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Former World Champion Kimi Räikkönen is looking forward to the upcoming British Grand Prix, which is scheduled for next week.
The Finn, who scored only three points over the last two races, is hoping to put his championship back on track at Silverstone.
"The last couple of races have been more a question of surviving not attacking and that's not what anyone wants," he admitted. "Silverstone is a more normal circuit and we've been okay at every other permanent circuit so far this year."
Perhaps, Räikkönen is hoping to build on the success he has enjoyed on the former airfield. He won there in 2007 with Ferrari, but before that as well, when he was racing in Formula Renault.
"I have a long history (at Silverstone). It was the real base for the start of my international career in Formula Renault in 1999 and 2000. Since then I've always enjoyed racing at Silverstone. I don't know why; there must be this nostalgic feeling that I have every time we go there."
Then again, the prospect of celebrating a win on a track so close to the Lotus factory of Enstone must help too.
"I would be fantastic to win again there, especially with the factory just down the road.
"I'm sure we would have some fantastic celebrations."
The Finn, who scored only three points over the last two races, is hoping to put his championship back on track at Silverstone.
"The last couple of races have been more a question of surviving not attacking and that's not what anyone wants," he admitted. "Silverstone is a more normal circuit and we've been okay at every other permanent circuit so far this year."
Perhaps, Räikkönen is hoping to build on the success he has enjoyed on the former airfield. He won there in 2007 with Ferrari, but before that as well, when he was racing in Formula Renault.
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| Silverstone (Photo: WRi2) |
"I have a long history (at Silverstone). It was the real base for the start of my international career in Formula Renault in 1999 and 2000. Since then I've always enjoyed racing at Silverstone. I don't know why; there must be this nostalgic feeling that I have every time we go there."
Then again, the prospect of celebrating a win on a track so close to the Lotus factory of Enstone must help too.
"I would be fantastic to win again there, especially with the factory just down the road.
"I'm sure we would have some fantastic celebrations."