Q&A with Kimi on Thursday May 10th 2012
Q&A with Kimi on Thursday May 10th 2012
Galina, Russia: "Kimi, it is already hard to imagine Rally Finland without you and your car! How much do you want to come back there (this or next year) and how hard Lotus is against that?" Thanks!))
Answer: I miss rally now as much as I did miss F1 while I did WRC. It’s not a must, but I still like a lot driving rally.
Nicole: Do you still write your Finnish columns?
Answer: Not anymore.
Rich Eklund: I was just wondering is we will see the ICEMAN documentary that was supposed to be released in 2011?
Answer: No decisions made yet.
ketcayu: Kimi, i heard that you share your driving data with Romain
Answer: It’s quite normal in every team. Every team shares all the data between the drivers. There is nothing to hide away, because it would not be useful for the team. We check the set-ups, and look, if the other likes something in it, or not. During qualifying I’m not that interested in his telemetry, while I just focus on my own.
carbonfiber diet: Hey Iceman, Since your return, what changes have been the toughest to adjust to? CFD? Answer: Must be the tyres. It’s about learning them, not just getting used to them. It depends on circuits. Somewhere it goes smoothly, sometimes there is adjusting to do.
Atlanta, GA: Hei Heikki, could you ask Kimi his expectation towards the WCC/WDC standings this year? And on which circuit will Kimi/Lotus have better chances this year? And upon what aspects (aero, engine, ect) do Lotus have advantages over other teams?
Answer: We don’t think of the championships, we focus on getting the best possible result every time. The results have so far been going like in crossroads, so being consisten, getting 4th, 5th places, you can suddenly end up high in the standings, while the points are nowadays that big. Our car has so far been quick in every circuit. It’s a question getting everything right and not hurt ourselves like we have done in a few weekends.
Claudia: I´d like that know whether Kimi is already to 100% confident with the car and his driving (compared to the last time he drove in F1) or whether there is still some room for improvement (hehe okay he will say that you can alway improve) I´m just asking because I noticed that his pace on the softer tyres compared to Romain or other drivers is better than it´s on the mediums or hards. Of course my observations could be totally wrong =D
Answer: I feel confident as always. As usually, there is room to improve, but my driving is what it is, and it’s not going to change from that. About soft tyre, I don’t know. Some tyres have worked better than some others. Propably in comparison my soft tyres were working better than the hard ones in that race, while it was more tricky to the hards working. It depends on driving style, too.
Andrea: How many hours a day to you train? I heard that you like to sleep until noon! So when does your training session usually start? Do you always just train with Mark or do you also do some stuff on your ownn or with friends?
Answer: It depends on the day. We usually start at 11.00, if we do mountain biking, it’s 3 hours or something, then we do gym etc. Yes, I train with Mark according to his programmes.
Celine: I heard that you always beat Vettel at Badminton. Is he that bad or are you that good? Do you often see each other when you are not at the races? Are there some other drivers you like to spend time with?
Answer: Seb has never won me. Last time we played was in Kuala Lumpur - and I won.
Do you prefer to spend your time in Switzerland or in Finland?
Answer: I love both, but it’s more peaceful in Switzerland.
Heni: Hei Kimi! When you meet Sebastian just talking about Formula 1?
Answer: We talk all kind of things, but, of course, about F1, too.
Ingrid: Are you still in contact with Kaj? Are you planning to do Rally Finland?
Answer: Yes, I keep in touch. He’s now rallying with Pajunen. No, I’m not planning Rally Finland.
Kriss: Do you think that driving in rally for 2 years made you a better F1 driver?
Answer: Rally and F1 are completely different sports. They don’t have anything in common. I like to drive them both, but two years of rallying were two years of rallying, nothing else.
Melina: I´d like to know whether Kimi watches some starts prior to some races to prepare himself. Or whether he does watch the race again after it is over to analyse his driving.
Answer: No, I don’t watch the starts, I did previously, but some how it stopped. And why do it? If I would watch ten starts from the others, it would not mean our start would be similiar to them.
Joy Chan: From the bottom of your heart, which one do you love more? WRC or F1?
Answer: I like them both as much. I have done racing more than 25 years and rallies for 2 years and my career is not finished yet.
Dean: Kimi before the start of the season you complained about DRS and that it´s not that difficult to overtake nowadays. Do you still think like that or do you like it now?
Answer: DRS is just a bottom in the steering wheel. In some circuits it’s still very difficult to get close enough to overtake. That has not changed.
Piotr: During your Nascar races and rallys we often heard you swearing (really I think Kaj was more of an Iceman than you were);D Do you also often swear to your team at the F1 team radio?
Answer: You swear, while it’s not going in the way you like.It doesn’t not have anything to do with iceman status.
One question concerning the team. Do you already get on well with them? I mean do they already understand what you want? Is there a blind trust?
Answer: The relationship has been good since the beginning. Now we just know each better. The atmosphere is something I like very much.
icemaid: If you win your 2nd WDC this year or in 2013 will you continue to race in F1?
Answer: I have a contract for 2013. But you never know what happens in this sports.
whatever: Q. What was going through your mind being back at the podium after so long?
Answer: I was not that happy, while I knew it could have been better.
Anonymous: Are you interested in the history of F1? If you could drive any legendary Formula One car of the past, which car would you choose?
Answer: I would pick the the age of those ’cigarboxes’ back in the sixties.
kuttan: You can only go as fast as your car is capable of. How many tenths extra’ can a driver bring purely from skill. ( if there are ideal lap times calculated by the computer, how often do u go better than that) Answer: You never beat the ideal lap time. First it’s measured by a computer, and if I break it, the new ideal lap is then my time. I think, you never get a 100% perfect lap so in fact there is not ideal lap time at all.=
Fonte: blogit.ts.fi / Tradução para o Inglês: Nicole
Galina, Russia: "Kimi, it is already hard to imagine Rally Finland without you and your car! How much do you want to come back there (this or next year) and how hard Lotus is against that?" Thanks!))
Answer: I miss rally now as much as I did miss F1 while I did WRC. It’s not a must, but I still like a lot driving rally.
Nicole: Do you still write your Finnish columns?
Answer: Not anymore.
Rich Eklund: I was just wondering is we will see the ICEMAN documentary that was supposed to be released in 2011?
Answer: No decisions made yet.
ketcayu: Kimi, i heard that you share your driving data with Romain
Answer: It’s quite normal in every team. Every team shares all the data between the drivers. There is nothing to hide away, because it would not be useful for the team. We check the set-ups, and look, if the other likes something in it, or not. During qualifying I’m not that interested in his telemetry, while I just focus on my own.
carbonfiber diet: Hey Iceman, Since your return, what changes have been the toughest to adjust to? CFD? Answer: Must be the tyres. It’s about learning them, not just getting used to them. It depends on circuits. Somewhere it goes smoothly, sometimes there is adjusting to do.
Atlanta, GA: Hei Heikki, could you ask Kimi his expectation towards the WCC/WDC standings this year? And on which circuit will Kimi/Lotus have better chances this year? And upon what aspects (aero, engine, ect) do Lotus have advantages over other teams?
Answer: We don’t think of the championships, we focus on getting the best possible result every time. The results have so far been going like in crossroads, so being consisten, getting 4th, 5th places, you can suddenly end up high in the standings, while the points are nowadays that big. Our car has so far been quick in every circuit. It’s a question getting everything right and not hurt ourselves like we have done in a few weekends.
Claudia: I´d like that know whether Kimi is already to 100% confident with the car and his driving (compared to the last time he drove in F1) or whether there is still some room for improvement (hehe okay he will say that you can alway improve) I´m just asking because I noticed that his pace on the softer tyres compared to Romain or other drivers is better than it´s on the mediums or hards. Of course my observations could be totally wrong =D
Answer: I feel confident as always. As usually, there is room to improve, but my driving is what it is, and it’s not going to change from that. About soft tyre, I don’t know. Some tyres have worked better than some others. Propably in comparison my soft tyres were working better than the hard ones in that race, while it was more tricky to the hards working. It depends on driving style, too.
Andrea: How many hours a day to you train? I heard that you like to sleep until noon! So when does your training session usually start? Do you always just train with Mark or do you also do some stuff on your ownn or with friends?
Answer: It depends on the day. We usually start at 11.00, if we do mountain biking, it’s 3 hours or something, then we do gym etc. Yes, I train with Mark according to his programmes.
Celine: I heard that you always beat Vettel at Badminton. Is he that bad or are you that good? Do you often see each other when you are not at the races? Are there some other drivers you like to spend time with?
Answer: Seb has never won me. Last time we played was in Kuala Lumpur - and I won.
Do you prefer to spend your time in Switzerland or in Finland?
Answer: I love both, but it’s more peaceful in Switzerland.
Heni: Hei Kimi! When you meet Sebastian just talking about Formula 1?
Answer: We talk all kind of things, but, of course, about F1, too.
Ingrid: Are you still in contact with Kaj? Are you planning to do Rally Finland?
Answer: Yes, I keep in touch. He’s now rallying with Pajunen. No, I’m not planning Rally Finland.
Kriss: Do you think that driving in rally for 2 years made you a better F1 driver?
Answer: Rally and F1 are completely different sports. They don’t have anything in common. I like to drive them both, but two years of rallying were two years of rallying, nothing else.
Melina: I´d like to know whether Kimi watches some starts prior to some races to prepare himself. Or whether he does watch the race again after it is over to analyse his driving.
Answer: No, I don’t watch the starts, I did previously, but some how it stopped. And why do it? If I would watch ten starts from the others, it would not mean our start would be similiar to them.
Joy Chan: From the bottom of your heart, which one do you love more? WRC or F1?
Answer: I like them both as much. I have done racing more than 25 years and rallies for 2 years and my career is not finished yet.
Dean: Kimi before the start of the season you complained about DRS and that it´s not that difficult to overtake nowadays. Do you still think like that or do you like it now?
Answer: DRS is just a bottom in the steering wheel. In some circuits it’s still very difficult to get close enough to overtake. That has not changed.
Piotr: During your Nascar races and rallys we often heard you swearing (really I think Kaj was more of an Iceman than you were);D Do you also often swear to your team at the F1 team radio?
Answer: You swear, while it’s not going in the way you like.It doesn’t not have anything to do with iceman status.
One question concerning the team. Do you already get on well with them? I mean do they already understand what you want? Is there a blind trust?
Answer: The relationship has been good since the beginning. Now we just know each better. The atmosphere is something I like very much.
icemaid: If you win your 2nd WDC this year or in 2013 will you continue to race in F1?
Answer: I have a contract for 2013. But you never know what happens in this sports.
whatever: Q. What was going through your mind being back at the podium after so long?
Answer: I was not that happy, while I knew it could have been better.
Anonymous: Are you interested in the history of F1? If you could drive any legendary Formula One car of the past, which car would you choose?
Answer: I would pick the the age of those ’cigarboxes’ back in the sixties.
kuttan: You can only go as fast as your car is capable of. How many tenths extra’ can a driver bring purely from skill. ( if there are ideal lap times calculated by the computer, how often do u go better than that) Answer: You never beat the ideal lap time. First it’s measured by a computer, and if I break it, the new ideal lap is then my time. I think, you never get a 100% perfect lap so in fact there is not ideal lap time at all.=
Fonte: blogit.ts.fi / Tradução para o Inglês: Nicole
Aí está o restante das perguntas. Eu enviei as minhas, mas não foram na hora e como demorou....Mas quem uma próxima vez né?! rsrsrs...
Beijinhos, Ludy
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