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No, because he didn't finish the race, there's no penalty. Plus it was his 2nd race engine (he used it in Hungary as well) so they would have changed it anyway...
When Massa's engine blew up in Hungary I wouldn't thought it would happen with Kimi's engine also. That Ferrari engine sucks. They are not in safe in this car. It's not reliable enough! They both had to give up in Australia, Massa in Hungary, Kimi in Valencia and Kimi had that exhaust problem in France.
They are afraid of Massa's car also because he has to use the same on in Belgium, too. They are planing to use the "joker" engine...
I'm not sure Kimi could fix his qualifying problems so I think Hamilton or Massa could be the champion. But I think the McLaren cars are more reliable than the Ferrari ones... It's hurt to say that a McLaren car is reliable... Kimi isn't a 3 time world champion mostly because of the unreliable McLaren cars he had!!!!!!:uhuh:ranting:
errin: :8-25-03bomb:
When Massa's engine blew up in Hungary I wouldn't thought it would happen with Kimi's engine also. That Ferrari engine sucks. They are not in safe in this car. It's not reliable enough! They both had to give up in Australia, Massa in Hungary, Kimi in Valencia and Kimi had that exhaust problem in France.
They are afraid of Massa's car also because he has to use the same on in Belgium, too. They are planing to use the "joker" engine...
I'm not sure Kimi could fix his qualifying problems so I think Hamilton or Massa could be the champion. But I think the McLaren cars are more reliable than the Ferrari ones... It's hurt to say that a McLaren car is reliable... Kimi isn't a 3 time world champion mostly because of the unreliable McLaren cars he had!!!!!!:uhuh:ranting:
errin: :8-25-03bomb:OMG!!! I bet this newspaper lift him to the cloud nr. 9 when he became world champion last year, and read what they have to say about Kimi now... I just can't believe it... Isn't this disgusting??? :sad:
I so hope they will eat their words at the end of this season, like a lot of people had to do it last October!!!
I bet this newspaper lift him to the cloud nr. 9 when he became world champion last year, and read what they have to say about Kimi now... I just can't believe it... Isn't this disgusting??? :sad:I so hope they will eat their words at the end of this season, like a lot of people had to do it last October!!!
^that second pic is typical...
Watch this vid... it's too funny...:wild:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/IceFlower/videos/48/
Watch this vid... it's too funny...:wild:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/IceFlower/videos/48/
Omg... what a bullsh*it....
Ferrari has new Number 1, Italy insists
Despite rising pressure from commentators and the influential Italian
press, Ferrari is yet to declare officially that Felipe Massa is the
team's number one driver for the remainder of the 2008 title fight.
"The Finn is a problem," /La Gazzetta dello Sport/ said after the
European Grand Prix at Valencia, referring to world champion Kimi
Raikkonen's waning form.
"Ferrari has to make a decision now," the sports daily added.
/Corriere dello sport/ declared after Massa's Valencia victory: "Ferrari
has its new number one."
But in the pages of the Spanish sports newspaper /Marca/, Brazil's Massa
- now leading the Ferrari points charge but six points shy of
championship leader Lewis Hamilton - said it is not up to him to ask for
top billing.
"That is a decision for others," the 27-year-old clarified. "I do my
work in the same way because the only thing that interests me is to be
the best on the track.
"If the (number one) decision comes to me, I will only be the
recipient," Massa explained.
To the German newspaper /FAZ/, however, he said he is not ruling out the
challenge posed by his talented team-mate.
"Kimi is very fast, but so am I," Massa said. "I think that we will
fight for the title to the very end."
what a bullsh*it....Ferrari has new Number 1, Italy insists
Despite rising pressure from commentators and the influential Italian
press, Ferrari is yet to declare officially that Felipe Massa is the
team's number one driver for the remainder of the 2008 title fight.
"The Finn is a problem," /La Gazzetta dello Sport/ said after the
European Grand Prix at Valencia, referring to world champion Kimi
Raikkonen's waning form.
"Ferrari has to make a decision now," the sports daily added.
/Corriere dello sport/ declared after Massa's Valencia victory: "Ferrari
has its new number one."
But in the pages of the Spanish sports newspaper /Marca/, Brazil's Massa
- now leading the Ferrari points charge but six points shy of
championship leader Lewis Hamilton - said it is not up to him to ask for
top billing.
"That is a decision for others," the 27-year-old clarified. "I do my
work in the same way because the only thing that interests me is to be
the best on the track.
"If the (number one) decision comes to me, I will only be the
recipient," Massa explained.
To the German newspaper /FAZ/, however, he said he is not ruling out the
challenge posed by his talented team-mate.
"Kimi is very fast, but so am I," Massa said. "I think that we will
fight for the title to the very end."
Kimi's column... very good, he's optimistic as always!!!.com
Life would be much easier if you could always win. But sometimes it doesn't seem to go your way - whatever you try.
That's what happened to me in the last couple of races and it's not so nice. But it's not over yet. I'll keep fighting to get the results I want to achieve. One third of the season is still left and it's enough to fight back.
Obviously I would have never expected that all these street circuit races would so badly hurt our campaign to win the world championship again.
We had the first DNF in Melbourne, however we gained one point still. Then we hit that bump in Monaco and crashed into another car. In Montreal we had a good race pace but had to retire after the collision in the pit exit. This weekend we lost the engine in Valencia.
I went to the European Grand Prix with a good feeling. It's always great to have a race in a new place. Friday practise was good, I had a good feeling in the car. But Saturday was a little bit cooler and we struggled again in qualifying. We should have been more aggressive.
Obviously there has been a lot of talk about my qualifying problems. But in Hungary I just went wide in my final lap in Q3. Without that we would have easily been third. Then after that we got fourth place in Valencia, and after that I already knew the race was going to be difficult.
At the start you would need almost a miracle to get to the top from fourth place on the grid or further behind. We started from the worse side. Heikki had better grip and passed us. After that it was me against him for fourth place.
When you get stuck behind somebody, it's nothing but a struggle to try and attack towards better positions. The leader gains one second every lap - that's how it's been in the last few races for us.
We fought to get fourth place, but the only opportunity was, obviously, at the last pit stop. We went there one after the other, but I made a mistake. I left too early and one of our mechanics hurt himself. Of course, you hope something like that never happens. Luckily, Pietro is mainly okay. His toe was broken but it's not taking too long to heal. It's nothing serious and I hope that he'll be back at the track with us very soon.
After the stop we dropped to sixth place on the grid, and at the end of the day it would have been better than nothing, but then the engine blew. Without any warning. Suddenly we came from a corner and felt something was wrong. Then the smoke came out.
We knew we had to take a risk for Valencia and we did not finish the race. It's a shame, but it's useless to grieve over that. The result will stay and it's time to just look ahead. Now we have a test in Monza, and then comes Spa.
I love that circuit and, obviously, I would love to race there for the whole year long. Spa is the best of all the circuits and hopefully we can finally get the car working to the way I want it to work.
We go to Spa to win it again. If somebody has doubts concerning my motivation, let them doubt. One thing I can tell is, that right now I am more motivated than ever.
That's what happened to me in the last couple of races and it's not so nice. But it's not over yet. I'll keep fighting to get the results I want to achieve. One third of the season is still left and it's enough to fight back.
Obviously I would have never expected that all these street circuit races would so badly hurt our campaign to win the world championship again.
We had the first DNF in Melbourne, however we gained one point still. Then we hit that bump in Monaco and crashed into another car. In Montreal we had a good race pace but had to retire after the collision in the pit exit. This weekend we lost the engine in Valencia.
I went to the European Grand Prix with a good feeling. It's always great to have a race in a new place. Friday practise was good, I had a good feeling in the car. But Saturday was a little bit cooler and we struggled again in qualifying. We should have been more aggressive.
Obviously there has been a lot of talk about my qualifying problems. But in Hungary I just went wide in my final lap in Q3. Without that we would have easily been third. Then after that we got fourth place in Valencia, and after that I already knew the race was going to be difficult.
At the start you would need almost a miracle to get to the top from fourth place on the grid or further behind. We started from the worse side. Heikki had better grip and passed us. After that it was me against him for fourth place.
When you get stuck behind somebody, it's nothing but a struggle to try and attack towards better positions. The leader gains one second every lap - that's how it's been in the last few races for us.
We fought to get fourth place, but the only opportunity was, obviously, at the last pit stop. We went there one after the other, but I made a mistake. I left too early and one of our mechanics hurt himself. Of course, you hope something like that never happens. Luckily, Pietro is mainly okay. His toe was broken but it's not taking too long to heal. It's nothing serious and I hope that he'll be back at the track with us very soon.
After the stop we dropped to sixth place on the grid, and at the end of the day it would have been better than nothing, but then the engine blew. Without any warning. Suddenly we came from a corner and felt something was wrong. Then the smoke came out.
We knew we had to take a risk for Valencia and we did not finish the race. It's a shame, but it's useless to grieve over that. The result will stay and it's time to just look ahead. Now we have a test in Monza, and then comes Spa.
I love that circuit and, obviously, I would love to race there for the whole year long. Spa is the best of all the circuits and hopefully we can finally get the car working to the way I want it to work.
We go to Spa to win it again. If somebody has doubts concerning my motivation, let them doubt. One thing I can tell is, that right now I am more motivated than ever.
Very good interview with Stefano Domenicali, it's quite fresh, from today...
Domenicali: "Massa's engine failed after 932 km, Raikkonen's after 968 km. The malfunction will not happen again."
Q: Are you sure of that ?
Domenicali: "The piston rods have been the same for three years now. Out of a hundred, two have have gone bust, with progressive identification numbers. The malfunctions occured in an area where there's no stress. It's a matter of dealing with the material. We can no longer afford to loose out on important results due to reliability problems. But at the same time it's also true that McLaren had 35 points more than we did last year, whereas now we're 16 points ahead."
Q: So what will Ferrari do to not throw away any more good results ?
Domenicali: "We have decided to toughen up the controls on all the parts of the car. We have 40 people working in the departments of quality control and metallurgy. What is going to start in two weeks time in Belgium is a sprint-championship of 6 races in which we can no longer give away any presents."
Q: You're like a football manager, do you feel confidence or scepticism around you ?
Domenicali: "The results speak in favour of Ferrari. I notice the confidence and I have confidence in all the 900 employees of the Gestione Sportiva."
Q: Schumacher's presence in recent races seemed like a distant supervision on behalf of Di Montezemolo and/or Todt. Now there are whispers that Schumi should no longer come to the races...
Domenicali: "I didn't feel supervisioned by him. Schumacher helps the engineering side of the team and he's a support for the drivers, Kimi included. Every single statement of his has been agreed upon by me. As far as his plans are concerned, I don't know anything."
Q: Let's talk about the great form Massa is in at the moment...
Domenicali: "I consider that as a continuous evolution from the Malaysian GP onwards. Massa does well, he's strong, wants to learn, has an eye for detail. And he will be even faster still, now he has 'acquiered' what he was lacking: a consistent race pace."
Q: Can he win the championship ?
Domenicali: "Certainly. We should give him a car that is always competitive while he maintain keep the aggresive attitude he has now."
Q: Will he cope with the pressure ?
Domenicali: "He's mature (enough) to do that and we help him with it."
Q: In compensation, Raikkonen isn't doing so well...
Domenicali: "And yet he has collected many points. For me it isn't a problem. He will react, he will soon come back strong, he knows how to get out of criticism and problems."
Q: When he was still at McLaren there were pictures of him in which he didn't exactly look like an athlete. Off track, what is the Raikkonen like we don't get to see ?
Domenicali: "His strong point is to discuss with us about everything, but I have never forced him to do anything with regards to his character. I don't think that the way he prepares for a GP has anything to do with certain situations. As far as the mental preparation for the races is concerned, we keep that a secret inside the team and he's aware of that."
Q: What's his problem ?
Domenicali: "He's not happy with the way the cars steers into corners. He would like to have it more aggresively. And this is having an influence on him. It's up to us to continue helping him out."
Q: Let's come to the point, would Raikkonen be ready to help out Massa if he needed to ?
Domenicali: "If it's necessary Kimi will help Felipe, we talked about this at the beginning of the year. But first let's see how things evolve."
Q: But if Raikkonen continues to pose a problem how are you going to manage the drivers' situation with regards to 2009 ?
Domenicali: "As far as his contract is concerned: it expires at the end of next year. We're not in a hurry to decide. At the moment it's the championship that counts."
Domenicali: "Massa's engine failed after 932 km, Raikkonen's after 968 km. The malfunction will not happen again."
Q: Are you sure of that ?
Domenicali: "The piston rods have been the same for three years now. Out of a hundred, two have have gone bust, with progressive identification numbers. The malfunctions occured in an area where there's no stress. It's a matter of dealing with the material. We can no longer afford to loose out on important results due to reliability problems. But at the same time it's also true that McLaren had 35 points more than we did last year, whereas now we're 16 points ahead."
Q: So what will Ferrari do to not throw away any more good results ?
Domenicali: "We have decided to toughen up the controls on all the parts of the car. We have 40 people working in the departments of quality control and metallurgy. What is going to start in two weeks time in Belgium is a sprint-championship of 6 races in which we can no longer give away any presents."
Q: You're like a football manager, do you feel confidence or scepticism around you ?
Domenicali: "The results speak in favour of Ferrari. I notice the confidence and I have confidence in all the 900 employees of the Gestione Sportiva."
Q: Schumacher's presence in recent races seemed like a distant supervision on behalf of Di Montezemolo and/or Todt. Now there are whispers that Schumi should no longer come to the races...
Domenicali: "I didn't feel supervisioned by him. Schumacher helps the engineering side of the team and he's a support for the drivers, Kimi included. Every single statement of his has been agreed upon by me. As far as his plans are concerned, I don't know anything."
Q: Let's talk about the great form Massa is in at the moment...
Domenicali: "I consider that as a continuous evolution from the Malaysian GP onwards. Massa does well, he's strong, wants to learn, has an eye for detail. And he will be even faster still, now he has 'acquiered' what he was lacking: a consistent race pace."
Q: Can he win the championship ?
Domenicali: "Certainly. We should give him a car that is always competitive while he maintain keep the aggresive attitude he has now."
Q: Will he cope with the pressure ?
Domenicali: "He's mature (enough) to do that and we help him with it."
Q: In compensation, Raikkonen isn't doing so well...
Domenicali: "And yet he has collected many points. For me it isn't a problem. He will react, he will soon come back strong, he knows how to get out of criticism and problems."
Q: When he was still at McLaren there were pictures of him in which he didn't exactly look like an athlete. Off track, what is the Raikkonen like we don't get to see ?
Domenicali: "His strong point is to discuss with us about everything, but I have never forced him to do anything with regards to his character. I don't think that the way he prepares for a GP has anything to do with certain situations. As far as the mental preparation for the races is concerned, we keep that a secret inside the team and he's aware of that."
Q: What's his problem ?
Domenicali: "He's not happy with the way the cars steers into corners. He would like to have it more aggresively. And this is having an influence on him. It's up to us to continue helping him out."
Q: Let's come to the point, would Raikkonen be ready to help out Massa if he needed to ?
Domenicali: "If it's necessary Kimi will help Felipe, we talked about this at the beginning of the year. But first let's see how things evolve."
Q: But if Raikkonen continues to pose a problem how are you going to manage the drivers' situation with regards to 2009 ?
Domenicali: "As far as his contract is concerned: it expires at the end of next year. We're not in a hurry to decide. At the moment it's the championship that counts."
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:lmao: What else could you expect from Kinga...^that second pic is typical...
Watch this vid... it's too funny...:wild:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/IceFlower/videos/48/
Kinga said:
Sound good, but he has been saying this before every race.. But I'm not doubting! I'm not!
Go Kimi & Ferrari :hat_wave::lmao: What else could you expect from Kinga...
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Sound good, but he has been saying this before every race.. But I'm not doubting! I'm not!
:lol: :blush: @ the first sentence...
Yeah, you are right, but he has to impart in everybody's mind that he HAS the motivation and that he DIDN'T forget to drive!!!!! He's trying, I believe in him, to get the most out of the car. As you read in Domenicali's interview the biggest problem for Kimi is that that F2008 is very understeery...:sad: That's so sad because he likes it when the car is oversteery... (that's why it would be great if he could drive for McLaren, there wasn't any driver who was fastest than him back then, and now it's a reliable car...) so he has that kind of driving style, he can't adapt another in a month or so. The luck of Massa is that he likes the understeer in a car... I don't know what would be the solution... I've read so much information about this but I'm not an expert. I hope Kimi and his team would answer to the doubters. I so wanna see him smile again... and not just that wry smile...:sad: He hates it the most when he is not winning...
I think he is in a trap because the McLaren fitted to his driving style but was not reliable enough. Now the Ferrari doesn't fit to his driving style and now it's not reliable enough. :sad:
Sorrily he and his engineer chose a conservative strategy for Valencia, against Massa, who was much lighter than the others. Kimi was heavier again because of the tyre heating issue... That's why he never makes it to the first row nowadays. :sad:
The interesting thing is...
That's from here, there are very very interesting reviews...
http://rosehillpilot.spaces.live.com/blog/cns/
^Hmm.... they should change the rules so that every driver has to have the same fuel on board..
yeah, that would be a good idea...
How do you like these? (and my new siggy?):wub:
I adore his smile, too... It's so innocent, lovely, sweet, sexy, childlike at the same time... :wub:
I've found another video. It's a funny interview with him from this weekend. He's so funny and cute. :wub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq0e1mMffm8&channel=nhina3
Now, finally we all know what he delivers in his backpack which is always with him at GPs.
I've found another video. It's a funny interview with him from this weekend. He's so funny and cute. :wub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq0e1mMffm8&channel=nhina3
Now, finally we all know what he delivers in his backpack which is always with him at GPs.
Montezemolo Monzaan Kimin testipäiväksi
F1-sähkeet 28.8.
Fiat-patruuna Luca di Montezemolo saapuu perjantaina Monzan kilparadalle, missä maailmanmestari Kimi Räikkönen päättää Ferrarin tämän viikon testijakson.
Mitä ilmeisemmin Räikkösen italialaistalliin pestannut konsernijohtaja haluaa henkilökohtaisesti tukea viime kisoissa vaisusti esiintynyttä maailmanmestaria.
Yleensäkin di Montezemolo on vieraillut Monzan testeissä, joten mitään uutta ja ihmeellistä ei käynnissä ole.
TS/Heikki Kulta
Hanna, can you tell me please what this article is about? Thank you in advance.
F1-sähkeet 28.8.
Fiat-patruuna Luca di Montezemolo saapuu perjantaina Monzan kilparadalle, missä maailmanmestari Kimi Räikkönen päättää Ferrarin tämän viikon testijakson.
Mitä ilmeisemmin Räikkösen italialaistalliin pestannut konsernijohtaja haluaa henkilökohtaisesti tukea viime kisoissa vaisusti esiintynyttä maailmanmestaria.
Yleensäkin di Montezemolo on vieraillut Monzan testeissä, joten mitään uutta ja ihmeellistä ei käynnissä ole.
TS/Heikki Kulta
Hanna, can you tell me please what this article is about?
Thank you in advance.
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The pics were great, thanks. That hair :lmao:
Montezemolo arrives to Monza's cirquit on friday where the world champion Kimi Räikkönen ends Ferrari's this week's testing period.
Most likely the boss of the italian team who hired Kimi wants to personally support a world champion that's been doing badly lately.
Montezemolo has been visiting Monza's testings usually too, so there's nothing new and amazing going on.
There you go
Montezemelo to Monza for Kimi's testing dayMontezemolo Monzaan Kimin testipäiväksi
F1-sähkeet 28.8.
Fiat-patruuna Luca di Montezemolo saapuu perjantaina Monzan kilparadalle, missä maailmanmestari Kimi Räikkönen päättää Ferrarin tämän viikon testijakson.
Mitä ilmeisemmin Räikkösen italialaistalliin pestannut konsernijohtaja haluaa henkilökohtaisesti tukea viime kisoissa vaisusti esiintynyttä maailmanmestaria.
Yleensäkin di Montezemolo on vieraillut Monzan testeissä, joten mitään uutta ja ihmeellistä ei käynnissä ole.
TS/Heikki Kulta
Hanna, can you tell me please what this article is about?
Montezemolo arrives to Monza's cirquit on friday where the world champion Kimi Räikkönen ends Ferrari's this week's testing period.
Most likely the boss of the italian team who hired Kimi wants to personally support a world champion that's been doing badly lately.
Montezemolo has been visiting Monza's testings usually too, so there's nothing new and amazing going on.
There you go
... oh Kimi and you are always too honest...:lmao:
The pics were great, thanks. That hair :lmao:
Montezemelo to Monza for Kimi's testing day
Montezemolo arrives to Monza's cirquit on friday where the world champion Kimi Räikkönen ends Ferrari's this week's testing period.
Most likely the boss of the italian team who hired Kimi wants to personally support a world champion that's been doing badly lately.
Montezemolo has been visiting Monza's testings usually too, so there's nothing new and amazing going on.
There you go
Thank you very much for the help! I thought it would be a more interesting article.:yes:
Do you know that Massa ended the 2nd testing day in the gravel bed?
Kimi was second fastest on Friday behind Hamilton. I hope they could find some good set-ups!
Great thoughts, Mr. Di Montezemolo!!!! :yes: :yes: unk: Thank you!
I miss this Kimi... and look at the end of the video... he used to do these kind of starts (he overtook 3-4-5 cars).... But that's just not possible anymore. When he started from the 12th position he could easily be 2nd or 3rd. Now, you start from the 6th and you stay there for the whole race...:sad:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r2uz0I8GU08
unk: Thank you!Di Montezemolo on whether Raikkonen and Massa will stay at Ferrari next year: "Absolutely yes."
^^ I think it's a nice gesture!
So Alonso, of whom many have said he has long signed a contract with Ferrari for the coming years, can be calm ? "I don't know if the poor guy can stay calm, at the moment it depends on him. I didn't like to see a big champion like him not being within the top ten at Valencia. But as far as Ferrari is concerned he can be calm."
So at least for the near future the doors at Maranello are closed for the Spaniard. Di Montezemolo went to see him and greeted him warmly. After that the Ferrari president went to McLaren's pitbox and embraced Hamilton.
On Raikkonen: "All this criticism towards Raikkonen reminds me of when Inzaghi played for Juventus. When he didn't score for three games everyone said he was in a crisis."
When Di Montezemolo was watching a pitstop a fan shouted: "Give him (Raikkonen) a good telling-off !"
"I thought: 'these guys are never happy'. One shouldn't forget he's the worldchampion, and that last year he has won in his first year at Ferrari and many would have never imagined this. In his career he has now won 17 races and I hope he will 'unblock' at the Belgian GP: in any case he's not a driver that's in a crisis. Kimi is motivated and we have to work to enable him to move forward, especially at these new circuits that I don't like and which harm Formula 1: you're not able to overtake there and nine times out of ten the guy on pole wins the race."
Raikkonen said he didn't have difficulties at managing the pressure during the last six GP: "I don't have any problem."
On the talk with Di Montezemolo: "He didn't say anything special to me."
On Di Montezemolo confirming his stay at Ferrari: "I already had a contract (so) there's nothing new for me. Today's test has gone as normal, we've tested various solutions to some small problems. In the coming races we will give our utmost to win and then we'll see where we end up."
Di Montezemolo on Massa: "I would define him as a 'product' from (our) 'breeding ground' and he's mature to win the title. If it wasn't for the points he's lost he would have already had a considerable gap. But for eleven years we've either won the championship or came second, and considering the many teams that have come to life or have gone bankrupt in these years, that's a nice satisfaction."
On the championship being decided in the same way as it happened last year: "Enough with the nonsense, I'm convined Ferrari will be a protagonist right till the end."
On there not being a number 1 and number 2 status within the team: "It's an old story that goes back to the times of Lauda and Regazzoni. The hierarchy is only made by the stopwatch, not by the president. Who ever is the driver, whether he's called Schumacher, Barrichello, Raikkonen or Massa, what he does is drive for Ferrari."
I miss this Kimi... and look at the end of the video... he used to do these kind of starts (he overtook 3-4-5 cars)....
But that's just not possible anymore. When he started from the 12th position he could easily be 2nd or 3rd. Now, you start from the 6th and you stay there for the whole race...:sad:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r2uz0I8GU08
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No, I haven't heard any of these news, thanks.
Wow, that last was amazing.. but it wasn't always like that on McLaren either :smilerolleyes: I hope we would see that again even once this season. But it's true that was said on the article you posted that in these new cirquits it's so hard to pass drivers. And yes it really harms F1 because it's not so interesting anymore if nobody ever overtakes anybody.Kinga said:I miss this Kimi... and look at the end of the video... he used to do these kind of starts (he overtook 3-4-5 cars)....
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r2uz0I8GU08
LOL @ the music in the video, though :lol:
yeah, he (they) had so much problems with the reliability.... :sad: That's why he had to start from the middle of the grid a lot of times. Still - most of the time - he had managed better results...
Ferrari to keep same drivers for 2009
(Was it a question???!!! It's so sad that it was even a rumour, that they won't keep Kimi... :sad: I so want them to eat their words at the end of the year, like it happened last year!!! What would all the Tifosi fans say if Kimi could win it again, how would they talk about him then???!!!)
Ferrari will field the same driver lineup in 2009, the Italian marque's President Luca di Montezemolo said on Friday while visiting the final day of the Monza test.
He was responding to the latest rumours that Spaniard Fernando Alonso could be drafted in to replace the struggling Kimi Raikkonen.
When asked if Raikkonen will still be Felipe Massa's teammate next year, Montezemolo is quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport: "Assolutamente si (absolutely yes)."
"I have heard the criticisms of Kimi but a few bad races does not mean you are in crisis," he insisted.
Raikkonen, 28, testing at Monza on Friday, appeared unsurprised by Montezemolo's vote of confidence.
"For me, nothing has changed. I have always had a contract (for 2009)," the Finn said, adding that "nothing in particular" was discussed in his meeting with the Ferrari President.
Montezemolo met not only with Raikkonen at the Italian circuit, he also stopped in the paddock to warmly greet Alonso, and even said hello to Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren area.
But the Italian was keen to dispel the latest theories that Alonso is honing in on a Ferrari contract: "I feel bad to see a great champion like him not among the top ten at Valencia. But as for Ferarri, he can relax. "
Montezemolo agreed that Massa's form indicates he is "ripe for the title," but refuses to write off the most highly-paid Ferrari driver.
"No one should forget who is the World Champion, after he (Raikkonen) did what not many predicted, triumph in his first year (2007) with Ferrari."
"Kimi is motivated and we must work hard to help him qualify higher, especially on all these new circuits that I do not like, and that are bad for F1: you cannot overtake, and nine times out of ten the winner is he who gets pole," Montezemolo said.
He also played down talk that Massa can rely on 'number one' treatment at least for the balance of his 2008 assault.
"This is a theme from the old days of Lauda and Regazzoni," Montezemolo stated. "The lap times determine the hierarchy, not the President. Schumacher, Barrichello, Raikkonen or Massa: they were all racing for Ferrari."
(Was it a question???!!!
It's so sad that it was even a rumour, that they won't keep Kimi... :sad: I so want them to eat their words at the end of the year, like it happened last year!!! What would all the Tifosi fans say if Kimi could win it again, how would they talk about him then???!!!)Ferrari will field the same driver lineup in 2009, the Italian marque's President Luca di Montezemolo said on Friday while visiting the final day of the Monza test.
He was responding to the latest rumours that Spaniard Fernando Alonso could be drafted in to replace the struggling Kimi Raikkonen.
When asked if Raikkonen will still be Felipe Massa's teammate next year, Montezemolo is quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport: "Assolutamente si (absolutely yes)."
"I have heard the criticisms of Kimi but a few bad races does not mean you are in crisis," he insisted.
Raikkonen, 28, testing at Monza on Friday, appeared unsurprised by Montezemolo's vote of confidence.
"For me, nothing has changed. I have always had a contract (for 2009)," the Finn said, adding that "nothing in particular" was discussed in his meeting with the Ferrari President.
Montezemolo met not only with Raikkonen at the Italian circuit, he also stopped in the paddock to warmly greet Alonso, and even said hello to Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren area.
But the Italian was keen to dispel the latest theories that Alonso is honing in on a Ferrari contract: "I feel bad to see a great champion like him not among the top ten at Valencia. But as for Ferarri, he can relax. "
Montezemolo agreed that Massa's form indicates he is "ripe for the title," but refuses to write off the most highly-paid Ferrari driver.
"No one should forget who is the World Champion, after he (Raikkonen) did what not many predicted, triumph in his first year (2007) with Ferrari."
"Kimi is motivated and we must work hard to help him qualify higher, especially on all these new circuits that I do not like, and that are bad for F1: you cannot overtake, and nine times out of ten the winner is he who gets pole," Montezemolo said.
He also played down talk that Massa can rely on 'number one' treatment at least for the balance of his 2008 assault.
"This is a theme from the old days of Lauda and Regazzoni," Montezemolo stated. "The lap times determine the hierarchy, not the President. Schumacher, Barrichello, Raikkonen or Massa: they were all racing for Ferrari."
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I read an article in one Finnish magazine where they interviewed some Italian F1 people and they all said Kimi is doing this bad because he isn't used to the new tires, because he still has his speed when it comes to last laps and when he has little fuel and the tires are bald..
In their opinion it's the tyres that are Kimi's problem.
In their opinion it's the tyres that are Kimi's problem.
yeah, and the understeery car... :sad: I just can't imagine that he is the reigning world champion and they cannot give him a car that fits to his driving style. He has been struggling with this for races and it seems the price of it will be the losing of the world championship!:no: And I just can't imagine that that's why he has to hear all the bad critics. That fact is that he's trying very hard. Hadn't it been for his great raw talent he would have had even worse results, I believe. I really hope that it has no effect on his mood.
That's wha Kubica said to the reporters:
I really understand them!:yes: It's only about money and politics...and you can't overtake when you start from the middle of the grid...:scratch:
There comes Spa this week... We all know that this is Kimi's favorite cirquit. He has won there 3 times in a row (2004 - that was the only win for him in McLaren in 2004, because that year the car was bad, 2005 - a win out of 7 that year, 2006 - there wasn't a GP there sorrily, 2007 - was a very useful win). Do you think he can bounce back now? Do you think the King of Spa could win this GP again? They have to choose a very agressive strategy, he has to be in the front row!!! There will be cold weather so they have to use tha harder tyres (it's good for Kimi). Any predictions? Or is it better just to sit and wait, and we'll see...
It very much reminds me of someone else's opinion...
I really understand them!:yes: It's only about money and politics...and you can't overtake when you start from the middle of the grid...:scratch:
There comes Spa this week... We all know that this is Kimi's favorite cirquit. He has won there 3 times in a row (2004 - that was the only win for him in McLaren in 2004, because that year the car was bad, 2005 - a win out of 7 that year, 2006 - there wasn't a GP there sorrily, 2007 - was a very useful win). Do you think he can bounce back now? Do you think the King of Spa could win this GP again? They have to choose a very agressive strategy, he has to be in the front row!!! There will be cold weather so they have to use tha harder tyres (it's good for Kimi). Any predictions? Or is it better just to sit and wait, and we'll see...
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Well... the most safe option is just to wait and see what happends but I do think that Kimi has a chance to do well.
Like you said it's his favourite cirquit and it also fits better to Ferrari than McLaren.. so let's steal some points from Hamilton right?!!! :hat_wave:
Like you said it's his favourite cirquit and it also fits better to Ferrari than McLaren.. so let's steal some points from Hamilton right?!!! :hat_wave:
^^^yeah, that would be more than great! The weather is quite cool there, so it should fit to McLaren cars, but last year Ferrari has proved that they are favorites there! Let's keep our fingers crossed for the best result Kimi could achieve! He must fight back!!!
Look, what I've found. This is the nicest wallpaper I've ever seen of Kimi IMO... :wub: :wub :wub: Look at the pic on the right side, I can't take my eyes off of him... :wub:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=hhy3mnmifqq&thumb=5
Look, what I've found. This is the nicest wallpaper I've ever seen of Kimi IMO... :wub: :wub :wub: Look at the pic on the right side, I can't take my eyes off of him... :wub:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=hhy3mnmifqq&thumb=5