Kimi tells the reason why his contract with Ferrari was terminated

Wolfgang5150 · Oct 2, 2009

Formula1Fan said: ↑

I'm not sure why this is even controversial if people read the news clippings posted on sites like F1-Live, and usually repeated here. Ferrari has stated that they had no problem with their Kimi experience and were going to honor his contract through next year until the latest experiences at Renault, which made Alonso available for 2010. They clearly didn't want to take a chance of Alonso signing a multi-year contract with someone else. They have identified two differences between Alonso and Kimi, those of long term commitment to the sport, and leadership qualities, i.e. Kimi's poor communications skills, which are well known and posted about to no end on this forum. No hidden agendas are necessary for Ferrari to make the decisions it did. And, Kimi gets a nice payoff from Ferrari and a new contract with a top car for next year and hopefully makes a bundle. The fans even win. Being to compare Kimi with Hamilton in the same car (if that happens) and Alonso with Massa will be fun and exciting.
As far as the importance of the driver vs the car go, the driver is important in helping to develop the car, set up the car, and stay in touch with what is happening with the car during the race, all over and above pure driving speed, both qualifying and racing. When a car has a clear advantage over its competitors, the driver skills are less critical, but crutial when the cars are closely matched. Just looked at result differences between team members when the drivering skills aren't equal, such as McLaren and Renault right now.
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GREAT, GREAT POST...

Cariad · Oct 2, 2009

Scuderia980 said: ↑

MONEY! But he's not warped, and he's walking away with some serious dough!!!
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Don't be too sure he is walking away with anything like his contract money for 2010. Ferrari will negotiate it down to a symbolic payment if he goes to another team. If Kimi is paid anything like his contract a non compete clause will be triggered. He may yet sit out F 1 in 2010.
Forza Alonso !

TurboFreak650 · Oct 2, 2009

I hope Kimi excels next year at McLaren and shows Hambone a thing or two. Maybe this will reignite his desire to give everything he's got. Best of luck Kimi.

Drive550PFB · Oct 2, 2009

RWatters said: ↑

Uhh, you sure about that?

Renault would not have won the WDC in '05 and '06 without Alonso.

Ferrari would NOT have been nearly as successful without Schumacher.

Drivers are just as important to the equation as the team is.
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I'm with you.

Look at what LH is doing with that crap McLaren lately (besides punting it into the wall, he is getting pretty fast).

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