Raikkonen: “I had set-up problems”

No points to Suzuka not even for the other redhead, that of Kimi Raikkonen.
The pilot of the Ferrari he only finished twelfth, after having struggled with the balance of his car throughout the race and also having lost precious time at the first pit stop due to a problem with the right front tyre. Although, problems or not, the team itself is aware that the situation would not have changed much anyway...

The Finn commented at the end of the race: “Overall it was a very disappointing weekend, I had set-up problems from day one and even today in the race I wasn't able to lap as I would have liked. After the start behind the Safety Car, the track conditions were quite critical and visibility was very limited, but my car performed well. Then when the rain lessened I mounted Intermediate tyres, which after a few laps - no longer being up to temperature - started to create some difficulties on the front end, forcing me to slow down. Now we will try to solve this problem and improve starting from the next race."

“I still don't know exactly what happened to Jules and like everyone I hope to have good news as soon as possible,” concluded Kimi.