Kimi Raikkonen‘s last qualifying session in formula 1 Didn’t go according to plan as the Finn gave the go-ahead Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from eighteenth place on the starting grid.
the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Driver who will be at the after this weekend’s race Yas Marina CircuitHe couldn’t prevail from Q1 and will start on the penultimate row of the grid, just ahead of the two Uralkali Haas F1 Team Driver.
Raikkonen’s last flying lap was ruined by a slide in turn 13, so that he had to be content with eighteenth place, while a place in Q2 would have been possible with a clean performance.
“I was on a pretty good lap in my last run of Q1, the time looked good, but at Turn 13 I went sideways and that’s it,” said Raikkonen. “It’s a shame, because the car felt good.”
Raikkonen hopes to end his twenty-year Formula 1 career with a climax and move up the rankings on Sunday, but he knows from eighteen that it will be difficult to finish his time in the sport with a top ten break up.
“Tomorrow is another day, we’re starting pretty far back, but we’ll try to have the best possible race and bring home a good result,” said the Finn.
“I think we have almost reached the maximum that we could achieve” – Antonio Giovinazzi
Teammate Antonio Giovinazzi Made it out of Q1 and will start 14th in his final race with Alfa Romeo before going into the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
The Italian thought he had gotten almost the maximum out of his C41 Ferrari, but had he got it all, he would have only moved up one or two places.
Giovinazzi is hoping for a strong start that will give him the chance to end his stint at Alfa Romeo with a second straight point after finishing ninth last weekend Saudi Arabia.
“I think we almost reached the maximum today that we could achieve today: Maybe P12 or P13 were possible, but Q3 was a step too far,” said Giovinazzi.
“I had a run on Medium because I wanted to try it, but my last run on Softs was spoiled by traffic at the end of the outlap: my tires and brakes were too cold in the first sector and we couldn’t improve. Traffic was like that all season, but that’s the way it is.
“We can still have a good race from 14th place, with a good first lap and a good strategy to see what we can achieve from there. I want to enjoy this last race of the season and say goodbye to the team with a good result. “
Antonio Giovinazzi made it into Q2 in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Image: Octane Photographic Ltd
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