My Alonso/Kimi Theory...

So Santander announces that they are going to Ferrari, after that Kimi's driving starts to slip, Fred's driving is not on the edge anymore either, he is working to help Renault but you can tell that he's not pushing as hard as he was.....

So here is my theory.
Kimi's contract is up in 2009, Fred is taking his place, Ferrari are not going to extend Kimi's contract and Kimi knows it so he's pissed and not really into driving that hard anymore which explains his attitude lately and his luck.

Felipe is in until 2010, he's in the same boat but if he wins a WDC, chances are he will stay. If he doesn't win, I would put my money on a young guy named Vettle...

What do you think?

Other interesting thing is Michael has been in the pits a lot lately, same for JT, both are helping Felipe and it shows, put that with the showing Felipe has had and how Rob has coached him along and I can see Felipe being the number 1 driver and Kimi going back to snowmobiling... Kimi is paid so high, Felipe is paid very little and Felipe is kicking his butt all over the place. It's easy to tell by Fred's reaction after he lost the rear wing on the car last race that he doesn't even care, he knows he's driving his beloved red car here soon, with Felipe, for a while.

 

Your speculation is as good as any.

 

Darn, that makes absolute sense!

It would explain the sudden drop in performance by Kimi and Alonso.

Guess that's good news for Hamilton: A demotivated Raikkoenen will not drive for Massa in the WDC and rather steal away some points or go for his own chance at a victory.

Anyway, I can't wait to see Alonso/Vettel at Ferrari!

 

+1
Great, Mark!

Given Kimis current performance, he isn't a threat to anyone... Kubica or Kovalinen maybe, but not even in the same league as Massa and Hamilton. Hell, Rubens was a better #2 driver than Kimi is at the moment...

+1 on Vettel, though I suppose (and hope) his way will lead him to Ferrari sooner or later. Schumacher said in an interview he's talking to him on the phone quite often, and Vettels performance at Valencia was fantastic. One of the worst cars in the grid and #1 in second quali, chapeau!

 

+2 A good theory.
Florian, I like your man Vettel. but I'm just sick I want to see a Brit in a Ferrari.

 

There's only one Brit with WDC potential in the current grid, and of all drivers he's the one we will most likely never see in a red car...

 

You gotta get over that chauvinistic idea. I couldn't care less what country a driver is from. For me it is all a matter of personality.

Maybe I'm that way because as a Swiss you rarely had much choice when it came to F1 driver selection...

 

How about you convince Lewis to jump ship? That would be something to see...then Alonso can go annoy another team. Will really grate with me if Alonso does move to Ferrari. A Hamilton/Massa or Hamilton/Vettel combination would be fantastic.

 

Seriously I dont care that much..

Swiss = Neutral ...

 

You mean your an Aussie and you like Lewis................

 

That's simply not possible.

I'm neutral in the sense that I'm not chauvinistic and I think that is a very good thing. That's also why I would never join a political party or why I have the audacity to criticize Ferrari's drivers.

 

Yes I do. Nearly made it down to Festival of Speed to see him too! Think that he is a natural like Michael Schumacher.

 

Why wouldn't an Australian like Lewis? Are you referring more to the current rivalry over the Olympic medals?

 

And I'm so glad you are mate..

 

Nah, just to the years of ongoing ribbing between the Brits and the Aussies here on FChat.

Don't take my statement too seriously.

 

Well thats real nice to hear, try convert some of your country men to see the light ...no no scratch that, it's impossible..

Stay around ...

 

You are making me sick. I think its this attitude that is causing a lot of people to dislike Hamilton.

Where Hamilton comes from has nothing to do with people's dislike for him. Its more about the attitude changes he has shown, and the team for which he drives. This is a Ferrari chat site in case you have not noticed. So I find your comments about "your countrymen" to be really ridiculous.

And annoying.

 

Instead trying to convince other people to like someone they don't, maybe you should try and make LH to see the light, the red one before he rears someone else.

 

Good analysis. Clear thinking in high altitude.

If you get to Aspen, look me up.

And may the horse be with you.

 

makes sense. I've noticed that too that MS has been in the pits and all of a sudden Massa is killing it. Could be a coincidence but I think Ferrari have basically decided to back Massa this year and are giving Kimi the boot come next season. I really want to see Hamilton in a ferrari but I know it'll never happen, at least for 3 years. Keep in mind Mclaren are pretty hell bent on lewis winning the wdc, and if that doesn't happen they could bail on him as well.

 

Sounds like a likely scenario to me. I really wish someone would light a fire under Kimi. What's the matter, the prestige of being in the most desirable position in the entire motorsports world (in the entire WORLD, bar none to me!) plus Exxon tanker fulls of money doesn't excite you Kimi???!!!

 

GO SWIVEL...

 

There's a difference between chauvinism and patriotism and supporting your own country's driver(s) is definitely in the latter category rather than the former. The US is held to be a particularly patriotic country and it would be very interesting to see how much support Americans would give to 'foreign' teams and drivers if there was an American team with American drivers competing at the top in F1.

The problem with supporting a driver because of his personality is that nowadays, as is the case with most 'celebrities', we largely see the image that the driver wants us to see, which might be very different from the real person. We get little bits of information that help, like those contained in the "check out who I met yesterday" thread, but on the whole, unless we're on the inside, we can probably never be certain what a driver is really like.

 

my two cents worth........................ From now on Ferrari back Massa....................Massa wins the drivers title...................Kimi retires at the end of the year.................. Alonso joins Ferrari for 2009

 

The only problem with this theory is the notion of Alonso paired with either Massa or Vettel. Alonso does not work and play well with teammates who can challenge for wins.

Or, for that matter, any teammates. (Remember Alonso's comments about his teammate "not supporting him" right after Fisi tanked his own Turkish GP to avoid tagging Alonso's car?)

If Ferrari hired Alonso, they'd likely have a much harder time attracting Vettel. Who would *want* to team with Alonso, these days?

I'd only expect to see Alonso in a Ferrari if they wanted to give the other seat to Michelle Yeoh.