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Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has said he is pleased to be returning to Spa as it's old school and a great track to drive around.
Spa is one of the oldest tracks on the Formula One calender and is praised often by drivers and fans alike. Raikkonen states he enjoys it's speed and steepness, and the challenge of conquering the track.
"It’s an old, traditional circuit, with up and down hills," said the Finn. "That’s what is different, more than other circuits, even just the place itself in the middle of nowhere."
"They've slightly changed the last chicane in the past years, but I enjoy it," he added. "On TV it’s hard to say, but when you’re there you can see it’s quite steep."
"Conditions can be tricky sometimes, but it’s usually good for overtaking and that’s nice for drivers and spectators."
Raikkonen has won at Spa four times and is surely looking to add a fifth win to his list this weekend, even though challenging Mercedes may be a tall order. Riccardo Adami, race engineer of Raikkonen's team-mate Sebastian Vettel was also talking about how tough it is to race around Spa.
"The most important corner of this track is Eau Rouge," Adami agreed. "At least it was supposed to be in the past, because it’s close to be taken flat out. It is one of the highest compression in terms of vertical load and vertical acceleration, reaching 4Gs."
"It’s very demanding for the driver because he finds himself through this corner which is so peculiar for the compression. So, he goes down and up without breathing."
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