Di Montezemolo slams below par Massa

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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon

If Massa is that fragile mentally that mere "hype" about his teammate is enough to knock him off his game then he should accept a number 2 role and be done with it. Having world champion teammates hasn't had much affect on Hamilton's confidence.

And yes, Raikkonen's final two years with Ferrari were poor by the standards of a world champion. When compared to Massa's performances in 2008 and 2009 Raikkonen didn't deliver what he should have and was rightly let go when Alonso became available.

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Driving with Lewis apparently got into Alonso's head a great deal. Enough that he accused the team of robbing him of a fair chance by giving him inferior equipment.

As for driving with Jenson, I don't think it bothered Hamilton at all, as everyone knows Button had the superior car when he took his title.

Kimi and Felipe have both managed something Alonso is lacking. Without blatant team orders, they have supported each other in the quest for a title. Massa missed his by a point, Kimi managed to get one. In either case knowing he was allowed to race had to be a much better motivator for Felipe vs having to slow him down to allow Alonso to pass.

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Originally Posted by pino

Wow...shame on Montezemolo for criticize his well payed driver for not performing as expected :rolleyes:

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Wow, an Italian internet jokey supporting the 'bella figura', why am I not surprised?! :p :

Take care, your eyes might roll out of their orbs and you will not be able to 'moderate' this forum anymore. :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon

Raikkonen underperformed for 2 seasons prior to getting the boot. Massa wasn't forced into a number 2 role this year until he'd proven that he wasn't going to be a number 1.

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Yeah, right! Massa was forced into teh #2 role exactly when he was on his way to equal Teflonso's best performance of the season.
How strange isn't it?!

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Originally Posted by airshifter

So a third and a sixth in the WDC are sub par years after taking a WDC?


Massa didn't have a great year, but all the hype about Alonso had to affect his performance some, along with bouncing back from his injury. I'm sure the entire "pull over for Alonso" thing really motivated him to improve too. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon

If Massa is that fragile mentally that mere "hype" about his teammate is enough to knock him off his game

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So being told to move over when winning your first race after you almost died exactly one year before is called mere "hype" for the fist shakers champ?
Oh well, don't know what happened to common sense however it certainly didn't land in the Ferrari supporters camp. :\

Bad move from LdM. If FM is such an unstable guy they should not upset him.

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Originally Posted by ioan

So being told to move over when winning your first race after you almost died exactly one year before is called mere "hype" for the fist shakers champ?
Oh well, don't know what happened to common sense however it certainly didn't land in the Ferrari supporters camp. :\

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:laugh: you´ve come to bring piss to world didn't you? :laugh:

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Originally Posted by ioan

Yeah, right! Massa was forced into teh #2 role exactly when he was on his way to equal Teflonso's best performance of the season.
How strange isn't it?!

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huh? I think you've tried to spin things too much there? what's strange?

You don't really understand much of F1, do you? it's not only the best performance that counts. You should ask where you have doubts so you wouldn´t embarrass like this again. I'm here for you man.

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Originally Posted by eu

:laugh: you´ve come to bring piss to world didn't you? :laugh:

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Nah, only for you, specially. I am curious how long before you blow up?! :laugh:

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Originally Posted by eu

it's not only the best performance that counts.

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You're right for once, money and nationality are most important for the reds. :rotflmao: