The Finn, guest of honor on the Chevrolet Camaro of the Trackhouse Racing team, was involved without blame in an accident in the middle of the race: “Nice experience, who knows if he doesn’t repeat it”, said Kimi
Bitter debut for Kimi Raikkonen in the Nascar Cup: the Finnish driver, guest of honor on the Chevrolet Camaro of the Trackhouse Racing team, retired or in the Watkins Glen race. Kimi, the last Ferrari world champion, in 2007, qualified with the 27th time in qualifying, while in the race he had to retire because he was involved in an accident while he was in the belly of the group.
fatal impact
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The fatal collision at the 44th of the 90 laps, when Raikkonen, who climbed into the top 20 with the asphalt drying after the rain, was benefiting from a strategy to gain further positions: in a restart from a neutralization, the rear-end collision by Ross Chastain in Austin Dillon triggered a carom that also involved the innocent Finn and Loris Hezemans.
nothing to do
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“The reactions in the car were similar to what I expected after the simulator, even if certain exact data are never shown – Raikkonen’s words -. The goal in the race was not to make mistakes and get the best possible result,” but there was an accident in front of me and unfortunately I didn’t have time to react: someone hit me on the tire and the steering wheel turned. ”
replication possible
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The Finn, visited at the medical center for pain in his hand, does not rule out other four-wheeled apparitions in the future. “I have a little pain on my wrist, but these things happen: I had more and more confidence in myself, I had good battles and the car seemed very fast, but I don’t know if I will do more races in Nascar. We’ll see. Why not? nothing to lose and it was a fantastic experience: I’m sure many would like it “.
August 22, 2022 – 16:24
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