Everybody says that Japan's rally is difficult. I'm sure it's true, I don't know because I haven't drove this rally before but I do know that it's just as difficult for all the drivers and teams.Nobody knows these roads that well beforehand. Of course for a first-timer like me it's one rally again for sure where we are a bit more 'out' in the beginning than we would be somewhere else.
This route has been made the same way as in Finland. We go fast and we have to be really exact with the notes - just like in Jyväskylä. I've been racing so many times in Japan that I know that the weather can be almost anything. There's no shortage of challenges when there's rain, mud and whatever else on the road.
This is a long rally. We do a long day when driving from six in the morning to late in the evening. We know that if it's difficult for me then it's just as difficult for the others too. Everybody makes mistakes in a race like this.
Those who make least mistakes also do the best.
At first everything is of course the same as always. When we put the helmet on we have to go fast. We have our share of doing and learning.
After Germany's rally we haven't had any tests. We just go straight on the lane and start looking for the right speed again. I think that we should probably slowly hurry again so that we are on the safe side. My goals are the same as usual: get to the finish line, collect the kilometers and if everything goes well we will get some WC-points again for sure.
The fans in Japan must be the most enthusiastic fans. I already have three big icehockey-bags filled with toys, hats and other fan-stuff that they have made.
There they have followed me from F1 to rally and it's great when they support like that.
Source: KimiRaikkonen.com
Courtesy: Nicole
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