Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a crucial race for Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen’s championship challenge.
After the third race of the year, Raikkonen, who won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, was tied for the lead of the FIA Formula One World Championship with Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes teammates Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
But three races later, Raikkonen dropped to fourth place in the standings and is 21 points behind championship leader Hamilton. Raikkonen’s goal is to earn as many points as possible Sunday and win the United States Grand Prix.
“Every point is important, ” said Raikkonen, who starts tomorrow’s race from fourth on the grid, “but it all depends on what the other people will do in the races. So we try to do the best race (in Indianapolis) and score as many points as we can, and hopefully we can win the race and that will help us. ”
Despite only scoring five points in the last three races, Raikkonen remains motivated and focused on the championship.
“Sometimes you have difficult moments in racing and the championship, ” he said. “It is not the first time for me. You just need to be patient and work hard and try to get everything right. So it is not too late yet, and we try to get back there. ”
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