Räikkönen was serious when he went to the night-break.
- The spare tyre's rib was completely tangled. We wouldn't have got it on no matter what we would had done. Fortunately nothing happened and we didn't need the spare tyre, Kimi said and gave some strict feedback to Citroën's personnel.
- I can improve most and easiest in brakings. Now I braked many times too early, Kimi said.
Räikkönen hopes that he will get some advantage on Friday since they are driving completely new stages.
- They are new for everybody so it evens out the situation, Kimi said.
Räikkönen won't take any pressure over his success.
- I have won what can be won on the track. I don't suddenly have any obsession to win a rally. Of course I always want to get the best position possible, Kimi said.
PEKKA JALONEN
Source: Iltalehti
Courtersy: Nicole
Showing posts with label Tyre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tyre. Show all posts
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Kimi raged over the team's blunder
Kimi Räikkönen's rally could have been ruined because of negligence
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Tyre puncture bugged Kimi
Portugal is the first rally on gravel for Kimi Räikkönen's new Citroen. The start was sticky and just as Räikkönen started to find a better rhythm the tyre emptied all of a sudden without hitting anything.
– The air just disappeared and suddenly we noticed that there went our tyre. We had 11 km of the stage left. We drove the rest of the stage with the wheel and lost 1,40 minutes. If you have over 15 km to the finish of the stage, then it's worthwhile to stop and change the tyre, Lindström told.
– It was a bad thing when the tyre went. I improved my driving in the afternoon but during service break we took the wrong direction with setups. I had no grip, Räikkönen said.
– Of course it was seen during the first stage that it was a race on gravel. It was sticky but we got a hang of it around the final phase of the stage, Lindström said.
The team's mecanics had some overtime work when everything is changed so that they get the setups to hit better.
– It felt surprisingly hard although it shouldn't have felt that way. We will change the whole suspension just in case, if there is some problem with it, Lindström said.
Source: Turun Sanomat
Courtesy: Nicole
– The air just disappeared and suddenly we noticed that there went our tyre. We had 11 km of the stage left. We drove the rest of the stage with the wheel and lost 1,40 minutes. If you have over 15 km to the finish of the stage, then it's worthwhile to stop and change the tyre, Lindström told.
– It was a bad thing when the tyre went. I improved my driving in the afternoon but during service break we took the wrong direction with setups. I had no grip, Räikkönen said.
– Of course it was seen during the first stage that it was a race on gravel. It was sticky but we got a hang of it around the final phase of the stage, Lindström said.
The team's mecanics had some overtime work when everything is changed so that they get the setups to hit better.
– It felt surprisingly hard although it shouldn't have felt that way. We will change the whole suspension just in case, if there is some problem with it, Lindström said.
Source: Turun Sanomat
Courtesy: Nicole
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Pirelli targets 2012 WRC return
Italian tyre firm Pirelli is targeting a return to the World Rally Championship in 2012.
Pirelli has a contract to compete for at least three years in Formula One, as well as in GP2 and GP3.
But the company’s motorsport director Paul Hembery has spoken of his desire to return to take on Michelin in the 2012 WRC.
“I want us to be back in the WRC in 2012,” said Hembery. “Once those regulations are out, we will study them carefully and begin - if the conditions are right - to prepare ourselves. We have a programme of continued development to maintain our knowledge in rallying through the season.”
Pirelli will remain in the WRC this season, continuing to supply rubber to the WRC Academy – which will incorporate the Pirelli Star Driver scheme.
“We have supported the WRC since its inception in 1973 and we still have a huge passion for the sport of rallying,” added Hembery. “Yes, we are back in Formula 1, but we’re certainly not about to forget about the WRC.”
As well as supplying the WRC Academy, Pirelli recently secured a deal to equip the Citroen Racing Trophy – a one-make series present in 10 countries this year – with tyres for the next three years.
Source: MaxRally
Courtesy: luieluv
Pirelli has a contract to compete for at least three years in Formula One, as well as in GP2 and GP3.
But the company’s motorsport director Paul Hembery has spoken of his desire to return to take on Michelin in the 2012 WRC.
“I want us to be back in the WRC in 2012,” said Hembery. “Once those regulations are out, we will study them carefully and begin - if the conditions are right - to prepare ourselves. We have a programme of continued development to maintain our knowledge in rallying through the season.”
Pirelli will remain in the WRC this season, continuing to supply rubber to the WRC Academy – which will incorporate the Pirelli Star Driver scheme.
“We have supported the WRC since its inception in 1973 and we still have a huge passion for the sport of rallying,” added Hembery. “Yes, we are back in Formula 1, but we’re certainly not about to forget about the WRC.”
As well as supplying the WRC Academy, Pirelli recently secured a deal to equip the Citroen Racing Trophy – a one-make series present in 10 countries this year – with tyres for the next three years.
Source: MaxRally
Courtesy: luieluv
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