Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen’s last pole position dates back to Magny-Cours 2008, an eternity in Formula 1. Yet, the Finn believed he could aim for such a position during the qualifications at Spa-Francorchamps. He regretted making mistakes during his two stints in Q3: “My first stint in Q3 was very good but I slipped and went off the track. The second attempt was even better but in the last chicane, I had a bit of understeer and lost a few tenths compared to my sector in Q2. Today, I think I had a chance to be in pole position. So I’m a bit disappointed, my time wasn’t good enough.”<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the big question is about the tires, especially for Ferrari, which has chosen to take only one set of medium tires and prioritize super softs with a very limited lifespan. The decision was thus made to set the time in Q2 on softs, which can then be used at the start: \u00ab We have decided to start the race with soft tires. If we can make them work, it will make a huge difference. We will see how the race unfolds but I think our plan will work.<\/i> \u00bb<\/p>\n
Sebastian Vettel, who has complained a lot about his traction out of the final chicane, is on a similar strategy to his teammate and therefore also hopes to be able to fight for a podium place at the end of the race.<\/p>\n
From our special correspondent in Spa-Francorchamps<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen confirmed his good form in free practice, but had to settle for third place. He will therefore start just ahead of his team-mate Sebastian Vettel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":37990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[92,364,1494],"class_list":["post-12120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-bilan","tag-ferrari","tag-spa-francorchamps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n