Räikkönen: Monza will be difficult

Kimi Räikkönen does not believe that the Italian Grand Prix will provide a repeat victory of that at Spa on Sunday. The Belgian Grand Prix saw the Finn bring an end to a sixteen-month losing streak stretching back to Spain last year but the 2007 World Champion believes that rivals' abilities to straight-line kerbs will be help them at rapid Monza.

With four of Räikkönen's 18 Formula One wins having being registered at Spa-Francorchamps, the Finn is yet to win at Monza; a best result of second came for McLaren in 2006. "It will be difficult," he admitted. "Our car is not as strong as some others over the kerbs and that is really the key to go fast there.

"To be able to drive the kerbs as much as you want, that is not our strongest point, so it will be difficult I think but we will see how our car will handle there and what we can do." Kimi finished ninth and out of the points in Italy's wet race of last year.

Source: GP Update