In the round-up: Kimi Raikkonen is unmoved by equalling Rubens Barrichello’s record for most race starts this weekend, but says it may mean something to him when he’s older.
What they say
Raikkonen should start his 322nd race on Sunday, drawing level with Barrichello’s benchmark:
I think every record is going to be broken at some point in most of the sports. That’s just how it has happened. But I said it many times it doesn’t really, for me, makes no difference right now.
Maybe in the future, when I look back on things whatever the number will be or the position will be makes more maybe I’ll look at it a bit different. But right now it’s like any other race and try to make a good time out of it and see what happens.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Askew withdraws from IndyCar GP (McLaren SP)
"Askew will be replaced in the number seven McLaren SP Chevrolet by Helio Castroneves for the upcoming double-header at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course."
Veach parts with Andretti ahead of Indy GP (Andretti)
"Zach Veach will not complete the remaining races on his three-year contract with Andretti Autosport. The team will announce a replacement for the Ohioan in the number 26 Honda ahead of the October 2-3 Indy Grand Prix."
"Hyundai Motorsport has announced that our customer teams will not participate in WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup Race of Germany (September 24-26). Hyundai Motorsport has the feeling that neither the company nor our customer teams are given equal treatment in the series to other competitors and are not made to feel welcome."
"EEL, FIA and WSC look forward to continued and constructive dialogue with Hyundai Motorsport’s customer teams."
"The Junior Racing Festival, the first open formula European winter series aimed at young single-seater, GT and touring car drivers, will launch this December."
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Comment of the day
Alexander Albon is right to question the warning he received for his role in the Mugello restart crash, says @Arhn:
I just watched again the replay of the race and I fail to see what Albon did wrong at the restart.
If the FIA has legitimate reasons to find him partly to blame for the crash, I am curious why Leclerc or Hamilton were not blamed, as he did nothing differently from them.
@Arhn
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Aditya (@adityafakhri)
25th September 2020, 2:39
Should he not continue beyond the end of this season, Alonso will smash the start and entry records anyway
KaIIe (@kaiie)
25th September 2020, 8:45
Yup. The Finnish media even reported that Kimi was asked if he would continue racing next year just to block Alonso’s potential record-breaking entry/start stat, and – surprise – he did not really care about that.
Jere (@jerejj)
25th September 2020, 7:55
I share the same sentiment with the COTD.
ColdFly (@)
25th September 2020, 8:53
I also checked the videos of all the drivers, and there were only three who opened up a gap and then ‘erratically’ closed it.
Albon wasn’t one of them.
@jerejj, @arhn
ColdFly (@)
25th September 2020, 8:59
Kudos to Ricciardo donning that facemask.
You really stand for something when you have the guts to wear a ‘statement mask/t-shirt’ there where it’s most relevant and really matters.