Raikkonen: “Ferrari, I see encouraging signs from afar”

A Ferrari waiting If the most successful team in the history of Formula 1 stops winning, it is natural to count the period since the last success. And so Ferrari has been waiting for a drivers’ world title for 19 years (with Kimi Raikkonen), a constructors’ world title for 18 years.
But it has also been waiting for a simple victory in a GP for 19 months, and on Sunday in Monte Carlo it will be 588 days without a Red car crossing the finish line first in Formula 1.
And if at this start of the season the Ferrari SF-26 can have a chance of success, well, the race circled in red on the calendar is the next one, that of Monaco – as mentioned by the drivers themselves in the last weekend in Canada. Raikkonen has confidence In the interview given to Quotidiano Sportivo, Kimi Raikkonen – the last world champion driving the Red – also briefly mentioned Ferrari: “When I left the Scuderia at the end of 2018, I wished the team to quickly find my successor in the championship’s roll of honour. It hasn’t happened yet, but from afar I see encouraging signs”. Drivers of today and tomorrow according to Kimi Raikkonen also mentioned Max Verstappen: “For me he is the strongest. I saw him arrive in F1 during my second period in Ferrari. Max is a phenomenon. He won his first race in Spain right in front of me 10 years ago. There I realized that a star was born”, explained the 2007 world champion.
And little Robin, Kimi’s son, born in 2015, is also slowly getting into karting: “He’s a child and it’s nice that he enjoys himself. Time will tell if passion can be transformed into a career. I certainly don’t put pressure on him.” Click here to add Formula Passion as your favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our content more easily!

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-27 16:00:00