Kimi Raikkonen: I still want to serve rally

Returning to Formula 1 last year, Kimi Raikkonen managed in the first season to win the race to take third place in the championship. In an interview with the official website of the championship Finn spoke about his return, the approach to racing, and why his goal has not changed. . .
Q: Kimi, a year ago you could hardly suppose that, at the end of the season will participate in the ceremony FIA, winning third place in the championship?
Kimi Raikkonen: No, of course not. I was not expecting much. I was not familiar with the team, with their machine. I knew I wanted to do my best, but we'll see.
Question: so the trophy was a good addition to your expectations?
Kimi Raikkonen: Of course, we have sought him, but if you find yourself in a completely new situation and not know what to expect, then just smile and take it.
Question: In 2012 you only in China did not earn points. Team principal Eric Bulle believes that your main advantage - racing skills. What exactly it is?
Kimi Raikkonen: It's simple - in every race I'm doing my best. If it works well, but I don't have any special plan. This racing skills?

Question: is it Possible to say that you're not very fast, but when are you going, then many leads?
Kimi Raikkonen: Sounds too categorical. More like this: sometimes to get results turns out to be harder than usual. Sometimes it has good machine, while others do not. People often come up with stories where everything is simple (laughs)!
Question: Some racers train intensively. Jenson button is engaged triathlon, mark Webber loves Cycling. You seem to have a different approach. . .
Kimi Raikkonen: You don't know what I'm doing! I have Hobbies, but I don't like to talk about them! (laughs)
Question: Many consider you the best racer of the last season. After a two-year break, employed rally racing, you come back and was impressed. The rally was all so sad that you missed the victories?
Kimi Raikkonen: No. Believe it or not, but I still want to play the rally. Well I spent time there, and knew from the beginning that it will not be easy. People say, "Oh, it was a failure". No, I started from scratch, and from this point of view has performed quite well. Of course, in the end, I left, but if someone thinks that could do more to let go and prove it!

Question: But success in Formula 1 is something that should not be neglected. . .
Kimi Raikkonen: But I've done it before.
Question: Last season was difficult for your young companion Novel Grogan. Have you ever gave him advice, or kept apart?
Kimi Raikkonen: It is not my business, so I stayed out. I'm not here to explain what to do. Each of us has his own approach, and it is not so easy to adapt it to someone else. Yes, those were hard times, but sometimes it happens. This is the life.

Question: So you're not a Jedi master, who under the tutelage of the student?
Kimi Raikkonen: This is not Hollywood, this is Formula 1. I do my own thing.
Question: You 33 years, now you are the second oldest racer championship. Maturity helps, or overestimate?
Kimi Raikkonen: It's not good! (laughs) of Course, experience helps a little, but I never felt that the time has come when I have enough experience. What will happen then? If you are behind ten thousand races, I don't think you will be much better. It seems to me, much more important, have you worked already with his team in the previous season. If you have experience working with the team and its employees, it helps.
Question: You and Lotus seems to be good approach each other. What's the secret?
Kimi Raikkonen: This is a real racing team - they want to chase and nothing more not to think. Such teams not so much. There is much less policy than in other groups. I like it here. Of course, something the team is not enough - we don't have a big budget, as leaders, but we try to do what we can with what we have.
Question: Talk about the new car. The first test in Jerez, seems to have gone very well, is that correct?
Kimi Raikkonen: In Jerez we didn't encounter any problems. The main difficulty here and in Jerez - new software telemetry. We lose all the data when I drive on the highway - not very cool when you run the test and you have any problems, and you can't track them in real time. The machine works well - we just have to establish a system of registration data.

Question: are There areas in which you would like to improve the car?
Kimi Raikkonen: All dream of a greater clamping force! It makes the machine faster and helps to conserve rubber.

Question: After so many years in Formula 1 your goals changed? You still want to win the world title?
Kimi Raikkonen: Otherwise I would not be here! Of course, you need to be a realist, but after the success of last year we are going to have a chance. The team doesn't have a big budget, but if we do everything right, can be stably and reliably, you'll probably be able to achieve the situation where we at least have a chance. We will try, but I promise nothing.

Question: What kind of results you want?
Kimi Raikkonen: Repeat last season, but with a large number of victories.
Question: are you Surprised that you are still the last world champion in a Ferrari?
Kimi Raikkonen: Great, but one day it will change. Maybe this year, maybe next.