(Formula1.ferrari.com)
Scuderia Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen believes that the team can
be strong everywhere this season as they showed in winter testing that they
have a competitive package in the SF15-T.
The Maranello based outfit head into this weekend’s Chinese
Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel having taken victory last time out at the
Malaysian Grand Prix and while the Iceman feels that the win was good for the
team on his side of the garage he is hopeful that the car will perform as usual
as it has shown that it is competitive in all conditions so far and the Finn
does not foresee any surprises.
When it comes to challenging Mercedes for the victory this
weekend where the conditions are expected to be a lot cooler, Raikkonen believes
that compared to where they were last the team things have changed a lot
although he feels that there is still work to do.
Last time out in Malaysia, Raikkonen endured a difficult
race after qualifying in eleventh place and suffering a puncture at the start
of the second lap however he recovered extremely well and ended the race in
fourth place behind the two Mercedes and his Ferrari team mate Sebastian
Vettel.
The pair have shown that the new chassis is extremely strong and in
Raikkonen’s case the new chassis suits his driving style better compared to
last season and he seems to be more comfortable both in and outside the car.
Raikkonen goes into the Chinese Grand Prix in fifth place in
the championship on 12 points and he will be hoping to add to that points tally
on Sunday.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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