Kimi Raikkonen expects Lotus to be competitive at 2012 Spanish Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen expects that his team will be very competitive at 2012 Spanish Grand Prix which is going to be held at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on May 13.
The Finnish driver took retirement from the sport couple of years ago and went to race in World Rally Championship.
However, he has made an impressive comeback with Lotus in this season so far as he has already secured his first podium finish in the fourth race at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
It will be interesting to mention that he has won the Spanish GP twice in his career and is looking forward to perform well this time too with the competent car E20.
Moreover, he said that the competition will be very tight amongst the contenders in the front as everyone seems to be well prepared. Nevertheless, he said that he is feeling confident that Lotus will come well in-form in Barcelona. In addition, he said that
the cars’ setups will be very important because of the changing track conditions.
“I expect Lotus to be very competitive at Barcelona,” he said. “It's going to be very, very close between the top teams. This is the only circuit where the teams have already tested with the new cars, and the set up is crucial as the track changes with the
wind and temperature. All the teams have updates for the first European race, which makes it even more interesting and even tighter at the top.”
The 2007 world champion is currently standing at 7th place in the drivers’ championship with 34 points ahead of his teammate, Romain Grosjean.
In the season opener held at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, he secured an incredible 7th place finish after starting the race from 17th place in the grid. Subsequently, in the second race at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, he came 5th after
setting off from 10th grid position.
Conversely, he could not score even a single point in the third race at Shanghai International Circuit in China.
Nonetheless, after securing second podium finish in the fourth race, he is aiming to deliver his best performance in the upcoming races in order to fight for this year’s title.
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