Kimi Raikkonen set to be quizzed on di Montezemolo's exit in drivers' conference live on Sky Sports F1 at 11am on Thursday
Wednesday 17 September 2014 10:49, UK
A clutch of drivers who all still have plenty to prove over the remainder of the 2014 season, including Kimi Raikkonen and Pastor Maldonado, will form a central part of Thursday’s Drivers’ Press Conference in Singapore.
The traditional opener to a race weekend is live at 11am on Thursday morning on Sky Sports F1 with six drivers, as ever, selected to go up before the international media.
Whether he likes it or not, the famously reticent Raikkonen will likely have to field the majority of any hard-hitting questions amid the ongoing malaise at Ferrari following the high-profile departure of the Prancing Horse’s long-time President Luca di Montezemolo following the team’s wretched home Monza race. Kimi’s own form too - the Finn again failed to make Q3 at the last race – is once more likely to be in the spotlight.
Kimi is joined by three drivers without points so far this season – Caterham’s Marcus Ericsson, Sauber’s Adrian Sutil and Lotus’s Maldonado – and one who is currently without a 2015 drive, Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne.
But if there is not currently much to smile about for the aforementioned five, things are going better for Sergio Perez at Force India after the Mexican finished seventh last time out after winning an edge-of-the-seat duel with former team-mate Jenson Button. He completes Thursday's line-up.
On Friday, meanwhile, F1's team bosses take centre stage with Caterham’s Manfredi Ravetto making his debut in the session following the sudden departure of Christijan Albers. Hear what the new man, along with five of his counterparts, have to say live at 4.15pm straight after Practice Two at Marina Bay.
Drivers’ Press Conference – Thursday, 11am, Sky F1
Marcus Ericsson (Caterham)
Pastor Maldonado (Lotus)
Sergio Perez (Force India)
Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
Adrian Sutil (Sauber)
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)
Team Principals’ Press Conference – Friday, 4.15pm, Sky F1
Eric Boullier (McLaren)
Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber)
Vijay Mallya (Force India)
Manfredi Ravetto (Caterham)
Franz Tost (Toro Rosso)
Claire Williams (Williams)
The 2014 Singapore GP is live only on Sky Sports F1 this weekend, with our coverage beginning with Practice from 10.45am on Friday.
