If Raikkonen had no KERS, it is possible for Fisichella to grab his first victory for Force India in Belgium yesterday. For information, only two teams who use KERS in F1 today. Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes.
For Raikkonen, this is his fourth victory at Spa-Francorchamps. For Ferrari, this is the first victory of the season that 2009 was full of surprises. This victory is a good capital to the next race, which was held on home turf, at the Monza Circuit, Italy (13 September).
After the race, Raikkonen admitted he was lucky to win. He admitted his Ferrari was not the fastest in Belgium.
“We’re not the fastest in record time. But we were the fastest (when most needed), and stem all the competitors in the back,” he said.
Raikkonen confirmed if the KERS is key to victory yesterday. If not overtake at the beginning of the race, Raikkonen was not sure to beat Fisichella.
“Once I put KERS, I was able to be in front of him. I know, as long as I do not make silly mistakes, we will achieve good results,” he said.
Fisichella was aware that he could win in Belgium. “He (Raikkonen) can only pass because of KERS. It makes me a little sad, because my overall faster than him,” he explained.
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