11/06/2015
NEWS STORY
Kimi Raikkonen blames F1's rule makers for making the sport slower and too safe.
At a time all and sundry are running polls and surveys asking the fans how they think the sport can be improved, one of F1's true stars has his own ideas.
"When I came in to Formula One, it was more exciting for everybody," he told another F1 legend, Jean Alesi, in an interview for Canal+, "it was like really the top, it was a long time ago.
"We would have expected that cars would be faster and more exciting, but there is the rules changes," he continued, "they try to make it slower. I’m sure something has to be done to make it more exciting to people to watch and also to really see the speed and make it a little bit more dangerous. It is part of the game. We don’t want anybody to get hurt but it also makes it more exciting."
Asked about driving for arguably the most iconic team in the history of the sport, and one of its nine world champions, the Finn said: "There are many good teams in F1 but Ferrari is still different, it’s Ferrari.
"Obviously, it was very nice to win the championship on the first year. After that lots of things happen but I’m back with Ferrari and I think the team this year is the best team I’ve been in, how it’s work, all that atmosphere, like I said, Ferrari is Ferrari. You would always choose it if you can."
"People call you Iceman but for me you’re not an Ice Man," says Alesi, himself always described mercurial. "You are more sensitive than people think."
"Yes but I think every people are different at work than if they’re at home," says Raikkonen. "At the circuit, my work is to do my best, there is so much non-sense going on there, I don’t want to get involve. In the normal life I’m as normal as anybody. Whatever they think about me is fine."