Lotus have decided not to run Kimi Raikkonen at this week’s Young Driver Test as originally planned.
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Raikkonen to participate in Young Drivers’ Test
2013 F1 season
Posted onLotus have confirmed they will take advantage of the opportunity for Kimi Raikkonen to run in next week’s Young Drivers’ Test.
Raikkonen suspects “sharp” kerbs caused tyre failures
2013 British Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen believes sharp edges on kerbs at Silverstone caused the spate of tyre failures during the British Grand Prix.
Pit error won’t make Raikkonen leave Lotus – Boullier
2013 British Grand Prix
Posted onLotus team principal Eric Boullier says strategy errors such as the one Lotus made at Silverstone won’t lead Kimi Raikkonen to leave the team.
Raikkonen: Lotus made “absolutely the wrong call”
2013 British Grand Prix
Posted onA disappointed Kimi Raikkonen blamed his team for discouraging him from pitting during the final Safety Car period.
Raikkonen and Ricciardo given two-place grid drops
2013 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo have been relegated two places on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Raikkonen escapes penalty for Safety Car speeding
2013 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen has escaped a penalty for driving too quickly while the Safety Car was on the track.
Raikkonen: Lotus must work harder to catch Red Bull
2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen says Lotus must work twice as hard as Red Bull to catch them in the championship.
Alonso: Raikkonen ‘driving better than anyone’
2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says Kimi Raikkonen has had a strong start to the season with Lotus and questions Red Bull’s “strange” China strategy.
Raikkonen doesn’t understand tyre complaints
2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen doesn’t agree with the criticism of the current generation of F1 tyres.
Raikkonen wanted to change damaged front wing
2013 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen said he wanted to change the damaged front wing he carried until the end of the Chinese Grand Prix.
Raikkonen: Lotus will cut gap to Red Bull in qualifying
2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen says he expects Lotus will be closer to Red Bull in qualifying this weekend.
Boullier: Raikkonen doing less of what he hates
2013 F1 season
Posted onEric Boullier says Lotus are getting the best out of Kimi Raikkonen by “limiting what he hates”.
Raikkonen: Australian GP win was “not too difficult”
2013 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen said his season-opening win at Melbourne was “not too difficult”.
Raikkonen: E21 is stronger in every area
2013 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen says Lotus’s 2013 challenger is an improvement over their previous car in every area.
Raikkonen misses out on testing mileage
2013 F1 season
Posted onLotus’s Kimi Raikkonen goes into the first race of the season having completed less than half the testing mileage of many of his rivals.
Boullier expects Raikkonen to return on Sunday
2013 F1 season
Posted onLotus team principal Eric Boullier expects Kimi Raikkonen will be well enough to drive on the final day of testing tomorrow after missing today’s test.
Valsecchi replaces Raikkonen for penultimate test day
2013 F1 season
Posted onLotus’s third driver Davide Valsecchi will drive for the team in today’s test instead of Kimi Raikkonen, who is unwell.
How Lotus are getting the best out of Raikkonen
2013 F1 season
Posted onBy giving Raikkonen more of the freedoms he missed at McLaren and Ferrari, Lotus have brought out the best in the 2007 champion.
Raikkonen: Lotus has potential to win championship
2013 F1 season
Posted onKimi Raikkonen believes Lotus have the potential to be championship contenders in his second season with the team.