Ferrari re-signs Kimi Raikkonen
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As title really!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120364
Personally I think he has been a waste of a seat since back at Ferrari, but there you go!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120364
Personally I think he has been a waste of a seat since back at Ferrari, but there you go!
Sweet! I hope Kimi can restore his reputation over the next year... 2016 will surely be his last year.
I think this is a compromise decision by Ferrari - they can't be in love with Kimi but he is a known quantity, gets on well with Seb and the alternatives are either unavailable or don't look amazing anyway. I'm assuming this is a 1 year deal with Ferrari hoping that by 2017 Bottas will have matured further or other driver options will be available without massive buy outs required.
I think this is a compromise decision by Ferrari - they can't be in love with Kimi but he is a known quantity, gets on well with Seb and the alternatives are either unavailable or don't look amazing anyway. I'm assuming this is a 1 year deal with Ferrari hoping that by 2017 Bottas will have matured further or other driver options will be available without massive buy outs required.
Edited by VolvoT5 on Wednesday 19th August 16:28
llewop said:
Allyc85 said:
Personally I think he has been a waste of a seat since back at Ferrari, but there you go!
+1 I was surprised they went for him a second time after paying him off to not drive for them before! keeping Seb happy with a clear No 2 is obviously the priorityAllyc85 said:
As title really!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120364
Personally I think he has been a waste of a seat since back at Ferrari, but there you go!
Really bizarre. Has Kimi actually done anything this season? His manager has played a blinder - maybe he can get Kris Meeke to keep his drive in the WRC; and he's actually won an event. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120364
Personally I think he has been a waste of a seat since back at Ferrari, but there you go!
I don't think it's that bad a decision. He's still a decent race driver even if he has lost a few tenths in qualifying. He'll keep Vettel on his toes to some degree and he won't be earning $20m next year, even if he is now. He's 5th in the championship and I think he'll end up fourth behind his teammate. A decent no.2 for Ferrari.
He hasn't measured up favourably to Alonso or Vettel but was on a par with Massa when Massa was at his best (pre-accident) while at Ferrari, who in turn is pretty much on a par with Bottas at Williams now so don't see why Ferrari would have paid off Williams for Bottas, Hulkenburg or Riccardo would have made more sense to me having always bettered their team-mates in the past but hey-ho.
Think this will mean things will be pretty stagnant in the drivers market for next year's line ups for the front-running teams unfortunately.
Think this will mean things will be pretty stagnant in the drivers market for next year's line ups for the front-running teams unfortunately.
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