F1 | Alfa Romeo, Raikkonen: "We must not complicate our lives in qualifying"

Kimi Raikkonen is ready to face the first Portuguese Grand Prix in his history. At the 324th race of his career, Kimi makes his debut on a new circuit with Formula 1. The future of the 2007 world champion has not yet been revealed, given that the renewal option expired last September 30th, but there have not yet been any official press releases on the matter, while the market continues to move around him. But Kimi doesn't think about it, and is focused on the Portimao weekend. The objective is clear: improve in qualifying to be competitive in the race.

“The Portuguese track is new for everyone, I think no driver has experience with this type of car on that circuit, so we all start from the same level – Kimi said. At the cost of sounding repetitive, the situation in Portugal is no different than the rest of the races on the calendar and we need to do a good job on both Saturday and Sunday: the car is improving, but if we complicate ourselves in qualifying, life becomes particularly difficult to make up ground. in competition. In the last few outings we have shown that we are competitive, so we hope to be in the group again this weekend."