus após terminar o primeiro dia de treinos para o GP da Malásia em 15º. Ouvido pelo TotalRace, o finlandês afirmou que teve problemas com o Kers e acredita que a equipe tem “trabalho pela frente” no decorrer do final de semana.
“Não foi muito fácil. Era difícil encontrar o equilíbrio e temos algum trabalho pela frente no acerto. Nas sequências de voltas mais longas o carro se comportou bem, mas no final do treino o carro estava inguável, e depois tivemos problemas com o Kers.”
A respeito da direção assistida, que tem sido uma dificuldade para Raikkonen no carro da Lotus, não há novidades, ainda que tenha testado uma versão modificada nesta sexta-feira. “É o mesmo, não muda muita coisa.”
Perguntado sobre a diferença de rendimento em relação ao companheiro Romain Grosjean, que terminou a sessão mais importante do dia seis posições a sua frente, Raikkonen minimizou. “Não há nada de errado, apenas estávamos com programas diferentes.”
Mantendo sua tradicional linha “vamos esperar para ver”, o finlandês evitou fazer previsões a respeito de sua posição em relação aos rivais na Malásia.
“Não sei. O melhor é esperar para ver onde estaremos amanhã. Temos algumas coisas para melhorar. Se conseguirmos acertar o carro, podemos estar em uma situação similar a Melbourne.”
“Não foi muito fácil. Era difícil encontrar o equilíbrio e temos algum trabalho pela frente no acerto. Nas sequências de voltas mais longas o carro se comportou bem, mas no final do treino o carro estava inguável, e depois tivemos problemas com o Kers.”
A respeito da direção assistida, que tem sido uma dificuldade para Raikkonen no carro da Lotus, não há novidades, ainda que tenha testado uma versão modificada nesta sexta-feira. “É o mesmo, não muda muita coisa.”
Perguntado sobre a diferença de rendimento em relação ao companheiro Romain Grosjean, que terminou a sessão mais importante do dia seis posições a sua frente, Raikkonen minimizou. “Não há nada de errado, apenas estávamos com programas diferentes.”
Mantendo sua tradicional linha “vamos esperar para ver”, o finlandês evitou fazer previsões a respeito de sua posição em relação aos rivais na Malásia.
“Não sei. O melhor é esperar para ver onde estaremos amanhã. Temos algumas coisas para melhorar. Se conseguirmos acertar o carro, podemos estar em uma situação similar a Melbourne.”
Fim de semana de gp da Malásia é tão bom!!!
Principalmente quando há vontade de tomar aquela coca-cola com um magnum gold ou trufa, uahsuahshashauhsahsusha.
Para quem não se lembra a primeira vitória do Kimi na carreira dele na F1 foi a 9 anos atrás.
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| 1º Vitória - 23/03/03 |
É claro que em 2009 que tivemos um momento muito marcante, mais uma das façanhas do Kimi, a bela história do Magnum e da Coca-Cola!
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| GP da Malásia 05/04/09 - Dia Oficial do Magnum com Coca-Cola |
Quando a volta do Kimi foi anunciada a galera não perdeu tempo e já montou uma imagem bem divertida sobre o momento!
E ai, vai aproveitar também o Magnum & Coca-Cola no Gp da Malásia?
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