Ferrari was aware of Raikkonen's injury, admits Stefano Domenicali

Stefano Domenicali

Ferrari team Principal Stefano Domenicali has said that the team was aware of the back injury of Kimi Raikkonen and added that it won’t be a problem in the future when the Finn will be driving for the team.

Raikkonen, who currently drives for Lotus, earlier decided to sit out of the last two races due to surgery and will move to Ferrari after the conclusion of this season.

“Of course we know the situation with the specific situation of Kimi there will be no problem at all,” ,” Domenicali told Sky Sports.

Domenicali also commented on the team’s pursuit of Mercedes for the second place in constructors’ championship and said that the teams will be looking forward to the new regulations for next season.

“It’s not been a great season for us but we have a duty to finish the best we can. As you know, everyone at Maranello is working flat-out on the new project, but we still have a very important objective to reach so the momentum is there, but for sure everyone is looking forward to the end of the season,” said Domenicali.

Ferrari is currently in third position in the constructors’ championship, fifteen points behind Mercedes with one race remaining in the season.