posted Jul 15, 2007

A few things:

firstly i don't think ferrari were expecting a Schumi clone when they signed Kimi. Judging from others posting here most people have a far greater knowledge of f1 than I do however as someone who's wathced f1 for quite a while it's plain to me how different shumi and kimi are. The guys at Ferrari would have to be incredibly stupid to not have a pretty good idea of who they signed. Ultimately the did get the best bloke available.

There's no evidence whatsoever to say Kimi doesn't pull his weight, for me that's just specualation. the problems at ferrari are due to the number of changes they've made since last year and not just in there number 1 driver.

ironically i think it's the bridgestone tyres that have been a big problem

I too like most was a little surprised at how massa was outperforming kimi, but now after the bedding in period and the fact that ferrari have a greater understanding of how they're driver want's his car set up (which also says to me kimi would have to have put in some effort for ferrari to get to this point) which massa has already gone through Kimi most certainly looks the best driver / car package out there at the moment.

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posted Jul 15, 2007

Kimi is and has always been a WDC material. Leave Kimi alone, he has just started with Ferrari and already winning races. Whoever started this article, check your facts right - jack.

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posted Jul 15, 2007

Hey everyone, don't get me wrong but im a huge Ferrari and Kimi fan, I just wrote this article to see the kind of controversy and comments it would make

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posted Jul 15, 2007

i think just because kimi does not talk much technically everyone seems to have their own say at kimi...the guy knows what he is doing and he is not micheal schumacher to preserve tyres.I dont see any reason why he cant learn that eithter particularly when you have micheal at ferrari.And i think kimi is the kind of guy who will be happy even if he doesnt win any championship, he just wants to enjoy racing but he will not cry like alonso. Alonso&hamilton talks technical but we cant say that kimi doesnt do testing he does his bit..i think he ok..he did 61 laps befor british GP that will do mate

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posted Jul 16, 2007

Well, considering that Raikkonen and Ferrari have obviously worked extremely hard to improve the car, and Raikkonen has also worked to get it to do what he wants, all this is a load of rubbish isn't it?

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posted Jul 16, 2007

Interesting comments about Mr. Raikkonen, the most boring fart motor racing has ever known, I wonder if he can display more enthusiasm when he's at his lap dancers club? He certainly does not convince me that he's WDC material on or off the track, there are 20+ other guys who are equally as hungry for a salary like he's being paid and are able to converse more technically than he could in a million years.

I wonder what his interpretation of Pole Position is?

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posted Jul 16, 2007

I have to say I think the original article is based on a lot of hearsay and nonsense which is dished out by ITV and the general press..... most of which have almost no idea about the detailed goings on in F1.

Unless you have some kind of inside knowledge you can't possibly say whether Kimi does or doesn't put in as much work as any other drive out there right now.

I think in the past Kimi has been snapped having a drink or in a dancing club... so what? Do you honestly believe that the guy could race F1 cars around a track at 200mph if he wasn't fit and healthy? There are strict fitness rules afterall.

I also feel, because of Kimi's personality (or lack of it in public), people are inclined to think, A) He doesn't care or B) He is casual or lazy. But this guy has consistently put his teamates at Mclaren into the shade, challenged for 2 WDC (probably should have won 1 if it wasn't for unreliablity) and is generally a class act.

Just because he is quiet, people seem to be able to get away with putting words in his mouth..... Much the same happened with Hakkienen, and he was a great driver who matured late on in his career to take home 2 WDC's.... and pull off probably some of the best CLEAN wheel-2-wheel driving against Michael we have ever seen.

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posted Jul 16, 2007

Just because away from the track he doesn't sit in a chair with pipe and slippers doesn't mean he doesn't work hard. Until a person's private life affects their ability to do their job its exactly that...private!

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posted Jul 16, 2007

the problem with kimi and Alonso is that they never had so strong team mates as they have this season.specialy kimi ho will have to work really hard if he wants to beat Massa. and as we know he doesn`t like to work very much...

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posted Jul 16, 2007

"and as we know he doesn`t like to work very much..."

Where is your evidence to support this ridiculous statement?

"Well, considering that Raikkonen and Ferrari have obviously worked extremely hard to improve the car, and Raikkonen has also worked to get it to do what he wants, all this is a load of rubbish isn't it?"

Pretty much. You can't get things back on track and to your liking of you're not putting the effort in. Holes the workshy theory well below the waterline.

"Interesting comments about Mr. Raikkonen, the most boring fart motor racing has ever known, I wonder if he can display more enthusiasm when he's at his lap dancers club? He certainly does not convince me that he's WDC material on or off the track, there are 20+ other guys who are equally as hungry for a salary like he's being paid and are able to converse more technically than he could in a million years."

Obviously you have seen things none of us have. Please share with us your sage knowledge. Please also share with us how you think Kimi has now got the car more to his liking and is clearly getting far more out of it than he was at the start of the season if he doesn't converse technically with his team?

"I wonder what his interpretation of Pole Position is?"

The same as the other 21 drivers on the grid I should think.

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