Raikkonen: I need a miracle

Eurosport - Wed, 17 Sep 18:40:00 2008

Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen said he needed a miracle to retain his title following a disappointing Italian Grand Prix.

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With four races left, the Ferrari driver is fourth and 21 points behind McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton after trailing in ninth at a rainswept Monza on Sunday.

The Finn, who won the title last year after making up a 17-point deficit in the final two races, still refused to give up his championship hopes despite three grands prix in a row without a point.

"You don't have to be [Albert] Einstein to understand that this is not the right way to fight for the title," he told Ferrari's website.

"It's not over yet, but now it will take a miracle, like one that makes lightning strike twice."

Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa, who finished sixth at Monza and a place ahead of McLaren's Hamilton, is now just a point behind the Briton overall.

Raikkonen, who signed a new deal with Ferrari until 2010 last week, was still reluctant to commit to helping his team-mate.

"Things are definitely not going my way," he said. "Sometimes it happens, but that won't lower my spirit or my determination.

"I want to try and win again this season. You never know what will happen in a race and you can't make any programs.

"Obviously the team has two goals to reach (the constructors' and drivers' championships) and they will give their best.

"I will give my best... as usual."

Raikkonen hopes the Singapore GP on September 28, F1's first night race, will suit him better after blaming the lack of grip from his tyres in the wet for his problems in Italy.

"It seems as if it is going to rain at every remaining race. We had enough water at Monza already...the atmosphere [at Singapore] will be very exciting and the hot and humid weather might work to our advantage," he added.

Reuters

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  1. its called sarcasm i liiikkeee!

    From chris, on Wed 17 Sep 10:44PM

  2. Va fan culo, cretino!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 10:40PM

  3. OMG! It's contagious!!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 10:37PM

  4. good evening my friends its borat here from khazakstan­
    i like the comments they are niiccceee you should see­ my sister she is also very niiiccceee she is no 3­ prostitute in khazakstan i liikkeee!

    From chris, on Wed 17 Sep 10:35PM

  5. That's not how you say "ignorant fool" in­ Spanish, you moron!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 10:34PM

  6. ˇVete a la mierda, imbécil!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 10:32PM

  7. raven what have you got against Yorke's

    From MGA, on Wed 17 Sep 10:28PM

  8. Well, there we have it, the lunatics have taken over­ the nut house...Raven is out of here....

    From USA 1, on Wed 17 Sep 10:24PM

  9. Re Post 41. Your post confirms the oft stated view that­ simple minds are easily pleased....

    From USA 1, on Wed 17 Sep 10:14PM

  10. hey raven...he just pissed on your bonfire lol

    From JEREMY, on Wed 17 Sep 10:07PM

  11. Star cast of the movie "Weird and Weirderer":­ jbolan a.k.a Marnio and MR T a.k.a the "T­ Man"

    From arshad_iceman2, on Wed 17 Sep 10:05PM

  12. Yep, sounds like a Yorkie to me...

    From USA 1, on Wed 17 Sep 10:03PM

  13. jbolan, you should really consider changing your­ translation software. This is a really bad litteral­ translation of your previous post. Stop acting like an­ idiot and write valid comments in proper English. I­ know that you can do it. You used to write about­ Formula One being boring. You're not fooling­ anyone!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 10:03PM

  14. Fair enough, just a moron then. And the other moron is­ from a place called Peru which is probably a village­ just outside of Bradford...

    From USA 1, on Wed 17 Sep 9:48PM

  15. The understatement of the year from Kimi.

    From wizzo, on Wed 17 Sep 9:43PM

  16. No, just a moron!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 9:37PM

  17. Something of an oxymoron there "Tman­ Thinks"...

    From USA 1, on Wed 17 Sep 9:35PM

  18. To: jbolan; Thanks for sharing that with us, I sure­ that everyone here appreciated your input as much as I­ did. Hey Listen Up!!! is that your mommy calling you?,­ Yep, it's your bedtime, night night...

    From USA 1, on Wed 17 Sep 9:32PM

  19. Mr T says. I hear lots of talk on hear about mistakes­ made LAST year and things that happened LAST year as if­ they are going to happen again. You suckas need to get­ real, from where im sitting it looks like LH is the­ form man and the Mclaren is the form car. The ferarri­ cars are having reliability issues and are also­ terrible in anything other than perfect conditions. Add­ to that the drivers really dont like each other and­ dont seem willing to work together to win the title.­ You crazy fools need to quit the jibber jabber. Thats­ what the T man thinks

    From MR T, on Wed 17 Sep 9:31PM

  20. Oh hell! Not him again!

    From Forza Ferrari, on Wed 17 Sep 9:30PM
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