FERRARI decides to screw their last champion, again

I have always liked Alonzo as a driver, but he is a petulant child. I am coming around to your way of thinking. I am beginning to think he is damaged goods.

 

Please tell me what you think of Alonso's car running too much power from the ERS unit, and being told by the FIA to change the settings.

As for the Kimi VS Alonso thing, the season has just begun, 5 races in. Raikkonen was faster all weekend until the team ****ed him on strategy.

 

2014 Spanish GP analysis: Delving into the detail and strategies from Barcelona | Features & Experts | Sky Sports Formula 1

 

The argument with Bas was about Santander´s influence to get Massa ahead of Raikkonen in 2008, something that IMO is quite unlikely.

 

No love for Pastor???

Me neither...
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Hi guys. It has been fun following your discussion I did write the most recent article about the Ferrari events in Barcelona. As for the article mentioned above, although I would like to take credit, I can't. It is written by my friend, wrcva. He is arguably the most thorough and inquisitive person that I know of.

The piece about the 2008 affair with Kimi, Ferrari and Santander is cronologically pieced together with news articles and statements from that time. Freely available for all. The conclusions drawn from there is hardly far fetched. For me, the evidence is pretty clear. And anyone who takes the time to read the article with an open mind should come to a similar conclusion. But in the end, it is up to everyone to make up their own mind.

Soren

 

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Ferrari need drivers capable of finishing a race .

 

Thanks man.

And there is more to this story. This is from a Finnish website. They inform that the Pirelli race report states that Kimi got a used set of hard tyres for his last stint, when a new set of hards were available. I wonder why.

Link: Lisätieto Kimi Räikkösen rengastaktiikasta kiihdytti suosimisteorioita « SuomiF1

 

Ferrari have been fairly regularly screwing up strategy since they lost Ross Brawn. Remember what they did to Alonso in Canada a couple years back. Cost the title...

Maybe the explanation is simpler than a big conspiracy. Maybe they're just not that good.

 

A concise summary of the current status.

 

A fluff piece written by a Kimi fan boy. Half the facts aren't even right.

 

You go to the best team available if you want to win.

 

Angry Raikkonen had 'long' Ferrari talks after Spain
2014-05-12
May 12 (GMM) Hours after the chequered flag in Spain, Kimi Raikkonen's "long talks" with Ferrari officials were dragging on.

That is the claim of the Finnish broadcaster MTV3, reporting that the Finn was unhappy with his treatment by the Italian team in Sunday's Spanish grand prix.

Raikkonen answered "no" when asked if he now feels like the number two driver at Maranello, because Fernando Alonso received first call for pit service despite running behind the normally ice-cool 2007 world champion in Barcelona.

He was, however, furious.

In a television interview for Britain's Sky, the 34-year-old answered "I don't know" when he was asked who made the decision to pit Alonso first -- an advantageous tactic usually reserved for a team's leading driver.

Asked if he wanted to pit before Alonso, Raikkonen mumbled, shrugged, and stormed off.

Later, having been beaten in the race by Alonso, he played down the strategy incident, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

"There was not much between the two," said Raikkonen. "In the end it makes no difference. It was a very disappointing result for Ferrari."

But on the slowing down lap after the chequered flag, Raikkonen is reported to have angrily asked on the radio: 'Exactly who made this (pitstop) decision?"

 

On the USA feed Alonso was making jabs at Kimster in interviews.

I did like his comment on how he would prefer a fast "undrivable" car over a stable slower car.
Another jab at Kimi's set up complaints.

IMO much of Ferrari's problems boil down to the ERS system; instability while harvesting, brake bias with/without it and its application out of corners.
Its surprising that Kimster has not come to grips (cough) with it as fast as Fred. Or Fred is "cheating" per the links.

 

So you expect him to have the preferential pit strategy when you are 32 points behind your teammate? Maybe if he had driven like a number one driver for the first four races then he would be treated like one.

 

Depending on what 'Used" means.
Sometimes scrubbed in and aged tires are quicker and last longer that a set of new stickers.

I find it very hard to believe that Ferrari would purposely limit Kimi's results vs everyone over a hoped for advantage with Alonso over their sole #2 car.

 

It would depend on Ferrari's goals for the weekend;

Do they want the highest finishing position, Alonso to finish higher (for Santander's and the crowds delight) which also helps his points standing, or to get the most total WCC points.

It would also depend on how they picture their odds in the WDC championship and WCC points race. Are they willing to sacrifice Kimster's results for a gain for Alonso ?

I dont know the answers but these are some of the internal calculations inside any team and with Ferrari you have to throw in the Machiavelli quotient.

Or maybe Alonso's crew had the ERS at "11" for the other races.
Alonso would do that ?!?!
Tell me it isnt so !

 

Right or wrong. True or false. This sort of petulant gossipy BS doesn't happen on a winning team.

Stefano got out just in time.

 

I thought there was a chapter on it in the Ferrari F1 operations manual.
Now you tell me.

 

Thanks. Here's the article translated by google (so not perfect) for people who cant be bothered to use translate:

I knew Ferrari can be a bit biased, but I almost found this impossible to believe if it weren't for the fact that the report came straight from Pirelli!

If **** like this will happen again Kimi should tell Ferrari to go **** themselves and promptly leave.

It's early in the season, and do you honestly expect a driver who just came to a team his teammate has been at for 5 years starts to beat him from the get go? No prior experience with the hard to setup front suspension either? Lets not forget that the driver he has to beat is allegedly the best driver in F1 according to many.

 

If you're on a 3 stop, a scrubbed set can be advantageous. On a long 2 stop, a set of used tires isn't going to do you any good...

 

Considering it's been a year since they won...It indeed isn't happening on a winning team .

 

Oh here come the Kimi fan boys, upset that he's being soudly trounced this year by that scoundrel Alonso! It's Barcelona, what do you expect?

 

Fred HAS to go if Kimi is going to be successful at the Scuderia. Unfortunately Kimi might get fed up and bolt before Fred does...