News Details

Vasseur: Raikkonen an important reference point for Sauber

Alfa Romeo Racing (formerly Sauber) embark on an exciting new era, apart from the name change and closer connection to Ferrari they also have the formidable experience of Kimi Raikkonen to set a benchmark for the team this season. A veteran of 292 Grand Prix starts, Raikkonen will be the de facto team leader and will be partnered by rookie Antonio Giovinazzi. Team principal Frederic Vasseur intends to maximise Raikkonen's role for the benefit of the team, he told Motori Online, 'Kimi will be an important point of reference for the team and will help the engineers to develop on the car.' 'We are a young team and I believe that having such a leader will be very useful for the future.'...
Full Story »
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Minardi: Raikkonen could be ‘in trouble' with...

Giancarlo Minardi reckons that new Sauber signing Antonio Giovinazzi...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Minardi: Raikkonen will have to watch out for...

Former team boss Gian Carlo Minardi has highlighted the importance for...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Raikkonen 'in trouble' against Giovinazzi

Formula 1 veteran Kimi Raikkonen will need to race hard to beat his rookie...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Raikkonen "in trouble" against new team-mate...

Former F1 team owner and boss Gian Carlo Minardi believes Sauber's new...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Márquez reigns supreme in Austria with...

t;li>Marc Márquez takes 142-point lead over brother AlexWins sixth GP...
9h ago from TheGuardian.com

Marc Marquez makes it six in a row with victory in...

Marc Marquez continued his dominance with a sixth consecutive win,...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...

Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...

McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...

McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...

Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...

Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Premier League trio circling to sign £30m...

Jakub Kiwior’s Arsenal future looks increasingly uncertain, with...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Ruben Amorim stands by Manchester United goalkeepers...

t;li>Bayindir error hands Arsenal 1-0 victory at Old TraffordAmorim:...
6h ago from TheGuardian.com

'That's a worry' – Roy Keane aims dig at Arsenal...

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has aimed a sly dig at Arsenal even...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Glaring issue' – Gary Neville names the signing...

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has made it clear that his old club...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.