Kimi Raikkonen Quotes (42 Quotes)

I think it was fairly obvious that Christian Klien made a pretty fundamental mistake. I am very disappointed because I had a great car set-up and very good race strategy.

We were a little bit lucky today but we were so unlucky in the last race,

It could have been a 1-2. We just need to keep working hard and win more races and see where we wind up.

It's been a long time already that we have had not much to lose, we can only gain. So that's what we're aiming for.

This was a very disappointing day for me which could have ended much better. Even though my world championship chances are not looking so good, I will continue to fight.

I'm winning races, I'm still challenging for the world championships, the team is fantastic and I have a great relationship with everybody here - so why would I want to even consider changing

Coming into the last part I ran a little bit wide and locked the rear end so I lost some time but I knew I was quick enough on the first part,

It might be tricky tomorrow, but we'll see how it goes,

I don't have any idea when I'll retire, but I don't think that I've got a lot of years ahead of me.

Do you have any ambitions outside racing? My main ambition at the moment, whether inside or outside racing, is to become Formula 1 World Champion.

It's always the same question about bad luck. It's nothing I can change.

I had a small off at one point which is what happens sometimes when you try different things and I'm expecting the track surface to improve further as more cars run.

I would rather win it than lose the championship but they deserve it this year. Definitely, he deserves it and next year I will try to give him a hard time and for sure he will try to do the same for me.

There's no doubt we have the fastest package, I'm winning races and I'm feeling well in the team, so why would I even consider changing teams

It was a bit of a difficult afternoon for us yesterday, because we had to spend some time working on the car following the minor issue with the gearbox, but the team worked really hard to get the car out on track to complete a couple of installation laps, and that set us up for the good running today.

I have only seen illustrations of the new livery until now but they do it no justice. It looks fantastic and should create a bit of a stir when we drive it on tracks around the world. If we can make the car as fast as it looks then we will be in good shape.

It's always terrible to retire, but while in the lead with a good gap to the number two car is even worse,

As I have said on a number of occasions this season already when asked about the rumors, I am completely happy with my team.

I did my best but it wasn't enough today, ... The Renaults were too quick.

I don't think there is any doubt we have the fastest package,

If Fernando keeps finishing behind us it is not possible to catch him any more, but we will do everything we can as a team to keep fighting and we were very unlucky today. We had a perfect race and it was unfortunate for the team what happened in the last few laps because we could have had a one-two and we deserved it. I was happy with the car but we deserved to have both cars on the podium.

It was disappointing what happened yesterday because the car was good with a good set-up and we started last. It's nice to see we were strong in the race and could have been strong in qualifying.

It is very disappointing to not even complete one timed lap as I believe that the team had a good strategy for the new qualifying system and I could have been amongst the quickest.

The car wasn't quick enough. It got quicker and quicker and at the end was perfect. Unfortunately it came about 40 laps too late. The Renault was too quick so all the compliments to them and next year we try again.

I don't know, a lot of things can happen in the next few years. He (Alonso) obviously has a contract but you never know what's going to happen. But I don't have any bad things to say about McLaren.

You better go for it when you have a chance and trust your feelings. It paid off well. I was quite confident we would have the speed, but you never know.

Just before my last pit stop I was able to go fast, ... I wasn't too far behind and I thought I could get him.

I knew they would stop before me and I had to push to gain time on them, ... With seven laps to go I went as quickly as I could.

I am really hoping for a trouble-free weekend as the car feels good and I feel I can get some good results in it.

Luckily we chose different tactics and the team did a great job. We changed it it was the best time to stop the second time,

The car seems to be working well in both wet and dry conditions which is reassuring as it seems like it's going to rain tomorrow,

My objective is to win races and world championships as a member of McLaren-Mercedes,

I've just got to do a good job and stay on in Formula One for as long as I can.

It was very frustrating at the time, but you can't look back,

A good start to the weekend and let's hope it continues this way,

It was fairly obvious that Christian Klein made a pretty fundamental mistake and ran into the back of me.

The car felt good straight away and we will just have to wait and see what the weather does tomorrow. I like Spa and this is an important weekend for me and the team.

The car feels really strong. I can't wait for tomorrow and Sunday where hopefully we will be able to achieve our goal of winning the 2005 constructors' world championship.

Congratulations to Fernando, but he better be prepared for me and the team to fight him hard for the rest of the season. I will now focus on winning the constructors title for the team and go flat out for the last two races.

I'm a bit disappointed with the engine failure which stopped my first practice session prematurely, ... However we managed to get in some running in the second practice and there is still plenty of time left tomorrow morning.

We have been unlucky in some races. It is still a good car, very quick. We just need to make sure to get rid of the little problems.

After the first two races, I am really hoping to have a trouble-free weekend in Australia, as the car feels good and I think that we can get some good results with it.