(© Ben Johnston 2014)
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has said it was 'a shame' to have rand was up to tired from the British Grand Prix so early this afternoon. The Finn started the race from 18th place on the grid and had made a tremendous start and was up to 12th place when he lost control of the F14-T coming onto the Wellington straight. The Finn crashed at around 170MPH and the impact was a massive 47G.
After being giving the all clear by the medical staff at the Silverstone circuit Raikkonen said:
"Unfortunately, my race today ended on the first lap, after I had managed to get away well, making up enough ground to be fighting for 11th place. The Finn went on to say:
'At Turn five, I went off the track and while trying to get back on, I must have hit a kerb. I then lost control of the car and ended in the barriers. It's a real shame because yesterday, the feeling I had on track had improved and I was determined to do my utmost to bring home some points.
'I am really very disappointed with how things went today, but now I want to put this incident behind me and just concentrate on the next race in Germany.'
Ferrari have confirmed that Raikkonen will be fit for the next Grand Prix in German in two weeks time.
© Ben Johnston 2014
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