Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen has detailed his frustrations after finishing outside the points for a seventh consecutive race. The Finnish driver had an impressive first half of the season, racking up 31 points from the first 12 races. He has finished seventh on three occasions this season, in Bahrain, France, and Hungary. However, since the Belgian Grand Prix it has been much more difficult for the 2007 world champion, and his 11th place at the US Grand Prix last time out was his best result in that run. He has also seen team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi, who signed a new contract on Monday, finish in the points twice in Italy and Singapore. And, Raikkonen has spoken of his recent disappointments and says he may as well finish last if is going to finish outside the points. “If you take many previous races for sure I was strongest for a long time, but obviously when you finish 11th you get absolutely nothing so you [might] as well be last. “It makes no difference, so that’s why it’s disappointing. Sure, there was a lot of positive, but the end result is still the same. “I had quite an OK first lap but didn’t have the speed to stay in the position. “But we’re just lacking a little [of] speed generally. We were at least in a fight, but it’s still a bit disappointing to finish 11th.”
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