Kimi Raikkonen on training for new season and relationship with Giovinazzi. Kimi on training for new season.

Alfa Romeo Racing Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen reflects on training for the 2021 Formula 1 season and relationship with Antonio Giovinazzi:

It was a shorter break than usual this year but hopefully still enjoyable. What have you done since we last saw you in Abu Dhabi?

Kimi Raikkonen:
“I haven’t been doing much since the end of last season. We had Christmas and New Year’s right after Abu Dhabi, so we went to Finland for a while before coming back to Switzerland. I’ve been spending time with the family, doing normal things, training and visiting the factory a few times. In general, very basic home things – soon we will start travelling again, so I made the most of the time off.”

We have seen you doing a lot of winter sports on social media. How have you been approaching the season, training-wise? After a season with so many races in a short time, did you chance anything, from a physical point of view, in the way you are preparing for the season?

Kimi Raikkonen:
“No, not really. Obviously, every year the preparation varies a little bit depending on the weather conditions, any team work we may have to do that might require more travelling – my plan really depends on these different factors. I mostly do things that feel good for me and they are very similar every year. I don’t have a fixed schedule, there are no big plans made in advance. I enjoy training, but if one day I feel that I do not want to train, I will train the next day. It’s not the end of the world!”

Third year with the same team, same team-mate – continuity is the word. How is your relationship with both evolving?

Kimi Raikkonen:
“Obviously I knew Antonio already from our days back at Ferrari. This made it quite easy for both of us when we became team-mates. Of course, the more years we spend together, the better we get to know each other. We always had a good relationship and we have some good fun together. Our main objective is hopefully having better results as a team this year: Antonio and I are working to move the team forward – let’s see how this season goes.”