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Raikkonen prioritises excitement over speed

Kimi Raikkonen has welcomed the admission that cars will be slower from 2021 if it does help provide more exciting racing action for everyone. During the latest big reveal from the FIA and Formula 1 about the vision for 2021 and beyond, it was estimated that the cars could be 3 to 3.5 seconds slower that the current models as they look to prioritise overtaking rather than speed. Raikkonen is a driver who agrees with the direction that Formula 1 appears to be heading in and ultimately believes that the speed deficit will have any damaging effect on the sport. 'I don’t think three, four, five seconds makes any difference,' Raikkonen said via RaceFans.Net. 'Like if you take qualifying, yes,...
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