F1: Kimi Raikkonen focussing on subsequent race on return from optimistic Covid take a look at, ‘Want to get on with my job’

Veteran Kimi Raikkonen, who’s retiring on the finish of the season, had missed the final two races for Alfa Romeo as a result of a optimistic Covd-19 take a look at. Raikkonen is ready to retire from Formula 1 on the finish of this season. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSThe 2007 world champion mentioned on Thursday it was good to be again behind the wheelAlfa Romeo are ninth out of 10 groups and Raikkonen has scored two of their three factors up to now in 2021Compatriot Valtteri Bottas will transfer from Mercedes to take Raikkonen’s place at Alfa Romeo subsequent seasonAlfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen will return for this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix in Sochi after lacking the final two Formula One races due to a optimistic COVID-19 take a look at.

The 2007 world champion mentioned on Thursday it was good to be again behind the wheel.”Obviously nobody wants to test positive, but it happened and we had to follow the rules: but that is all in the past and now my focus is on Sochi,” the 41-year-old Finn mentioned in a crew press launch.”The team has shown some potential in the last few races, now we need to convert that into a good result.”I don’t assume being again will really feel any completely different, I simply need to get on with my job and hopefully have a superb race,” he mentioned.Alfa Romeo are ninth out of 10 groups and Raikkonen has scored two of their three factors up to now in 2021.Raikkonen is retiring on the finish of the season, with compatriot Valtteri Bottas transferring from Mercedes to take his place at Alfa Romeo.He was changed for the Dutch and Italian Grands Prix by Polish reserve driver Robert Kubica.Alfa have but to substantiate their second driver for 2022, with uncertainty surrounding Italian Antonio Giovinazzi’s future.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.