Kimi's future - No racing in 2010?

The latest rumors have Räikkönen's new rally helmet spotted in the guys firm who paint his helmets, no word on Citroen logos. ;)

Apparently also spotted was a new Renault helmet for Kovalainen.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I suppose it does sum certain areas up yes. But this is something of late that has annoyed me about Ferrari. Last season we had those two press releases, one about Williams blocking the Schumacher test and the other I can't remember the exact details where silly worded statements were put out into the public domain. Ferrari were always so secretive and professional a few years ago where emotional outbursts were unheard of. This little dig at Kimi is unnecessary IMO.

You have the other extreme of a team like Mclaren who are stone cold professional to the point they give nothing away, and then theres this. I've read nothing but praise come out of Mclaren for Heikki since he left even when its quite clear he did a less than impressive job at Woking. Kimi is gone from Maranello and they should be looking forward to a new chapter rather than using an opportunity to dig at an ex-employee, which suggests to me that they are bitter about the apparent lack of return on their investment. Saying that $17m is enough compensation for the remark IMO.. :)

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This is a weird situation, I don't understand why people at Ferrari (and some Ferrari-fans here) need to have these pokes against Kimi while Kimi has stayed loyal to them, I mean he still doesn't criticise them. Not ONE bad word about the team.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

This is a weird situation, I don't understand why people at Ferrari (and some Ferrari-fans here) need to have these pokes against Kimi while Kimi has stayed loyal to them, I mean he still doesn't criticise them. Not ONE bad word about the team.

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Because they all are hypocrites! :D

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

This is a weird situation, I don't understand why people at Ferrari (and some Ferrari-fans here) need to have these pokes against Kimi while Kimi has stayed loyal to them, I mean he still doesn't criticise them. Not ONE bad word about the team.

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Originally Posted by Shalafi

Because they all are hypocrites! :D

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Or because he has nothing to criticise them for.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Really?? You honestly believe that? :confused: :p

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Yes, because I don't see where Ferrari let him down.

They are paying him his salary for doing slightly less than he has done for the last 18 months, after he was beaten by his less well-renumerated team-mate on too many occasions, after he continued to fail to provide anything extra than just turning up and driving, after he apparently rarely visited the factory and after what is generally regarded as having lost his motivation, so I don't see what the feck he could complain about, personally.

I certainly wouldn't mind a $25million settlement from a team I'd not been bothered about improving.

Bye-bye F1, hello World Rally...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80423

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Originally Posted by tamburello

after he apparently rarely visited the factory

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Does stepping into the factory for a cup of coffee give a driver and extra 3tenths of a second in a race?

Two very interesting sentences in that article, notably...

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Raikkonen has made no secret of the fact that he is looking at a return to F1 in 2011 - with speculation already suggesting he is high on Red Bull Racing's list to partner Sebastian Vettel.

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and...

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"This has no prejudice at all for Kimi's further F1 career if he intends one," a source close to Red Bull told AUTOSPORT. "It does not mean at all that he will replace a current Red Bull F1 driver in our team from 2011."

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Hmmmmm... I wonder whom that is aimed at? Any suggestions?... ;)

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Originally Posted by wedge

Does stepping into the factory for a cup of coffee give a driver and extra 3tenths of a second in a race?

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Part of a drivers role, if he wants to get the best out of everyone who is working their butts off to provide him with a car to go racing with on a Sunday afternoon, is to work with them. Visiting the factory is a part of that IMHO.

It might not give him an extra 3tenths, but then again it might encourage the team to work just that little bit harder for him.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Part of a drivers role, if he wants to get the best out of everyone who is working their butts off to provide him with a car to go racing with on a Sunday afternoon, is to work with them. Visiting the factory is a part of that IMHO.

It might not give him an extra 3tenths, but then again it might encourage the team to work just that little bit harder for him.

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That's probably true in Ferrari's case but my question is what kind of people need encouragement to work harder? I don't understand why professionals need to be hugged and kissed?