Quote: Jalumi wrote in post #87Nice quote from David:
“I remember reading a book about how to stop worrying and start living and I thought after I had known Kimi for a very short time that he could have written that book himself. It just comes naturally to him.”
Poor family, poor Kimi. I read once he said "english dad" to him
This is his quote to the picture: "After a busy F1 weekend, I like to relax away from everything. The natural world is very peaceful to me." http://www.coys-zoom.co.uk/lots?page=2
Well, I don't know, he says so many other tings there... that he really doesn't say anything
Google translation:
quoteFebruary 9, 2014 - The all-round analysis of Pino Students on Ferrari is getting ready for the 2014 season , which is expected by the test of pride necessary to reverse years of results did not live up to its prestige.
Students Pino , Kimi Raikkonen is back in Maranello : Ferrari choice imposed by or as shared with Fernando Alonso ? " If it were up to Alonso , Ferrari would have to confirm Massa for 2014. Instead Maranello rightly thought to their own interests , looking at a Formula 1 car that changes that need drivers to greater weight. The Ferrari has decided belatedly that Massa would have been better to change the air and if this decision taken before the evesse , he would earn more points and Felipe would recover a piece of career. The choice of Raikkonen's no doubt that bothers Alonso , although they can count on a consistently fast rider like Kimi , agrees to go faster and all this will be positive in terms of overall results. "
Kimi Raikkonen will be uncomfortable for a mate teammate ? "The arrival of Kimi Scuderia Prancing Horse was definitely an affront to Fernando , just because Raikkonen is the fastest driver in circulation, excluding the Ferrari Vettel on which she could lay hands on. The German Red Bull was removed from Maranello for at least a couple of years just by Alonso . "
A beautiful Revenge that Raikkonen , a world champion out of the way first and then rehabilitated at the court of Alonso ... " Raikkonen is back in Maranello, because it is on the hunt for revenge , proving , first , that the Ferrari at the time was wrong when he had sacrificed for hire alongside Massa Spanish. In summary, both Kimi and Fernando want to prove that Ferrari had done something wrong at the time . Raikkonen was ousted by Ferrari. I do not remember - except Arnoux for which the story was very different - a rider dismounted from the team with the hiring paid not to participate in the races of the next season ... " .
Ferrari will have to manage two world champions , two pilots very consistent and very fast , with the highest risk of duels in the family ... " Raikkonen at Ferrari came to stay ahead of Alonso , of this there is no doubt. If under normal conditions , well prepared, with no distractions , the Finn is a pilot that Alonso will give a lot of discomfort , because impermeable to the voltage of the team, most do not speak Italian and do not want to learn it, then it automatically goes to the shelter to thousands of controversy . Then , unlike Alonso, Kimi does not enter the policy team and thus has all the characteristics to play in a major league theoretical , as long as the Ferrari makes available to the machine to do it. "
The Ferrari Raikkonen could favor sacrificing Alonso - a second line of thought dear to Enzo Ferrari - demonstrating that the team is in control and the car is the one that wins? "Fernando Alonso is the most complete driver in Formula 1 this today. This is an indisputable value that Ferrari has to defend at any cost. "
After four seasons in which Alonso has been engaged in ongoing trials without tracking the long-awaited result , just the four years in which Vettel has won four world titles , the year 2014 could be evidence of final appeal for the Spanish , although the contract between Ferrari and Fernando expires in 2016? " The 2014 season is the junction for the Ferrari or wins, or the team falls apart . By winning , Alonso could start a positive cycle which called for four years. If things go bad again , at the end of the year they will go a bit 'all from Maranello. He will go to land Fernando at McLaren , where they are making gold bridges awaiting the arrival of the Honda engine. He will probably also Stefano Domenicali and with him some other key figure of the staff of the summit. At that point you have to reorganize the department technicians , and so far it has only been implemented with elements of great value. "
It 'sa bit early to draw predictions , but the first signs of testing at Jerez have given some indication , at least in the confrontation between the forces in the field ... " It seems to me that this time there are all prerequisites to obtain very different results than the last few seasons ... " .
The results on the track may also affect the change summit in Maranello ? " The change in the leadership of the company is a game that goes beyond the results of the track, as the track aid . The Golden Years of Ferrari with Michael Schumacher gave visibility and power to all those who have been part of that winning cycle . Montezemolo is driving Horse since 1991 , so I do not think that its future depends on the results of Alonso and Raikkonen on track . Will the FCA balances within the Group to determine the change to the presidency in Maranello. "
The new Ferrari F 14 T in Jerez favorably impressed , especially for some very innovative solutions regarding the cooling system functional recovery of energy ... " The F14 T is a machine that , as a first important thing , curious, finally , competition . This is something that had not occurred in the other seasons . The solution to the cooling cores very small, suggesting that the technical staff at Maranello has chosen the right path in terms of innovative ideas. I am not able to determine whether this will be a crucial aspect , because no one in Jerez has shot more than 70 % of the potential absolute performance , but the new Red has sparked the curiosity of Red Bull , McLaren and Mercedes just for the cores of dimensions incredibly very low . It 's already a good starting point ... " .
The F14 T has definitely marked a turning point at the onset of the Ferrari Formula 1 ? " In the brain of competition has crept doubt that Ferrari may have special heat exchangers used in place of conventional radiators . The T F14 in Jerez went well , had no serious trouble has traveled many miles with no problems covering a distance of eleven times higher than that of Red Bull ... which basically was a lot of stops . It seems to me that there have been a few of starts of the season for Ferrari so
Quote: Olga wrote in post #97i just hope he's right!
quote#PinoAllievi "The return of Kimi in Ferrari was definitely a snub to Fernando, just because Raikkonen is the fastest driver on the grid"
quote#PinoAllievi "Raikkonen is back in Maranello, because he's looking for revenge, proving that Ferrari was wrong when it had sacrificed him"
quote#PinoAllievi "Raikkonen arrived at Ferrari to stay ahead of Alonso, on this there is no doubt."
Ahh the irony of the Italian press. I seems like they are really romanticizing the situation of Kimi's return. The irony of course is that it was the Italian press themselves who virtually helped pushed Kimi out of Ferrari in the first place, by falling in line with Ferrari's propaganda at the time. It is amusing how Ferrari's biggest complaint last time around was that Kimi didn't give good feedback, and now Kimi and Alonso is suddenly giving similar feedback.
But moving along, I think people like Kimi and Boullier for example, knew that Renault might experience some issues with their power unit at first. If anyone recalls back to last year, Kimi didn't seem to overly enthused to join Red Bull. In fact Steve Robertson himself announced that the negotiations were over. Although I dont recall Kimi's direct quote, he did mention that he thought it was better to join a manufacturer for this season, a team that produces their own engine and their own car. And for now atleast it seems like he had the right idea. Mercedes where completely out of the question, so that only left Ferrari. On top of that Ferrari tends to pay decent salaries.
It just so happens that Kimi could be in a situation to completely redeem himself, he has already redeemed himself to a large degree but doing well against Alonso will give him that final push. It is an interesting situation, for Kimi it is almost more important to do well against Alonso then to win a WDC, at this junction in his career. But it is certainly not going to be easy, Alonso has been the puppetmaster at Ferrari for 4 years now. Kimi's one ace is that he is the underdog, no one really expects him to win and going by the rumours it seems like he is even paid less then Alonso. It is expected that Alonso will come out on top. Even as a very dedicated Kimi fan I think it would be difficult for Kimi to come out on top. But the underdog status could help a lot, if Kimi could atleast challenge Alonso like Rosberg challenged Lewis last season then I think it could be good be enough. Of course I am working on the assumption that the playing field between them will be level, Ferrari needs to be very vigilant when it comes to creating a level playing field, otherwise chaos will erupt.
The reason why Ferrari hired Kimi again, is properly a much more interesting question. If they were just looking for a replacement for Massa then there were more then enough second drivers to hire. If they were looking for a good driver they could have hired the younger Hulkenberg. Of course it could be all be as simple as them reasoning or thinking that Kimi would naturally be a bit behind Alonso. Honestly I still dont really know why they decided to hire Kimi again, perhaps it is quetion that would be answered during the season. I do think there was some issues between Alonso and Ferrari, Alonso properly did overplay his hand a bit too much. But Alonso isn't stupid I think the relationship between Alonso and Ferrari has properly already been repaired, and some quarters of the press properly exaggerated the situation a bit too much. But a wound has been created, if Alonso criticizes Ferrari too much again then situation could erupt bigger then last year. I also think that Domenicalli likes Kimi, I think he has always had a guilty conscious about how Kimi was ushered out of Ferrari. Alonso is Montezemolo's man, and perhaps Kimi could be Domenicalli's man. I hope Domenicalli's shows a bit more backbone this time around. Funny enough I do think Kimi is more expressive there days, he could actually click better with Ferrari now then in his first career, he properly also understands Ferrari's politics a better these days. Kimi has actually been very quiet thus far, well more quiet then usually. lol Alonso has been doing more talking then Kimi so far. But there has also been rumours that Kimi has visited the factory more then Alonso. It has also been mentioned a few times that there are a lot of Ferrari personnel who are happy to see Kimi again. So lets see what happens, it is difficult to read there types of situations in the off season, when the real races start more will be revealed.
And whilst on the topic of Kimi redeeming himself, Kimi's rally prowess could also be in for some redemption.
I dont know if anyone has followed a bit of WRC this season? Kubica has now gotten a bit of experience under his belt, he won the WRC2 title last year. Yet so far he isn't doing any better in WRC then Kimi did in his first season.
Quote: Boudica wrote in post #103And whilst on the topic of Kimi redeeming himself, Kimi's rally prowess could also be in for some redemption.
I dont know if anyone has followed a bit of WRC this season? Kubica has now gotten a bit of experience under his belt, he won the WRC2 title last year. Yet so far he isn't doing any better in WRC then Kimi did in his first season.
yes, fully agree, it was always making me mad when people said that Kimi failed in rally when he was just starting and competing experienced drivers...
on the ferrari issue, i also think it will be hard for Kimi to beat Alonso, yet, if he really concentrates and fights, he can do it. Perhaps ferrari understood their strategical mistake. Kimi was not the problem. They got Alonso, they got the money, yet the championship was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps now they act wiser, and of course Kimi is wiser too!
Quote: Boudica wrote in post #103And whilst on the topic of Kimi redeeming himself, Kimi's rally prowess could also be in for some redemption.
I dont know if anyone has followed a bit of WRC this season? Kubica has now gotten a bit of experience under his belt, he won the WRC2 title last year. Yet so far he isn't doing any better in WRC then Kimi did in his first season.
yes, fully agree, it was always making me mad when people said that Kimi failed in rally when he was just starting and competing experienced drivers...
on the ferrari issue, i also think it will be hard for Kimi to beat Alonso, yet, if he really concentrates and fights, he can do it. Perhaps ferrari understood their strategical mistake. Kimi was not the problem. They got Alonso, they got the money, yet the championship was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps now they act wiser, and of course Kimi is wiser too!
PS: i cant wait to see it all actually happening!
It has always been frustrating that Kimi's rallying could be dismissed as a failure so easily. People clearly dont understand how difficult rally is, or how difficult it is to enter at the top level. Kubica is showing that it can be quite difficult, on top of that when Kimi was driving there where more competitive drivers around like Petter Solberg and Loeb.
I agree with you I think Kimi can do it if he works hard. I guess he realized this himself, since he was even doing simulator days. I also cant wait.
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