Kimi Raikkonen has enjoyed something of a revival this season, compared to last year when he really struggled, which the veteran Finn attributes to a change of personnel working with him now.
Speaking to reporters on the eve of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, Raikkonen said, “We had a good car last year also, but there were some changes with the people that I work with and I think they’ve been very good.”
“The guys are very good at what they do, we work very well together, but I don’t think there’s the one reason why we’re doing better.”
“I think the reasons are in the very small details, making sure that they are correct, they’re not almost there or roughly there, they’re exactly as they should be.
“To have this mentality pays off because we have a lot of details that can make a difference if they’re spot on but if they’re not then you’d adding a lot of lap time. We work very well together, we understand each other well, we have the same kind of idea of how we want to do stuff.”
Although Raikkonen does acknowledge the progress he will only be satisfied with wins, “I can drive the car well, that helps, but it hasn’t been such a good season as I want to be at the front and win races, so it’s difficult for me to say this has been a good season.”
“I understand that coming from the last few years this is better, but the end result is not what we want as Ferrari.”
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