Ferrari driver decision soon....

Tweets from Adam Cooper: I'm told that Kimi Raikkonen really is going back to Ferrari. Story is Hulk was on pole around Budapest time, but team changed its mind. It seems Alonso was happier with the original plan, which may explain recent tensions in the camp.

 

And Martin Brundle: hearing Kimi/Ferrari deal now agreed // that would create inevitable fireworks.

 

Also: Latest reports suggest Alonso is going back to Minardi

 

Stefano Domenicali says that the decision is not an easy one, and has not been taken yet...
Perhaps they will keep Felipe, and pay Kimi for not driving for them?

Ferrari F1 team admits 2014 driver line-up decision not easy - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Rgds

 

That's a crazy idea! I can't imagine any idiot ever agreeing to pay Kimi NOT to drive. Oh, wait a minute....

 

Ferrari still havent' denied anything which leads me to believe it might actually happen (Kimi to Ferrari).

 

Maybe Shell wants to win.....lots of camera time on a kimi car!

 

Well...I don't know...as for myself, it is usually when they do indeed deny that I begin to believe it might be true...

Rgds

 

Funny thing is that Chairman of Shell is a Finn, Jorma Ollila who used to be CEO in Nokia before going to Shell.

 

My God; there are Finns everywhere: they even control the energy sector now!
I take the opportunity to have a thought for that journalist from Finland who said a month ago that the Kimi-to-Ferrari deal was already cast and done, this against all odds and critics. If this proves to be true indeed this week, that man will have established his credibility...

Rgds

 

Shell wants some Nordic sympathy after the Greenpeace "arctic oil" protests at Spa.

 

If they rely on Raikkonen´s eloquency, they´re in trouble.

 

It's looking like this is now a done deal. I think that it's a good idea, althought it'll be the first time we have 2 Champions in the team for more than 50 years. Sparks may well fly, but my feeling is that Alonso will have the upper hand. I think Kimi will be a more reliable points scorer than Massa, so if we have the car to do it we could win both championships with this team. Of course the car needs to be a big step forward otherwise the internal *****ing and back-biting will just get worse.

 

Wouldn't that be sweet irony.

 

If Kimi matches or even betters him (doubt the latter), Alonso will winge and ***** for the rest of that season, and then leave again.

 

Maybe Jorma Ollila doesn't have anything to do with it, in 2009 Shell was the only one making a tribute for Kimi and thanking him for the three years in Scuderia:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMILC4-2tUM]Shell - Thank you Kimi - A tribute to Kimi Räikkönen - YouTube[/ame]

 

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/reports-renault-to-woo-alonso-to-lotus/

Renault have a new man as head of Motorsport

 

Button/Hamilton?

 

I think he means Ferrari.

While Mansell wasn't a WDC at the time, we had Mansell and Prost as teammates at one point.

 

When were they at Ferrari?

Cheers,
Ian

 

Oh okay, I thought he meant all teams.