What's this about 4 more years for Raikkonen?
What's this about 4 more years for Raikkonen?
Rest in Peace Leza, you were a true warrior...
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
No way did MS win a championship with a "crap" car. I'd rank them as follows:
94 - possibly not the absolute best car over the season but very competitive against the Williams
95 - that was a good Benetton
2000 - close to McLaren in terms of absolute pace
2001/2002/2003/2004 - dominant car
Mind you, I'd say the car he drove in 96 was basically a poor car (also unreliable) and he produced stunning drives to win some of the GP's that year as well as getting it on pole in France, Monaco etc. Monaco especially was an incredible pole. That was not a good car.
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Apologies! You are correct about 2003. Typed that message massively quickly on the phone. Having said that, I did think the 2003 car was a stunner to look at! Thinking back, that was absolutely a tough season. And I now remember the stresses of that last race in Suzuka!!
But Schumacher was extra special. Perception seems to be Vettel has been lucky with time and place, Alonso is very good but not in the right place, Schumacher had luck like Vettel and was better than Alonso = 7 titles 90 + wins.
Most succesful Ferrari driver ever = best driver ever IN MY OPINION.
Ps 97 and 98 took it to the wire without relying on others failing. Car was quite far back but still won races on pace.
no he took the idea from this guy Doc_Brown.JPG who must be seen now as the first Newey in F1 history ...
so a wet edge of a toilette influenced F1
Last edited by Senna4Ever; 23rd December 2014 at 12:07.
"If I was driving for Red Bull [from 2008] probably I would have more championships, but because they were dominating between 2010 and 2014 probably I would never have driven for Ferrari. I am very happy and very proud to drive for Ferrari, all my time there.
The two years that Ferrari had a truly dominant car were 2002 and 2004.
By term Dominant Car , one means a car that is simply out of reach. Mercedes had a dominant car at 2014, for example.
Other than that, Ferrari was very competent and Schumacher was really a great driver that made the difference, and Ferrari in itself was THE team to beat.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
Kimi Raikkonen, who endured a well below par return season to Ferrari in 2014, will need to prove next season that he deserves to stay on at Maranello beyond 2015.
That is the warning of new Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, following recent reports that the Finnish driver wants to stay at Maranello not only next year but perhaps also in 2016.
35-year-old Raikkonen, however, struggled notably on his return to the Maranello team from Lotus this season, with a points haul one third the size of Fernando Alonso’s and not a single podium appearance.
“Last season was difficult for Kimi,” Arrivabene is quoted by Turun Sanomat newspaper, “but that does not mean that he has lost his speed. He is a former world champion, and more importantly he won the title driving a Ferrari.”
“I want to emphasise that next season Kimi needs the time to show that he is capable, and after that it will be possible to make a decision about the future.”
Raikkonen’s teammate in 2015 will be his friend Sebastian Vettel, Formula 1’s quadruple consecutive world champion for Red Bull between 2010 and 2013.
“For sure,” Arrivabene insisted, “drivers are not a problem for us.”
Raikkonen won Ferrari’s last driver’s championship in 2007, departed the team at the end of 2009 but was brought back for 2014.
http://www.grandprix247.com/2014/12/...he-is-capable/
KEEP CALM AND LOVE FERRARI
Ok Kimi keep the faith but, this can not happen next year if we are to be competitive.
"Best team mate head-to-head record: Fernando Alonso, Ferrari - beat Kimi Raikkonen 16-3 over the season, with DNFs included"
source
http://www.formula1.com/news/feature.../12/16738.html
I said that the drivers are the least of the team's problems.
"For sure," Arrivabene insisted, "drivers are not a problem for us."
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
Sorry but believe that Mr Arrivabene's assessment of the team's situation is more accurate.
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
Seems like he knows of a problem is coming up for the driver if we get another season like this one.....so again I disagree with YOUR comment.“I want to emphasise that next season Kimi needs the time to show that he is capable, and after that it will be possible to make a decision about the future.”
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