( Motorsport-Total. com)– Kimi Raikkonen ended his profession as an active Formula 1 driver in 2021, however he is still thought about among the most popular figures in the global sport of motors. Among his closest confidants does not think that a person day he will go back to the huge phase, for instance as a group supervisor or a racing group specialist.
Kimi Raikkonen and Beat Zehnder ended up being buddies in Formula 1
Beat Zehnder is the group supervisor at Sauber (Alfa Romeo) and he dealt with the “Iceman” in this position in 2001 and from 2019 to2021 Among those relationships established in between the 2 that has actually been unusual in Formula 1.
Zehnder does not think that Raikkonen will appear once again in Formula 1: “I believe he is finished with the subject. What he actually delighted in was driving,” he states in an interview with ‘Motorsport-Total. com’. Whatever else rather inflamed the peaceful Finn– for instance the lots of journeys: “He would rather have Formula 1 on his doorstep, 20 meters where he can stroll!”
Zehnder has actually been associated with the sports management of the racing group considering that the Swiss Sauber group was established in 1993 and has lots of stories to distinguish 30 years of Formula 1. On Wednesday night, the members of Formel1.de am basic common table An opportunity to talk with him personally about the excellent story about Räikkönen & Co.
” Kimi,” states Zehnder, “is among the most truthful individuals I understand. If you have Kimi’s faith, then you have it. Unless you’re betting!” Example: “I understood a year prior to that Kimi was going to move from McLaren to Ferrari. If I in some way discussed that, I would definitely no longer be his pal. We have an extremely open relationship, an extremely widely known relationship.”
Common tricks about gas volume
When Raikkonen, who had actually begun his profession at Sauber in 2001, relocated to McLaren, prior to the motorists parade he constantly exchanged the quantity of fuel with Zehnder that he and the Sauber motorists would begin with. At that time there was still a private time trial in Formula 1, and the fuel numbers just needed to be formally revealed later on. Zehnder chuckles: “I constantly understood when he was going to the hole, and he understood from us too.”
” We have actually never ever spilled anything. These things have actually constantly been in between us,” states the Swiss. In his viewpoint, why this relationship has actually been so unique is since in the winter season of 2000/01, Sauber “invested a great deal of time” in allowing the young Finn to make his launching in Formula 1.
” Peter Sauber has actually done a lot to ensure he gets the greatest license. When we chose after his very first test in Mugello that we were going by doing this, it was a huge task. Physically he was no place. How? In Formula Renault you do not have any neck muscles. There is the entire procedure, the conferences, the technical understanding of the cars and truck. We invested a great deal of time in it. And he still thanks us a lot for that.”
Didn’t Raikkonen have a list at the end? No, states Zehnder!
In 2019 things came cycle and Räikkönen, now the Formula 1 World Champion, went back to Sauber for the last years of his racing profession. The truth that he often appeared less starving than at the start of his profession “had absolutely nothing to do with not having a list,” states Zehnder.
They beat Zehnder and Kimi Raikkonen at the 2003 German Grand Prix
” He was still the very best in the race. You do not require to inform Kimi what he requires to alter in the settings of the cars and truck. He does whatever himself, he likewise had the technical understanding for it. And Kimi is much, a lot more. smarter than the majority of people believe. For me that had absolutely nothing to do with indifference. Later on I felt that the corners were coming at him too quick.”
Even Räikkönen’s interaction in some cases on the pit radio had absolutely nothing to do with the truth that the “Iceman” no longer seemed like driving: “When Kimi is loud on the radio and groaning and cursing, then he is at work! When he soothes down! down, then you understand, now you can forget him, now he is gone.”
Zehnder remembers an example on pit radio at Silverstone 2019: “Kimi states: ‘Guys, there’s an issue with the vehicle. I have a huge understeer.’ We state: ‘Yes, we are examining.’ He states: ‘Look rapidly!’ And we inform him, ‘No, it’s great. Perhaps it’s the wind.’
” Two laps later on he states: ‘Man, there’s something incorrect with the automobile, take a look at it!’ And after that you state, ‘No, it’s great. That should be the wind.’ And after that the 3rd time Kimi. The 4th time he does not come due to the fact that he’s sure something is incorrect. His front wing fell at Copse. He was ideal and we didn’t see it in the information.”
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