The story between Kimi Raikkonen and his beverage system continues at the Turkish Grand Prix. The iceman had not connected his system on previous occasions, which in turn led him to complain about it on team radio.
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This time, however, it was a different story. When the Alfa Romeo driver whizzed through Istanbul Park, the beverage system in the car was leaking, which caused problems for Finn and infuriated him on the team radio.
Formula 1 F1 – Belgian Grand Prix – Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium – August 27, 2021 Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen during practice REUTERS / Johanna Geron
Kimi Raikkonen faces another beverage problem in Formula 1
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While the drivers race across the track at breakneck speed for hours, they have to self-hydrate. For Kimi, however, one of the biggest obstacles on a Grand Prix weekend is that his beverage system is not connected. But this time while driving the Turkish route, his beverage system had a massive leak that infuriated the Finnish driver.
Kimi said on team radio, “How is it so damn difficult to get simple things right ?! Yeah, because I disconnected it leaked my damn helmet so I disconnected. The easiest part in the whole car and we can’t fucking fix it. “
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A difficult weekend for the Finn?
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In his final season on the grid, Raikkonen opens to achieve outstanding performance for his team. That could be more difficult this weekend, however, as he was in 16th place in the first practice session.
Formula 1 F1 – Belgian Grand Prix – Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium – August 27, 2021 Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen during practice REUTERS / Johanna Geron
During FP2 he had a big problem with his beverage system. But instead of giving up, the Finn hopes to make up for himself in the last practice session on Saturday before preparing for the intense qualifying.
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Given a weekend full of obstacles, what are your predictions for Finn as he prepares for the Turkish Grand Prix this weekend in Istanbul? Let us know in the comments below.
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