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| Kimi might not return to F1; and some interesting stuff about Ferrari | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 23 2009, 01:19 PM (487 Views) | |
| Alien_SAP_Fiend | Dec 23 2009, 01:19 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80616
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| Cannonballer | Dec 23 2009, 01:48 PM Post #2 |
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Who cares? |
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| sportsman | Dec 23 2009, 01:51 PM Post #3 |
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Seconded |
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| Steelstallions | Dec 23 2009, 02:23 PM Post #4 |
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He never liked being interviewed, well to tell the truth I now really don't care what he has to say. He wasted his god given talent by IMO being lazier than he should have been. As for the money not being a factor............ Who you kidding!! |
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| John | Dec 23 2009, 08:58 PM Post #5 |
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never say never... just look at TGF
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| Speedworx | Dec 23 2009, 09:08 PM Post #6 |
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Mercedes shouda signed this star. Its a shame to lose him from F1. F1's loss WRC's gain |
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| John | Dec 23 2009, 09:22 PM Post #7 |
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Mercedes probably considered him... but I guess the corporate beast that they are combined with wanting to sign a driver willing to race in every race of the season meant they had little choice but to discount him... |
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| Brave_Lee_Flea | Dec 23 2009, 10:28 PM Post #8 |
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I care and I think you're all being a bit harsh. |
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| John | Dec 23 2009, 10:33 PM Post #9 |
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Maybe but Kimi gave everyone the ammunition to be so... blame him
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| Kerri | Dec 23 2009, 10:37 PM Post #10 |
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Me! I care. ![]() I hope he comes back.
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| Red Andy | Dec 24 2009, 12:37 PM Post #11 |
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If he was a star he did a very good job of hiding it for much of the duration of his F1 career. I never thought he was as good as people said he was. |
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| Rob | Dec 24 2009, 02:46 PM Post #12 |
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He was quite good, just not 100% motivated all the time. I really think winning in 07 took a lot of fire out of him. He's not the first driver to do that though, and probably not the last. |
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| P1 | Dec 30 2009, 11:11 PM Post #13 |
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I agree Rob. To say he was no good is plain silly. As always, difficult to make exact measure of how good a driver really is/was, but some trivia worth recalling, whereof not all just comes by chance: In terms of points, podium finishes and fastest laps then he betters both Keke Rosberg and Mika Häkkinen. His second place in 2003 just 2 points behind M. Schumacher in what was a 2 year old McL Mercedes chassis. 2005+2008: 10 fastest race laps in a season, only equally by M Schumacher. 2005: 7 wins in a single season, unfortunately without winning the WDC. 2008: Scored six consecutive fastest race laps in a season, only equalled by Ascari. The first driver to win on his Ferrari debut since Nigel Mansell and the first to win, set the fastest lap and pole position on his Ferrari debut since Juan Manuel Fangio. Räikkönen holds the record for the most wins in a debut year with Ferrari with 6, beating Alain Prost's previous record of 5. Holds the third highest record for total fastest laps at 35. |
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| John | Dec 31 2009, 12:52 AM Post #14 |
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having more fastest laps than wins is a bit like having more poles than wins... nice for the old stats but poles and fastest laps don't win WDC's you need wins
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| Brave_Lee_Flea | Dec 31 2009, 08:56 AM Post #15 |
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No, they don't but they do give an indication of the man's talent although not his application, which is all we ever doubted about Kimi. |
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