Ever since his arrival at Alfa Romeo, Kimi Raikkonen has made it clear that he is glad that he no longer has to deal with the “politics and sr …” that is present at Ferrari. At the end of the year, the Finn looked back on the season 2019.
Alfa Romeo was actually one of the best teams in F1 in the first half of the season, but then lost touch in the second half.
The Finnish veteran managed to score nine times, finishing the championship at 11. city and home won a good portion of his team points (43 points from 57.)
His results are logically worse than those achieved with Ferrari, and “Iceman” has now entered the more “relaxed” phase of his Formula One career.
Despite this philosophy, Raikkonen sees his season with mixed feelings: “I think there were two different stages this season. The first part went well. There were some negative races, such as Barcelona and Monaco, but then we got better. “
“After the summer holidays, we still had a good pace, but as a team we didn't get points and then it became very difficult to fight for the top ten. We've found a bit of rhythm in the last few races, but only in Brazil have we accumulated a good number of points with both cars, “said Finec.
“The expectations at the beginning of the year were completely different from Ferrari,” he said, and compared the season to the year of his return to Ferrari. “For example, this season was much better than Ferrari's tough years.”
However, she explains that there is not necessarily less pressure on Alpha, “You certainly want the good and, as I said, you are not satisfied if you do not get good results. After all, working on a race weekend is not significantly different, regardless of your team. “It's a little less stressful and that's a good thing. It's also good that the team is closer to home so I can spend more time with my family. “
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