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I don't understand why they go heavier than Brawns and Red Bulls in q3, I think they should be going for pole. Now there is a possibility of a Trulli train again. Looking at the drivers, Kimi has come back really strong this year, outqualifying Massa for the second race in succession in Massa's favourite circuit and with a heavier car.
I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
Both Kimi and Massa have been dismal this season, as has the car and team.
Massa is once again leading his highly rated teamate in the WDC by a few points, so Kimi is still finding it hard going.
Both Kimi and Felipe have been good this season. If the car was 1 second faster per lap and they had driven exactly the same, you would be saying they have driven really well, but because their car has been a box, their performances have been attacked.Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
We have the best driver pairing by far in F1, but just no pace in that car.
I find it very difficult to agree with almost anything you say Garry :p : Massa seems to be getting something out of the car on ocassion but Kimi (who is a driver I rate higher than Felipe) is no where again this season. He obviously wasn't too keen on the car last year and still isn't and I think that the sooner he jumps ship the better for all involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Incidentally I believe that there is one key moment which has seen the slip from Ferrari, let's just say that I can't imagine a Ferrari dropping out in the first qualy session or nearly running out of fuel when Ross Brawn was at the helm. Much as I hate the bloke it's difficult to ignore the fact that he has an amzing tactical brain which the team has never managed to replace.
I am not sure why this hate for Kimi. Have you followed the races?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
He has bettered Massa in qualifying 4:3 (and massa is no piquet in qualifying) and has mostly been pretty good in races (except china) and never really struggled for pace. He also is the guy who brought a podium for Ferrari.
Yesterday his race was screwed on first lap when Massa had to move suddenly to avoid RB and blocked Kimi and then damaged his front wing with Alonso.
Other than that the only problem he and Felipe had was that Ferrari again did not have pace.
What do you want from him? To win in this Ferrari?
It's hardly a hate for Kimi!!!!! I said that I rate him highly as a driver but don't think he's working well with the (admittedly sub-par) machinery. I'll admit that I'm just working on vague recollection of the races (because F1 rarely has the excitement to last for more than a day or 2 in my memory :D ) but Kimi just hsn't seemed to be doing particularly well. Also one of those 4:3 qualys was when Felipe ended up in the garage because the team didn't send him out, hardly worth chalking up a win for that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
As for jumping ship, well he's not been superb at the team in the last year and seems to look bored and disinterested a lot of the time. Sometimes drivers just need a change of scenery to get the best out of them and I really don't feel that Raikkonen fits into the Ferrari family quite as well as other drivers have in the past :)
Kimi lost in one qualifying to Massa, because team didnt send him out either!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
Another one he lost at Bahrain was because he did not have any new softs left for Q3. Surprisingly, he has been better in qualifying than Massa this year.
Kimi always seems bored and disinterested, he has been like that since the day he came to F1, that is simply his style. He is not an emotional guy and people mistake that for not caring about F1. That said, I would love to know how his "not being interested in F1" has shown itself to you?
By all accounts Kimi and Ferrari people get on very well.
He and Massa are a good team.
I have to agree, both drivers are doing great given the conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
The car isn't as bad as some would like us to believe. The chassis is excellent and very well balanced even with KERS.
The design team did a great job and even after the DDD were ruled legal they managed to develop the car faster than other teams and the results were obvious.
I believe that the problem lies with the race engineer team who are doing a very poor job. This last race they never managed to run the times we saw from them on Saturday morning, and they don't know why! This is a clear sign of a poorly done job.
They messed up the set-up of the cars in order to get better times in Q2 and that backfired in Q3 and the race.
Also the tire choice for qualifying was not the best one.
Sooner or later he should live up to the "Schumacher destroyer" hype! :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
That's true, this is by far the strongest pairing on the grid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker