F1 News
Date: 10/November/2011
As rumours of a comeback by 2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen continue to swirl, fellow Finn Heikki Kovalainen gave an amusing reply to suggestions his main target for next year will be Williams.
Williams is the team that Raikkonen, who quit F1 at the end 2009, is being linked with for a shock return.
"For next year, the target ahead of us doesn’t change - whoever is driving in different teams," replied Team Lotus driver Kovalainen, speaking on the eve of this weekend's Abu Dhabi round.
"Obviously you’re referring to Kimi at Williams; I have no idea whether that is happening or not.
"What’s going on there… it doesn’t matter who is driving the cars in front of us. We are targeting the cars ahead of us, joining that group and hopefully sometimes being ahead if we have a good day."
Having given a suitably serious answer, Kovalainen then delivered the most entertaining line of the day:
"If Kimi decides to come back, I think the main difference for me will be that the parties after the races will be a little bit better!"
Raikkonen, now 32, raced for Sauber and McLaren before winning his world title with Ferrari. Dispute his lifeless persona in front of the cameras, Raikkonen he was known as something of a party animal.
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