Kimi Raikkonen

[anonymous-user]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/41012314

Forward thinking again by Ferrari

No doubt Vettel will be delighted he is safe.

What a total joke.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 22 August 20:50

[Dermot O'Logical]

Makes perfect sense:

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/r-ikk...

[cuprabob]

Comes as no surprise. Kimi is still very popular with the fans and no doubt sells lots of merchandise plus it keeps their WDC contender very happy. It's the way it's always been at Ferrari and there is a certain rationale behind it their strategy.

[anonymous-user]

Dermot O'Logical said:

Makes perfect sense:

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/r-ikk...

Still makes no sense whatsoever.

I am sure if Vettel decides he is not staying then Ferrari could approach 99% of the F1 grid and get another top driver.

To sign Kimi again is just lazy.

He will obviously be gone in a year or two so why put it off?

[rubystone]

Dermot O'Logical said:

Makes perfect sense:

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/r-ikk...

Continuity my arse. Vettel has already signed. This confirms it.

[paua]

I think a good part of why both Ferrari & Vettel like him, is his car development skills - something of a in Seb's armour.

Fekc me with a blue cucumber, I've just been censored for a weakness of armour being a C H I x K, replace x with n. NO racial overtones meant or implied.

Edited by paua on Wednesday 23 August 08:21

[anonymous-user]

I do hope the F1 team managers read PH. It would make their jobs so much easier, all the expert advice............

[Disastrous]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/41012314

Forward thinking again by Ferrari

No doubt Vettel will be delighted he is safe.

What a total joke.

Edited by ELUSIVEJIM on Tuesday 22 August 20:50

What's the problem with him?

[Leithen]

Disastrous said:

What's the problem with him?

Autosport certainly don't like him.

Does it piss them off royally that Maranello pay not a scintilla of notice?

You would have though that by now they had the smallest idea of how Ferrari thinks.

[sparta6]

Makes sense. Kimi is still quick and good at car development.
Max is unavailable. Bottas would have been a good alternative Finn.

[KevinCamaroSS]

rubystone said:

Dermot O'Logical said:

Makes perfect sense:

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/r-ikk...

Continuity my arse. Vettel has already signed. This confirms it.

How do you come to that conclusion?

The first of the three alternate positions is a non-starter for sure, there is no way Vettel would go to a team with Hamilton in it. But the other options?

[cuprabob]

Vettel will stay at Ferrari, of that there is no doubt.

[KevinCamaroSS]

cuprabob said:

Vettel will stay at Ferrari, of that there is no doubt.

I am also fairly certain, nowhere else for him to go with any chance of winning the WDC

[AllyBassman]

I don't see what the issue is? It's not like it's a major shock.

It's stalemate in the drivers market for the top teams. Redbull is covered off, Mercedes too (like they would ditch Bottas!?!) Nowhere for Vettel or Fernando to go.

[parabolica]

Disastrous said:

ELUSIVEJIM said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/41012314

Forward thinking again by Ferrari

No doubt Vettel will be delighted he is safe.

What a total joke.

Edited by ELUSIVEJIM on Tuesday 22 August 20:50

What's the problem with him?

ELUSIVEJIM? He has beef with anyone about anything.

Glad to have Kimi back; team radio wouldn't be the same without him, but I reckon it'll be his last year with all the major switches due to happen in 2018.

[rubystone]

KevinCamaroSS said:

How do you come to that conclusion?

The first of the three alternate positions is a non-starter for sure, there is no way Vettel would go to a team with Hamilton in it. But the other options?

Guessing your comment wasn't aimed at me Vettel will be announced on a 2 plus 1 soon. Perhaps at Monza for maximum effect. Which then leaves the field free for Hamilton to sign with Mercedes on a similar length deal.

[anonymous-user]

parabolica said:

ELUSIVEJIM? He has beef with anyone about anything.

Glad to have Kimi back; team radio wouldn't be the same without him, but I reckon it'll be his last year with all the major switches due to happen in 2018.

Say the hero himself

[PeXy]

Jim? Are you Ben Anderson?

[slipstream 1985]

paua said:

I think a good part of why both Ferrari & Vettel like him, is his car development skills - something of a in Seb's armour.

Fekc me with a blue cucumber, I've just been censored for a weakness of armour being a C H I x K, replace x with n. NO racial overtones meant or implied.

Edited by paua on Wednesday 23 August 08:21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnG4aplkw4s

Is massa not known for being the best setup and developer driver?

[G0ldfysh]

slipstream 1985 said:

paua said:

I think a good part of why both Ferrari & Vettel like him, is his car development skills - something of a in Seb's armour.

Fekc me with a blue cucumber, I've just been censored for a weakness of armour being a C H I x K, replace x with n. NO racial overtones meant or implied.

Edited by paua on Wednesday 23 August 08:21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnG4aplkw4s

Is massa not known for being the best setup and developer driver?

So is this more about how Vettel wants to emulate Schumacher?
Keep a pet flunky to help him in races and set up the car?