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I don't think you will find many to disagree with you. In fact, if he could just raise his game a bit, he would have a long career there.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
Who knows, he has a few more races left.
As it stands, if Kimi wants to return then I am sure there is a seat at McLaren which would be my 2nd favourite pairing and I am sure a winning one.
If Mark were to retire this season Kimi might have taken a look at Red Bull. Kimi loves those fizzy drinks (as do I :) ) and he would make an excellent partner for Vettel. Maybe in 2011?
Don't you think Kimi has been frustrated enough by Newey's cars?Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
haha, you are right!Quote:
Originally Posted by Malllen
If that were the case then Brawn is an excellent option for Raikkonen :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Malllen
According to Bild Santander is willing to pay Kimis 25M€ salary at McLaren. That plus compensating for for braking the Ferrari contract amount to... dunno, 60M€?Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
They really do want Fred wearing red.
If McL ends up beating Ferrari next year, you´ll see a new Kimi. You cannot wipe the smile of his face. And somehow I have a feeling things wont be just as rosy in Maranello.
Maybe it will be like this:
Brawn GP
Jenson and Nico
Ferrari
Fred and Felipe
McLaren
Kimi and Lewis
Williams
Rubens and Hulk
Renault
Kubica and Romain?
Jensen and Nico would be great both for Brawn and for Mercedes who want the german onboard seeing as Kimi could probably return to Mclaren...
the reverse could be easily possible too
I'm interested in seeing where Heidfeld stays.....
As long as Kimi is on the grid. I just love his attitude and obvious disdain of all the sycophantic, political, vain, money grabbing hangers on in the paddock and wow can he drive. It is what he does not say and the fact that he is a petrol head which makes me pay attention. Would not want to be his team manager though.
I agree, I think Ferrari may well be on a downward spiral, I don't think the new management is up to the task.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
Wishful thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
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Originally Posted by F1boat
now that seems very likely,
I think Rubens is gone from Brawn even if he wins thee WDC..if he does I would ove for him to retire on top. If he doesn't, he certainly looks like he has one good year left in him.
hmm how can Santander justify such an unnecessary expense to their stockholders and customers, then probably turn around and deny loans, etc because "the economy is tight"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
i can understand sponsorship, but an extra 25mill cash outlay seems very unnecessary. Is Alonso will have to be shaking hands at the door of every branch for the next 5 yrs to justify such a cash outlay.
That would be my prediction at the moment as well. In addition Heidfeld and someone else (Klien?) will race for Qadbak. Force India would likely continue with both current drivers (can they attract a top-line driver or not?).Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
Nopes. More like speculation.... see the "if".Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Well, according to their latest figures:Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
"Attributable profit was EUR 2,423 million in the second quarter". Seems like banking is still quite profitable.
I guess they could buy Alonso a seat in every car. 100M for a team... 14 teams... isnt that 1,4 billion? Im sure that would include paying of the broken contracts.
I doubt Brawn will want Rosberg - he is overrated as demonstrated at Marina Bay today. But you could be correct if Mercedes support him.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
If Rubens leaves Brawn I think he will become the number 1 driver at US F1. He is an invaluable asset for a new team and potentially at that team could sign for three years. Peter Windsor is great fan of the Brazilian.
Williams - Kubica and Hulkenberg if they get Mercedes engines. Without Flavio especailly but ALSO Alonso, Renault is in nowhere land so Kubica will not want that.
Historically many drivers are happy to leave Ferrari in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I can name four top drivers without even trying!
But Kimi I do not know. He does not let a situation get to him.
I think it could be a requirement of Alonso that they retain a weaker driver. Neither Schumacher or Alonso are drivers that are comfortable with teammates that will not obey.
And with team orders forbidden, having Kimi in the team would definitely result in a bad situation created by a petulant Alonso.
You seem to imply that Alonso will walk over Felipe. I seriously doubt that. I think they will be equally matched and that will drive Fernando crazy. He will turn into his tactics and who knows how Felipe will cope with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
St. Devote, the rumors point that RK signed with Renault.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
IMO there will be races in which Felipe will win and others, in which Fred will win. But when Fred is beaten, he will be always second or third. When Felipe loses, I am not so sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I personally think at least on forums Kimi vs Lewis at McLaren could become a more serious topic than FA/FM in Ferrari. LH and KR have the biggest fanbases in the world and this will create fireworks. :p :
Unfortunately for Hamilton - if he ends up on top, a lot of people will inevitably start accusing "Team Hamilton" in favouring their driver...
from whitmarsh's face on tv today it would seem Kimi is off the Mclaren.
Now when it looks more and more like that Kimi really is going to McLaren and Alonso to Ferrari then there will be "2 teams" at Ferrari - Alonso/Fisi and Felipe/Schumi. I think that was the reason why Fisi was offered the 3rd driver seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
Now we also can see how important it is that drivers doesn’t speak b*** s*** of their team when they leave and move to another team. I’m sure that most of the people at McLaren remember the time with Kimi as something positive and can therefore start to work with him again without problems, if he goes there – which I think.. :)
i think Kimi's future was set this weekend with Ferrari twelling him about Alonso and he probably securing his deal with Mclaren, so the first two domino's ghave fallen. What remains to be seen is how much money he will be getting in his golden parachute. As I hear it from the rumor mill, Ferrari are trying to withold some of the amount via technicalities and could even see kimi "fired" before the end of the season.
Rosberg is the biggest loser in all of this and I think would be best served by staying at Williams, especially if they are able to secure Mercedes engines for next year ( which always seemed more likely to me than RBR getting them)
so if i think Williams next year is rosberg and Hulkenberg
I can see Nakajima joining Glock at Toyota (IMO he has done enough to retain an F1 seat)
Kubica and Grosjean in Renault
Heidfeld and Klien at Sauber
Brawn, Red bull stays the same
STR stays the same ( maybe Loeb gets a rideshare deal with Alg or he gets farmed out to a new team)
The Rosberg I saw this weekend had a monster lap during Q2 in a car that is CLEARLY inferior to the Brawns. How is that overrated? Sure, he made a mistake exiting the pits today but he'd been on a very steady points-scoring streakQuote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
First, nobody knows how the accident has affected Massa - and Ferrari are taking a risk that I doubt Enzo Ferrari would have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
I think Alonso will wreck Massa psychologically - he is a fragile - but if he even looks a threat he will be out the next season.
But I cannot imagine that this time Alonso has not signed a contract that does not have a "Michael Schumacher clause" in it and, Massa has agreed. Additonally, the chances of seeing Schumacher in a Ferrari are now totallty dead.
I also think that Kimi is gone not because Massa is being favored but because Alonso probably stipulated that like Schumacher HE will be consulted always on other drivers.
Alonso is on a march to try and lockdown this Ferrari team as did the great Schumacher. That is what this is all about in my judgement.
The only competition that Alonso has in his view is Schumacher's records - that is his goal. He already won a double championship with Briatore - beating Schumacher - now for the rest!
Problem is that if Hamilton and Kimi are in competitive Mclaren's then his task will be even harder than Schumacher EVER had it - but then Alonso is the Schumacher beater of 2006.
Enthralling battles in f1 lie ahead. Unlike the Schumacher Ferrari days this could well turn out to be similar to the classic days of the 80's and 90's. There were five drivers at a time that were competive rather than one and the cars cannot be "boutiqued" as they were for Schumacher.
And battles will not be engineered as they have been because there will be no fuel stops. I think we culd see race long duels as we saw between Hamilton and Vettel today. Excellent!
It seems more like the Robertsons where holding out to get better payout from Ferrari or Santander. The rumour is that Ferrari will have to pay Kimi's salary next year plus they will have to pay a bonus for every win he gets (as if he was driving for Ferrari). I think part of reason why the situation has been difficult, is because they cant just fire Kimi, according to the word around he has met his performance agreements set out in his contract. But who knows perhaps that is not what has been going on. But surely Ferrari cant really "fire" Kimi before the end of the season. Who will drive for them Fisi and Badoer?Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
http://www.viddler.com/explore/juniperberry/videos/60/Quote:
Originally Posted by seppefan
Williams were better in their setup preparations than Brawn GP in Singapore, so that lap means nothing. In the race Nico finished between both Brawn GP drivers - yes, because of one mistake, but you were quoting one lap. Still, it'll be interesting to see battle between Jenson and Nico...Quote:
Originally Posted by keysersoze
it would be great if we had Kimi and Alonso in the same team but I doubt thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Boudica
1 - Massa would be dropped as Ferrari are very sentimental about that guy
2 - Alonso would never agree to share equal no 1 status with anyone.
I totally agree, Massa is a nice person and a good driver but I don't think is as good as Kimi.Quote:
Originally Posted by harsha
Well, seeing that Whitmarsh interview on BBC it looks pretty obvious that Kimi is heading for McL. That´ll be a thrill to watch for both LH and KR fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Regarding Fernando, just forget that "0.6 secs man" bull. If Felipe is fit (both physically and mentally) he´ll give FA a very hard time. And I dont think FA will like that.
However, I dont think he´s able to put a clause in his contract that he dictates the 2nd driver. Those days are over.
And its Santander calling the shots anyway :)
Driving an inferior car is stressful, being on the 3rd podium just told you that besides emotional character, racing need high endure against pressure, enough maturity of demeanor fashion of patience. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Watch this vid from 2 minutes, 11 seconds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMf9H...eature=channel
:)
[youtube]T5FGkjh6j7U[/youtube]Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5FGkjh6j7U
Yeah, behind the scenes he seems to be smiling a lot more. ;) In front of media it looks like there is always some kind of a mask! :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I definitely want to play poker with Martin Whitmarsh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
I would be so happy if Kimi came back to Mclaren.. But you could bet your boots that Hamilton will have 1A driver status..
Hamilton-Raikkonen or Hamilton-Rosberg.. Both look pretty good to me..
Interesting read written by DC himself..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mot...-Hamilton.html