A message for Luca di Montezemolo

[journeyman racer]

It seems that Raikkonen is the kind of guy, where it's his way, or you don't get the best out of him. I remember the 2009 season. After a year and a half of Massa being favoured by Ferrari, Raikkonen got his own way after the Massa accident. After an uninspiring first half of the season, he then won at Belgium. I think scored the most/second most points for the second half that year.

[Hawkmoon]

Yes, the team made the wrong call to leave him in the garage but they made the same call with Alonso yet the Spaniard lines up 5th for the race. The difference? The seven tenths that Alonso was quicker in Q1. Any way you slice it Raikkonen is not performing this year and that's on him.

[dj_bytedisaster]

But the difference to last year is so ridiculous, that I think Räikkönens problems are not solely his own. Look at Vettel - that's what it looks like if a driver is struggling with the car. He's getting whipped by his team mate, but at least occasionally (Malaysia, Barcelona, yesterday's quali) we see glimpses of the 2013 Vettel.

Kimi meanwhile is simply nowhere and I don't believe for a second that he has forgotten how to drive. There must be some much bigger problem in the background that makes a proven winner fall off the cliff like that.

[MacFeegle]

F1 pilot all possible lap a 10th of each other. Other 10th mindset and personal drive.

Kimi quite new in racing when enter F1 and very fast but never complete apprenticeship like other pilots. He always been needing good info and input from team where other pilot not need such handling. Still very quick pilot but need good nanny soon to get performance up.

[journeyman racer]

F1 pilot all possible lap a 10th of each other. Other 10th mindset and personal drive.

Kimi quite new in racing when enter F1 and very fast but never complete apprenticeship like other pilots. He always been needing good info and input from team where other pilot not need such handling. Still very quick pilot but need good nanny soon to get performance up.

Not that there's a defined apprenticeship, but it sounds plausible. Does he really need a lot of input from the team, even after all this time?