Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso both caused a stir by not ‘weaving’ behind the safety car in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, respectively, because they already had enough temperature in their tyres.
Highlights
– ‣ Kimi Raikkonen made headlines seven years ago in Abu Dhabi for not ‘weaving’ behind the safety car to warm up his tyres.
– ‣ Fernando Alonso followed Raikkonen’s example by not weaving to warm his tyres at the Shanghai International Circuit.
– ‣ Alonso’s decision was based on already having sufficient temperature in his soft tyres.
Kimi Raikkonen, always the epitome of cool, really shook things up in Abu Dhabi. That was seven years back. He didn’t do the usual ‘weave’ behind the safety car. You know, to warm up his tyres.
Then, there’s Fernando Alonso. Last weekend, at the Shanghai International Circuit, he pulled a Kimi. Didn’t weave. Not one bit.
Seems like, Alonso, now with Aston Martin, had his soft tyres just right. Warm enough, apparently.
