Hanna, I don't want you to feel down but you have to read this. So you'll know what is in Kimi's mind. :sad: He definitely is very very sad, and I feel sorry for him. These are his words, clear and simple. He gave up... but I hope he's still going to go flat out and wants to show to the team, to the world and to himself that's he's the best! I hope he can have some great results to finish the year nicely. It would be good for his spirit! (for us also...) I think he wants to win more than ever before. I think he is harder on himself than anybody. He's a perfectionist! I hope he didn't lose faith in himself and he'll get over this hard period. And he'll be back stronger than ever.
Kimi Singapore Review - translation from Finnish
NOT MY YEAR
After Singapore I didn't know if I should cry or laugh. (we saw it Kimi....:sad: )It just doesn't help whether it's night or day, when it doesn't click it doesn't click. This year was certainly not my year.
I hit the wall again in the end of the race. I wasn't racing for the win but would have got some good points for the team's championship. It happened like it did in Spa. I didn't get anything because I didn't finish the race.
This hasn't become into anything for a long time. Even though I try this and that I can't get a weekend where I would succeed even somehow.
And we had the pace in the car again but not when it counts the most. The fastest laps give you nothing when they don't come when they should come.
Of course my own feelings aren't high when the races have gone the way they have. You don't even have the strenght to go through them. They su*k and nothing changes them anymore.
Singapore is a great place and the night race suits it well. I wondered about the fuzz concerning the time schedule when it didn't feel different in any way. When they put the lights on it was af if you would drive in daytime light.
Our car was so in stitch during Friday's first practice but then we went and tried some different things and the result was that I was just driving around. There was nothing we could do because it would have taken too long to put everything back the same way it was and we didn't check the tyres.
On Saturday there was some trouble with the steering wheel and I didn't get the notch in anymore. That's why we didn't have time to try out the hard tyre at all before the quali. It ain't the best way to prepare when you have to quess when going to quali which tyre is better.
In the start I couldn't get anywhere. The air pressure was too low and it took a few laps before they were ok. After that the tyres worked and for a moment I had a feeling that this could really turn into a good result. When Piquet hit the wall and the SC came to the track I knew that it was sort of there. When you have to go behind the other one to the pitstop and wait for your own turn, time is burning and you lose many places.
Singapore is kind of a SC-sensitive track. A lot of these situations happen there many times and it takes forever to get the track cleaned up properly. I had time to get up to the 5th place. Glock was in front of me and because I was faster I just kept waiting for the right moment behind him where I could overtake him best. I just hit too hard on a high kerb and the wheels didn't turn anymore when the front of the car was in the air.
It was once again "game over".
I feel really bad for the team because I didn't bring them any points. :sad: Once again you just have to try in the next race to get the job done better. We have such a good car that it's sure that we can race for the win in all upcoming races.
You just have to hope that you would finally get a great weekend when everything would even somehow fall into place.:angel:
Kimi Singapore Review - translation from Finnish
NOT MY YEAR
After Singapore I didn't know if I should cry or laugh. (we saw it Kimi....:sad: )It just doesn't help whether it's night or day, when it doesn't click it doesn't click. This year was certainly not my year.
I hit the wall again in the end of the race. I wasn't racing for the win but would have got some good points for the team's championship. It happened like it did in Spa. I didn't get anything because I didn't finish the race.
This hasn't become into anything for a long time. Even though I try this and that I can't get a weekend where I would succeed even somehow.
And we had the pace in the car again but not when it counts the most. The fastest laps give you nothing when they don't come when they should come.
Of course my own feelings aren't high when the races have gone the way they have. You don't even have the strenght to go through them. They su*k and nothing changes them anymore.
Singapore is a great place and the night race suits it well. I wondered about the fuzz concerning the time schedule when it didn't feel different in any way. When they put the lights on it was af if you would drive in daytime light.
Our car was so in stitch during Friday's first practice but then we went and tried some different things and the result was that I was just driving around. There was nothing we could do because it would have taken too long to put everything back the same way it was and we didn't check the tyres.
On Saturday there was some trouble with the steering wheel and I didn't get the notch in anymore. That's why we didn't have time to try out the hard tyre at all before the quali. It ain't the best way to prepare when you have to quess when going to quali which tyre is better.
In the start I couldn't get anywhere. The air pressure was too low and it took a few laps before they were ok. After that the tyres worked and for a moment I had a feeling that this could really turn into a good result. When Piquet hit the wall and the SC came to the track I knew that it was sort of there. When you have to go behind the other one to the pitstop and wait for your own turn, time is burning and you lose many places.
Singapore is kind of a SC-sensitive track. A lot of these situations happen there many times and it takes forever to get the track cleaned up properly. I had time to get up to the 5th place. Glock was in front of me and because I was faster I just kept waiting for the right moment behind him where I could overtake him best. I just hit too hard on a high kerb and the wheels didn't turn anymore when the front of the car was in the air.
It was once again "game over".
I feel really bad for the team because I didn't bring them any points. :sad: Once again you just have to try in the next race to get the job done better. We have such a good car that it's sure that we can race for the win in all upcoming races.
You just have to hope that you would finally get a great weekend when everything would even somehow fall into place.:angel:
