MAGNY-COURS (France): Championship-challenging Finn Kimi Raikkonen suffered a blow yesterday to his hopes of winning tomorrow's French Grand Prix when the engine in his McLaren Mercedes-Benz car failed after only three minutes of the second practice session.
Raikkonen, second in the title race with 37 points to Fernando Alonso's total of 59, will automatically drop 10 places on the starting grid if the team change his engine – a probability ahead of today's decisive qualifying session.