Valtteri Bottas believes Kimi Raikkonen was well aware his Williams was alongside when the pair collided in turn five during the Mexican Grand Prix. The contact forced Raikkonen out of the race. It is the second time the pair have tangled in three races: in Russia Raikkonen was penalised after taking Bottas out on the final lap. Afterwards Bottas told...
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen’s Route to F1
Kimi Raikkonen was at the centre of controversy when he made his Formula One debut 15 years ago. FIA president Max Mosley said it was “wrong” for the 20-year-old, who had started just 23 car races, to be granted a superlicence to join the world’s elite drivers in F1. As was the case when Max Verstappen...
Halo made little difference to visibility – Raikkonen
The structure, which may be mandatory on F1 cars next year, is
intended to offer better protection from flying debris. It features two
curves bars above the driver’s head and one in front which is pinched at
the bottom to minimise blockage to vision.
The Halo cockpit protection device. More pictures“The
...
Top 10 photos of the week: 2015-11-11
Your weekly dose of top 10 photos from around the
world, shot by the award-winning Motorsport.com photographers and
contributors.
Welcome to this week's top 10 photos chosen
by our own photo editors. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did
selecting these photos.
Express yourself and let us know...
Raikkonen runs with Halo system
Kimi Raikkonen has become the first Formula One driver to run with the Halo closed cockpit system.
Kimi Raikkonen has become the first Formula One driver to run with the Halo closed cockpit system.
Raikkonen tested the cockpit protection device during Thursday morning's testing in Spain - the...