It is just a polite way of saying "none of your f@$%ing business. His answers may be a little more articulate in Finnish but no more revealing of his personal life.
i never realized that kimi was so well mannered ... i will have to reconsider this and some of his other comments in that light. either way i'm still a big fan.
Now it is. http://www.salzburg.com/online/sport/motorsport/Raeikkoenen-faehrt-fuer-Red-Bull-in-der-Rallye-WM-.html?article=eGMmOI8Vd45KpgR8qTjSnTYO2d9T1549Lapfl7s&img=&text=&mode=&
Kimi Raikkonen is off rallying next year. The former F1 world champion has been replaced by Fernando Alonso at Ferrari, leaving his 2010 looking quite sparse work-wise. Hes going to fill it with some WRC action, though, driving for Citroens junior team. He will use a C4 identical to that of reigning champion (and all round rallying hero) Sebastien Loeb. Raikkonen will drive in 12 of the 13 events in the WRC calendar (missing out New Zealand), but the big news is that his one-year deal with the Red Bull-backed team is that its strongly believed to lead to a seat in a Red Bull Racing F1 car in 2011. That could pave the way for Sebastian Vettel to go to Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, providing the reborn Brawn GP team has a good 2010 Raikkonen's news comes the same day as Ferrari's F1 team principal has said Alonso will be a more suitable driver than the outgoing Finn. In a car that is capable of winning, he [Raikkonen] was and is perfect, the Ferrari team principal, Stefano Domenicali said. But if the car needs to be developed and the team fired up, Alonso is better. I found this on EVO magazine, and the thing I don't understand is the quote in bold by Mr Domenicali. If Kimi is the perfect driver when the car is perfect then why wouldn't they keep him for next year, I highly doubt that next years car will be anything like this years.......ie it will be a HELL of alot better. It just seems like the wrong time to loose Kimi considering they've had a half way through the 2009 season to get the 2010 car the best it can be, and I'm sure it will be, so if Kimi is the best option when the car is running perfectly then why not just let his contrat run to the end AND THEN hire Alonso.
It is not identical. That's against the rules. But it is very close and from a different planet compared to the POS Fiat he was driving earlier due to his Ferrari (Fiat) affiliation. Who knows what will happen but I'm guessing that the most likely scenario is that Kimi won't be back in F1. And if he does return, it is at the expense of Webber. In that case I reckon Red Bull will really go for it all in 2011 with Vettel & Kimi as their pilots. I think it is rather obvious by now to anyone looking through clear lenses that Domenicali is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Half of what he says is either voluminous incomprehensible babble or downright retarded in its logic. I cannot believe that Luca hasn't fired him yet. Must be the Italian thing...
Translation: He doesn't know what he's doing? I'm sure he cares somehow but, he's made himself jobless.
Not my words mate, although I do also think that if anyone goes out of RBR it will be Webber. I can understand where EVO is coming from in saying that Vettel will leave to join Mercedes because I think if Vettel hadn't already signed for RBR for another year before Mercedes bought out Brawn, the driver line up would be Vettel and Rosberg at Mercedes. Also if RBR get it right this year I'm pretty sure Kimi will join them in 2011, I just don't see how that couldn't happen eventually.
I hope so. Steve Robertson just stated in an interview that Mercedes kept their door open for Kimi but by the time they made their bid, Kimi had already decided (although no contract had been signed) to go to WRC with Red Bull/Citroen. That could be interpreted two ways: 1. Kimi is not all that interested in F1 anymore. 2. Kimi chose the financially responsible route.
Actually, the Punto is not a bad car in its class at all. And Raikkonen managed to get good stage times till he crashed. Of course a WRC is more interesting.
I suppose it depends on the venue. I was in Jyväskylä this year and the crew people kept joking that the Puntos were as robust as balsa airplanes. Both cars literally started to fall apart in the jumps the very first day although the 2009 route had eliminated the most spectacular launches.
