Struggling to come in terms with the latest challenger, the Finn made some progress at the Spanish Grand Prix but felt he was robbed off a better result, in favour of his teammate Fernando Alonso who was racing in front of his home fans.
"It went wrong at the end, sorry about that," his race engineer Antonio Spagnolo said over the radio after Raikkonen crossed the finish line in seventh place in Barcelona one position behind Alonso.
"Yes, but who is making the calls?" asked Raikkonen referring to the pit calls which saw the Spaniard pitting first between the two. "In one of those... I mean it seems to me at least we are not...
We seem to be getting second choice!
"So, I wanna know what the hell is going on," he demanded.
RAIKKONEN FERRARI'S NUMBER 2 DRIVER?
It's believed that Alonso may have got preferential treatment in Barcelona as it was his home Grand Prix, an event attended by Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, who is hoping to keep the Spaniard in the team following yet another season where he has been handed a car incapable of fighting for the championship.
Raikkonen was furious and speechless. In one of the post-race television interviews he shrugged off a question when asked whether he felt he should have pitted first, usually a standard strategy between teammates where the leader is given preference in the stops.
Alonso defended the tactic stating that not only his tyres were shot but he covering Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel in the race, and took no satisfaction in Ferrari finishing sixth and seventh.
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