Kimi back to Ferrrai?! * * contains 2012 season spoilers * *

that would make good sense for Ferrari ....two strong and experienced drivers! not one alpha & one lame-duck like now

 

Very similar story posted at Autosport earlier.

My guess is we're simply deep in the silly season; He doesn't much like LdM and the feeling is mutual. Won't happen IMO.

What an *awesome* pairing it would be though! Kimi may just be the one that could keep up with Fred.

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Plus, seems the Fauxtus is quicker right now anyway!......

Cheers,
Ian
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101619

 

who ever kimi's manager is could play up his current performance strength ....unless Luca is dead set against him, then maybe?!

 

Kimi put it best today when he answered, "I don't come up with the rumours, so perhaps you have to ask the people who write them".

There is no love from (the top of) Ferrari for Kimi.

 

this makes everyone excited

but it wont

 

In F1 it's no use to have two top drivers, especially these days with everybody so close. They'll be taking points away from eachother and moan about preferential internal treatment for the other driver.

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If Kimi would have shoved Alonso off the track like he did today with Grosjean, we would not hear the end of it from Alonso.

 

true ...like everything, it's only just rumor until it's not

 

I respectfully beg to differ - I just don't understand this argument. The "perfect" scenario would be they finish 1&2 and then 2&1 all thru the season - That is extreme but most importantly takes points away from their rivals - Very nice!...... The constant Phil bashing is due (correctly, even I admit ) to him not being up Freds chuff week after week. Can't have it both ways......

That's a different issue - Good team management should handle any internal strife IMO.

Cheers,
Ian

 

^^ +1

IMO two strong team mates will push each other to perform, all good F1 drivers have that alpha dog drive ...kimi and grosjean have that going on

 

+1

The only issue with these two is, they really will not obey to any team orders whatsoever unless they're mathematically out of the championship. Alonso clearly showed that in 2007 and Kimi said the same in 2008.

 

Performance varies so much from week to week, track to track, that having two top drivers puts a team in a much better position than in years past.

Let's be honest, Red Bull is leading the WCC by a comfortable margin and it's not like Sebastien has scored all those points by himself.

 

Sure! I have no problem there either - They're race drivers after all! As long as they don't take each other out, let 'em at it!

Cheers,
Ian

 

agreed ...it also means that the team can run two different strategy, and potential high placing or podium, with either, depending on the race
constructors points are huge for a teams $$ income, so two strong drivers helps in that goal also

 

You should really have said *Mark* hasn't scored all those points by himself! [He is leading Seb after all ]

But yeah, two "good" drivers certainly helps your WCC chances.

Cheers,
Ian

 

+1

However, while true for most teams the few tens of millions difference between, say, 2nd and 5th in the WCC is *irrelevant* to Ferrari IMO - Forbes said they got $500MM for 5 years from PM (?) - That pretty covers their needs. Throw in the "minor" sponsors (who's $ may or may not go to PM) and they're not hurting regardless of WCC position.

Cheers,
Ian

 

Ah yes, lest we forget who Number One is at Red Bull

 

You should tell that to the people on here that actually believe Santander tells them who to hire to drive the cars.

Kimi and Fernando would be a dream team.

 

I don't think Luca wants to leave anything on the table. Plus, for some fans the WCC trophy is more important than the Driver's. I might even include myself in that group.

 

Ferrari needs someone younger, someone like Perez.

 

Formula 1 Silly (don't let the truth get in the way of a good story) Season

 

Ferrari are not acting desperate, they are acting complacent. Massa is gone after this season. I think they should buy out Grosjean's contract.

 

This was what I thought as well - better Grosjean than Kimi at this stage for a number of reasons.

 

Err isn't this thread the same thing?
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377098