Raikkonen at a loss as to slow pace

Kimi Raikkonen had little to offer in the way of explanation for his lackluster performance throughout the German Grand Prix weekend.

The Finn struggled badly with the handling of his F2008 in qualifying and wound up a disappointing sixth place. The Ferrari driver eventually came home where he started, in sixth place.

“This was definitely not the kind of race we had been hoping for. We have struggled all weekend and we have to try and understand why."

“Usually, our race pace is always good, but today that was not the case, because I almost always suffered with a lack of grip: only in the final stages did the situation improve a little bit, but it was never enough to be competitive."

“We have a test in Jerez, where we will try and improve the car so as to arrive in Budapest in better shape. This is definitely not a crisis, but we have to study carefully the handling of the car to understand if we have taken the right road in terms of development."