Raikkonen's neck now fully recovered
Kimi Raikkonnen walking to the podium after finishing 3rd at the 2007 Italian GP
Sep.26 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen says his neck is now fully recovered following his high speed practice at Monza.
The Finn subsequently struggled through qualifying and the Italian grand prix with a stiff and sore neck, and he even told reporters after Spa-Francorchamps a week later that his neck still was "not perfect".
Raikkonen, 28, fully rested the injury by not testing after Belgium, and now says it is feeling "perfectly fine".
"After the Belgian GP I took a short break," he said. "Now my neck is perfectly fine and I can move my head without any problem. I played some hockey with my friends to stay fit."
Raikkonen arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday.