quoteVladimir Rys @vladimirrys 2 Min. A bit harsh post race penalty for @danielricciardo by the FIA Stewards - 10sec stop&go and drop of 10 grid positions at the #BahrainGP
Yes poor Ricciardo the guy really has some terrible luck.
So Ferrari are suppose to bring new parts for this race to help Kimi. To be honest I not that optimistic that these parts will work. Ferrari's track record with any types of updates isn't great. I dont know what they are doing, a lot of the other teams have brought updates to the first two races and Ferrari has very little to show. I hope these updates for Kimi works at least a little bit.
Yes, just some parts. New aero parts until Spain. Let's hope this time, the wind tunnel and new parts work for the Ferrari F14T. Otherwise it will be a long and painful season.
quoteRäikkönen: I will be faster in Sakhir Kimi Räikkönen believes he will be quicker in Bahrain this weekend having made a step forward in Malaysia.
The 2007 Formula 1 World Champion had to settle for twelfth at the Sepang International Circuit on Sunday after his race was compromised when Kevin Magnussen ran into the back of him in the early stages. Despite that, however, it wasn’t all bad and he will be out now to put what he learnt to good use.
“What can we expect in Bahrain?” he pondered in the countdown to the third round in the 2014 F1 World Championship. “[Well] in Malaysia, you couldn’t see it because of what happened on the first lap, but I felt I made a step forward in terms of understanding the tools I have to work with, so I think we can be better prepared this weekend. That should give us faster lap times and better positions.”
“After testing in Bahrain in the winter, we go back there with much more experience and knowledge after the first two races,” he added. “We must put that learning to good use for this race.
“There is a lot to do, but everyone in the team is pushing hard to sort things out as quickly as we can,” he concluded.
quoteRaikkonen pins hopes on Bahrain GP upgrades to improve F1 form By Ben Anderson Tuesday, April 1st 2014, 13:43 GMT
Kimi Raikkonen is pinning his hopes of an upturn in form in Formula 1 on a set of new parts expected for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Finn has struggled with the front end of his Ferrari in the first two races of the season.
He showed improved form through practice and qualifying for round two in Malaysia last weekend, before contact early in the race from Kevin Magnussen's McLaren ruined his chances.
Alonso not expecting Bahrain progress
Raikkonen says Ferrari is bringing new parts to his car for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix and he is hopeful they will finally allow him to drive the F14 T in the way he would like.
"The car was very similar to the last race, but the circuit layout worked a bit better for our overall situation," said Raikkonen of his performance in Malaysia.
"For the next race we should get some new parts and be happier with the front end and drive a bit more how I want.
"The front end should feel a bit nicer after that, but we have to wait and see how we do on Friday and go from there.
"From the [pre-season] test [in Bahrain] I know there were some difficulties with the handling, but hopefully with some new parts we can sort that out and be even happier with the car than we were here.
"I think we have a pretty good understanding of what we want to do and where we want to go to make the feeling better and we can go much faster if we make that happen.