From GMM
Reigning World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has admitted that, in the absence of a dramatic turnaround in his current form, he is not going to defend his title against Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton.
Monza last Sunday was his third failure to score points at a grand prix this season, meaning the Finn has dropped a full 21 points off Lewis Hamilton's title lead.
"Obviously you don't have to be Einstein to realise that this is not the way to fight for the championship," the Ferrari driver admitted on Wednesday.
Raikkonen is, however, refusing to either give up, or pledge his full support for the much more realistic championship challenge of his teammate, Felipe Massa.
"It's not over, I'll never give up," he said. "I would like to win a couple more races before the end of the season."
Raikkonen said the crux of his problem is getting the tyres to work for him, especially on a wet track, "and it seems to rain almost in every race nowadays", he lamented.
photo:Ferrari
Reigning World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has admitted that, in the absence of a dramatic turnaround in his current form, he is not going to defend his title against Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton.
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Monza last Sunday was his third failure to score points at a grand prix this season, meaning the Finn has dropped a full 21 points off Lewis Hamilton's title lead.
"Obviously you don't have to be Einstein to realise that this is not the way to fight for the championship," the Ferrari driver admitted on Wednesday.
Raikkonen is, however, refusing to either give up, or pledge his full support for the much more realistic championship challenge of his teammate, Felipe Massa.
"It's not over, I'll never give up," he said. "I would like to win a couple more races before the end of the season."
Raikkonen said the crux of his problem is getting the tyres to work for him, especially on a wet track, "and it seems to rain almost in every race nowadays", he lamented.
photo:Ferrari