Morning After : Kimi , Sebastian is faster than you !
And thus the streak of superawkward Monaco podiums continues . In 2015 it was Lewis Hamilton . 2016 , Daniel Ricciardo . This year it was Kimi Raikkonen ’ s turn , albeit with one extra twist – knowing where to point the finger is a lot more difficult .
Judging by his body language throughout the podium ceremony ( who knew the Iceman could get even icier ?), Raikkonen seemed to believe his P2 was the result of a conscious decision by Ferrari to overcut Sebastian Vettel in order to assist his push for the driver ’ s championship . On the flip side , pitting a team ’ s leader first is about as routine as strategy gets , and the Scuderia certainly weren ’ t the only ones to do it , so who does Kimi have to blame really , other than himself ?
After all , short of Max Verstappen peeing in the Red Bull pool , his team had no impetus to screw him over – clearly they thought it was the best strategy , is it really so hard to believe Ferrari did also ? Vettel earned the victory by making the most of his temporary clean air , putting together a series of brilliant laps on 30-lap old tyres . And anyway , it ’ s not his job to let Kimi win .
REVIEW BY BEN STEVENS
Sunday
Morning After : Kimi , Sebastian is faster than you !
And thus the streak of superawkward Monaco podiums continues . In 2015 it was Lewis Hamilton . 2016 , Daniel Ricciardo . This year it was Kimi Raikkonen ’ s turn , albeit with one extra twist – knowing where to point the finger is a lot more difficult .
Judging by his body language throughout the podium ceremony ( who knew the Iceman could get even icier ?), Raikkonen seemed to believe his P2 was the result of a conscious decision by Ferrari to overcut Sebastian Vettel in order to assist his push for the driver ’ s championship . On the flip side , pitting a team ’ s leader first is about as routine as strategy gets , and the Scuderia certainly weren ’ t the only ones to do it , so who does Kimi have to blame really , other than himself ?
After all , short of Max Verstappen peeing in the Red Bull pool , his team had no impetus to screw him over – clearly they thought it was the best strategy , is it really so hard to believe Ferrari did also ? Vettel earned the victory by making the most of his temporary clean air , putting together a series of brilliant laps on 30-lap old tyres . And anyway , it ’ s not his job to let Kimi win .