Does Raikkonen Have The Heart For A Comeback?
#31
11-30-2011, 01:45 AM
^ He has been in talks with Renault before.
In the end, Renault was the best seat he could have gotten.
I can't help but think that he is only as good as his car and I don't recall him being renown for driving development.
I can't see this ending well but it is very entertaining.
In the end, Renault was the best seat he could have gotten.
I can't help but think that he is only as good as his car and I don't recall him being renown for driving development.
I can't see this ending well but it is very entertaining.
#36
11-30-2011, 02:10 AM
Here's my take:
Kimi got bored and has the need for more speed in his life. That being said, he's too young for the kind of racing he really ought to be doing: gentleman's racing. The kind where you fly in for race weekend without lifting a finger, have the car set up by the best mechanics available to what should be the optimal set-up, and then you're let loose on the track to have fun without hurting your own ego too much.
In F1, that just won't fly. He may be fast, and he may have the hunger, but I don't think he has the motivation to put in the blood, sweat, and tears that so many other drivers put into this series just to keep their seat on the team. At this point, I think he's lucky to get back into Formula 1 because he's with a team that desperately wants to be a front runner but lacks the development and drivers to get there. Despite that fact that he pretty much lucked into his WDC, he's probably the best value for money driver that Lotus Renault could afford, assuming he will actually pull his weight on the team and not just parade around the track like he doesn't really give a f*ck.
Kimi got bored and has the need for more speed in his life. That being said, he's too young for the kind of racing he really ought to be doing: gentleman's racing. The kind where you fly in for race weekend without lifting a finger, have the car set up by the best mechanics available to what should be the optimal set-up, and then you're let loose on the track to have fun without hurting your own ego too much.
In F1, that just won't fly. He may be fast, and he may have the hunger, but I don't think he has the motivation to put in the blood, sweat, and tears that so many other drivers put into this series just to keep their seat on the team. At this point, I think he's lucky to get back into Formula 1 because he's with a team that desperately wants to be a front runner but lacks the development and drivers to get there. Despite that fact that he pretty much lucked into his WDC, he's probably the best value for money driver that Lotus Renault could afford, assuming he will actually pull his weight on the team and not just parade around the track like he doesn't really give a f*ck.
Somehow I don't understand when you say he lucked into his WDC? Are you implying he won his WDC because of luck? Because putting in the work getting to F1, be consistent and win races in F1 sure isn't luck in my book.
#38
11-30-2011, 02:29 AM
He better be on the pace of his team mate (think it will be Petrol due to the Russian rubles) early on and showing him up pretty quickly... I just want to know where RenaultGp got the cash to pay Kimi, both Senna and Petrol bring sponsorship that will walk with them if they miss out on a drive..
#40
11-30-2011, 02:40 AM
Yes it is. I think Kimi is one of the few who has them (if not the one). Everyone else are just using the ugly ones!