Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean's mixed fortunes

by - 6/11/2012 04:03:00 p.m.


There were mixed emotions for the two Lotus drivers following the European Grand Prix, with Kimi Raikkonen driving excellently to finish second after watching team-mate Romain Grosjean drop out of the race because of mechanical problems.
Grosjean was second, and well-placed for an assault on leader Fernando Alonso, when his car ground to a halt on lap 41.

"We were very close to the win, and it was nice to fight with Fernando," said Grosjean, who was clearly disappointed not to register the first grand prix victory of his career.
"We had an almost perfect race until that point. There was an alarm on the steering wheel and the team tried to look at it but there was nothing they could do.
"I knew we were quicker than the Ferrari, tyre degradation is better on our car and I was going to try and catch him when he struggled.
"But there are 12 races to go and there are plenty of positives to take."
Grosjean's misfortune on lap 41 allowed Raikkonen to mount a challenge of his own and, despite picking off Lewis Hamilton late in the race to edge into second, the Finnish former world champion was still not happy with his result.

source http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18572748

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