Kimi's Column - Bahrein Gp

by - 4/01/2008 10:43:00 p.m.


Fourth's time the charm.

They say the third's time is the charm, but I hope in our case it's the fourth time to bring the result. I have finished third in three successive times in Bahrain. Time and time again something has gone wrong. Sahkir is one of those circuits where I really want to win, finally.

We should have enough speed to fight for the top place at Bahrain. I have a good touch with that circuit and Ferrari has traditionally been very strong there. It is not easy to find the best set-up in the tricky track but at least we had a very encouraging test down there in February.

I really like the Sahkir circuit, because it differs from the others. While going there, you feel like playing in the sandbox. And it really feels like a gigantic sandbox! Where you go, you just see sand. And you feel it too - in your hair.

I've had some good races in Bahrain, but no win so far. The testing went very well in February this year and I'm looking forward to racing in Bahrain again and challenge for the win.

Obviously, we can improve from last year. I was not satisfied with the balance then. Now it should be better.

I've had a very good feeling since winning in Malaysia. It does feel good to carry on with the season - with our car we feel we can expect to win in every circuit.

I have been training at home, and I also have kept up my motocross skills in the great indoor track in Tallinn (Estonia). Now we are on our way to Bahrain to do our very best, in what's the third Grand Prix of the season. If everything goes our way, it wil be a good result again. However, it is useless to promise anything beforehand. This is motor racing and what ever can happen.

It is very early season still. Nobody knows exactly how the other cars are. Our test in February shouldn't delude us, but of course now the weather is different and our car is different too.

We had improved our car after the Bahrain test, so it should really be better there. But the competitors are not far behind. All the teams know this place, that's for sure.

Nevermind the championship - it's much too early to make any kind of conclusions of who is who. We have to wait some races to get a bigger picture of who are the main contenders for the title.

It's going to be as tight as it was last year. That is for sure. Now it's a battle between three teams instead of two - Ferrari and McLaren have won the first two races, but let's not forget that BMW has had two second places.

So any slip up by Ferrari and McLaren and they will be there to pick up the points. This time you really have to fight for every point you can get.

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