Kimi Raikkonen identifies one Alfa Romeo issue despite strong P8 finish in Silverstone. Kimi identifies one Alfa Romeo issue despite strong P8 in Silverstone.

The British Grand Prix produced emotions, thrills and spills – not just from lights to flag, but also before the race even started. As the drivers’ parade got underway, spectators – and the place was fantastically packed today – were treated to a special show. It’s not every day you get to see a car that wrote history, driven on a Grand Prix circuit by a World Champion: but that’s exactly what happened when Kimi Räikkönen got behind the wheel of our Alfetta.

“I really enjoyed driving the 1950 Alfetta,” said the Iceman. “It was a bit loud, I should have had worn some earplugs! But it was a great experience.” It sure was – the car started in a big puff of smoke, its roar filling the air, and off they went. Kimi pushed – he held nothing back.

Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen says his car lacked straight line speed, which limited his ability to do better than P8 at the 2019 British Grand Prix.

Kimi Räikkönen (car number 7):
Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 04/Ferrari)
Result: 8th
Fastest lap: 1:30.034
Tyres: New Medium (17 laps) – New Hard (35 laps)

“P8 is a positive result. My car was handling quite nicely around the corners today, but we were lacking a bit of straight line speed. At the end I was fighting to keep the Toro Rosso of Kvyat behind by trying to stay in the DRS window of the car in front of me. It wasn’t the easiest weekend but we will happily take the points.”