my first emotional impressions: i liked the presentation...yes, it had a little drama etc.... but its an italian thing.... and the car...ok, not to die for, but ok... but Kimi.... quite relaxed, yes awkward at moments, but relaxed and realistic as always... Fernando looked a bit down to me, perhaps not down, but a bit shaken... i liked Kimi's helmet, even if its a bit busy..well, ferrari has too many sponsors. and i loved James Allison of course, i hope they did a great job!! ( he sooo much looks and sounds like a Cambridge man... ) i even saw LdM video, i always love the italian accent
i'm happy to have seen this presentation, i think it was complete, a good job! now i just hope to see great results from the car and Kimi!!!
quoteKimi Raikkonen can't judge Fernando Alonso Ferrari relationship yet
Kimi Raikkonen says there is no way of telling yet how his relationship with 2014 Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate Fernando Alonso will bear up to the heat of competition.
Although both drivers are excited about what their partnership should deliver, there are concerns that it could produce some tense moments if they end up battling wheel-to-wheel.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo admitted before Christmas that the line-up had its dangers, but equally he was sure both men would do what was best for the team.
Speaking to media after the launch of the new F14 T on Saturday, Raikkonen said the relationship between him and Alonso was good now - but admitted that things could be different when they are fighting on track.
"I don't think there is any way of telling things right now," said the Finn, who is now fully recovered from the back issues that he suffered last year.
What Raikkonen must do to succeed at Ferrari
"Every situation is different, but we know what we have to do.
"We have said before, we are going to race against each other like every year - it doesn't matter who is your team-mate.
"We have a respect against each other and we try to come out on top, but we know what the team expects from us and time will tell what happens.
"There is a lot of talk from outside of all the problems and all those kinds of things, but inside the team we have a good feeling.
"We have to wait and see how it goes, and hopefully we can bring both titles back to the team."
ALONSO WANTS 'PERFECT HARMONY'
Alonso underlined that he expected both of them to do what was best for the team - even if it meant personal ambitions had to be sacrificed.
"We will follow whatever the team priority is, and we try to do our best to win both championships and bring back to Ferrari some of the success Ferrari had in the past," he said.
"The best way to achieve that is to race at 100 per cent level every race, and try to always bring back the points to the team and ourselves.
"To do that we need to work in perfect harmony and follow what the team priority is, and what the team will tell us."
It is an inescapable fact that the new cars will have fugly noses, but I think Ferrari's solution actually looks the best so far it is much better then the phallic noses in my opinion. The car looks interesting, Ferrari has really gone for tight packaging and it doesn't seem like they will need so much cooling. This could be an advantage, if the car is reliable enough. I like the look from the back and the extra black in the livery. Now we just have to wait for the testing to start.
It is funny seeing Alonso and Kimi together, they look friendly enough in fact Kimi almost seem more friendly then Alonso. We'll see if this state of tranquility lasts. Kimi's helmet looks okay, he's had some better helmets before, but this helmet does remind me a bit of his 2007 helmet.
The presentation is somewhat amusing although I cant exactly say why that is.
If the purpose is to make the front more precise it really makes it better for Kimi. My impression from the launch was that Kimi was relaxed and Alonso uncomfortable. Maybe its the unknown factor how the car will behave eventually but all the points that has been brought to daylight support the theory Kimi would be the benefitter of this change. We dont know it before we know...
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( he sooo much looks and sounds like a Cambridge man... )
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