Kimi Raikkonen – 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio transcript
First practice session:
To Kimi Raikkonen: “OK Kimi, let’s push from seven to 11, stay off kerbs, no DRS.”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “Stay out for one more timed lap, Kimi.”
From Kimi Raikkonen: “Ok, but I’m struggling with the oversteer entry”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “Copy that.”
Second practice session:
From Kimi Raikkonen: “OK there is a vibration on the tyres.”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “Understood, Kimi.”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “Kimi, just be careful of cars coming past you as you enter the track.”
From Kimi Raikkonen: “Not much I can do, I can’t see [censored by FOM].”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “No problem.”
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Qualifying session – Kimi Raikkonen was frustrated for more than one reason in Q2:
From Kimi Raikkonen: “I have a vibration on this set.”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “OK Kimi understood.”
From Kimi Raikkonen: “I have a [censored by FOM] Force India in the most stupid place for this lap.”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “Copy, saw that Kimi.”
To Kimi Raikkonen: “OK Kimi, that should be enough to get us through. No need to go out again.”
From Kimi Raikkonen: “OK.”
Race:
Lap 1 – From Kimi Raikkonen: “Something flew out of my car, hit me in the head on top of the car, don’t know what it was.”
Lap 9 – To Kimi Raikkonen: “I would try at the minute to close the gap and have a go, Kimi. Let’s try and have a go.”
Lap 9 – From Kimi Raikkonen: “I’m trying but I can’t get close to him”.
Lap 22 – To Kimi Raikkonen: “Ricciardo is slow ahead, he has a car issue.”
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