The 2014 Formula One Season
Posted by madotter
Wow - Eddie Jordan was right... again!
Crazy he may be, that guy's a blinkin' psychic!
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Crazy he may be, that guy's a blinkin' psychic!
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GPGSL-3 - Pizza Party Racing manager and driver
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elspasho2005f1
Well it's official. Kimi has re-signed for Ferrari.
It's not even slightly official yet.
But yeah, it's happening.
Lol it seems that Andrew Benson was desperate to be seen as breaking the story. I'd laugh if Ferrari turned round and said "Bazinger! We promoted Bianchi."
Though I do suspect it'll be Kimi, although my choice would be Hulkenberg.
Though I do suspect it'll be Kimi, although my choice would be Hulkenberg.
I mean, I think Kimi is fantastic. Only a fool would think he'd be a flop by going back to Ferrari, at the very least he can expect to win more races. But I just think that going forward Hulkenberg is a better long term option because he's got more potential to grow into and I think the guy will just go on improving all the time relentlessly.
Watching Alonso v Kimi would be fun. On paper Alonso ought to come out on top for his utter ruthlessness. But I think there's a chance that he will simply not "get" Kimi and his legendary "meh" attitude. I think he'll be faced with a similar situation to what he had at McLaren where he struggled coming to terms having a rookie who could match him in every area. Heck he even had trouble coping with it all when Trulli had a run of decent form at Renault.
I'd expect Alonso to be the more successful of the two as team-mates but I certainly wouldn't rule Kimi out from playing a few aces of his own, in kind of the way that Button did at McLaren alongside Hamilton and surprised everyone by actually outscoring him across the three seasons they were together, and if Kimi does prove to be too close for comfort then I can see Alonso hissy fitting his way back to Enstone.
Watching Alonso v Kimi would be fun. On paper Alonso ought to come out on top for his utter ruthlessness. But I think there's a chance that he will simply not "get" Kimi and his legendary "meh" attitude. I think he'll be faced with a similar situation to what he had at McLaren where he struggled coming to terms having a rookie who could match him in every area. Heck he even had trouble coping with it all when Trulli had a run of decent form at Renault.
I'd expect Alonso to be the more successful of the two as team-mates but I certainly wouldn't rule Kimi out from playing a few aces of his own, in kind of the way that Button did at McLaren alongside Hamilton and surprised everyone by actually outscoring him across the three seasons they were together, and if Kimi does prove to be too close for comfort then I can see Alonso hissy fitting his way back to Enstone.
J i m Wrote:
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> Lol it seems that Andrew Benson was desperate to
> be seen as breaking the story. I'd laugh if
> Ferrari turned round and said "Bazinger! We
> promoted Bianchi."
>
> Though I do suspect it'll be Kimi, although my
> choice would be Hulkenberg.
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GPGSL-3 - Pizza Party Racing manager and driver
Nations Cup - Team Scotland manager
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> Lol it seems that Andrew Benson was desperate to
> be seen as breaking the story. I'd laugh if
> Ferrari turned round and said "Bazinger! We
> promoted Bianchi."
>
> Though I do suspect it'll be Kimi, although my
> choice would be Hulkenberg.
GPGSL -
GPGSL-3 - Pizza Party Racing manager and driver
Nations Cup - Team Scotland manager
Ferrari have just Tweeted it from their official account, so I guess it's as official as it'll ever be now. :P
It's awesome having Kimi back with Ferrari, although I don't think he'll be beating Alonso consistently.
It's awesome having Kimi back with Ferrari, although I don't think he'll be beating Alonso consistently.
gav Wrote:
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> The raw Kimi of the McLaren
> era has turned into a more consistent, slightly
> less scary driver.
I don't know. Back in 2003 Kimi was about as steady, consistent and un-scary as it's possible for a top driver to get, and it was only after that he showed his more spectacular side. Also, he's been constantly changing since - I don't think even Kimi himself knows what his driving style will be like from one season to the next. :P
So I'll go out on a limb and say he might still have plenty of rawness in him!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2013 02:36PM by EC83.
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> The raw Kimi of the McLaren
> era has turned into a more consistent, slightly
> less scary driver.
I don't know. Back in 2003 Kimi was about as steady, consistent and un-scary as it's possible for a top driver to get, and it was only after that he showed his more spectacular side. Also, he's been constantly changing since - I don't think even Kimi himself knows what his driving style will be like from one season to the next. :P
So I'll go out on a limb and say he might still have plenty of rawness in him!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2013 02:36PM by EC83.
Apparently Massa is a contender to slot in at Lotus in a straight swap with Kimi... now that's got to be a Bazinger because again I'd choose Hulkenberg.
hulk in lotus and massa in sauber?
Taki Inoue suggested that Massa will go to Lotus - it has been suggested elsewhere that Massa can't bring the kind of sponsorship money that Sauber need, and Taki does have his ear to the ground generally, as a driver manager.
GMM...
Races: 163 - Wins: 23 - Pole Positions: 24 - Fastest Laps: 22
Season 9: Constructors' Champions
Races: 163 - Wins: 23 - Pole Positions: 24 - Fastest Laps: 22
Season 9: Constructors' Champions
Yeah.. I'd be wary of describing the "Lotus" as the "best" seat available left on the 2014 grid. For sure, assuming that McLaren take up their option on Button it's currently the most attractive seat. But lets not forget that there are some substantial regulation changes coming into force next year and so there is no guarantee that the current pecking order will be maintained. "Lotus" could as easily fall back into the lower reaches of the midfield (Remember that they lost James Ellison to Ferrari as well).
Clearly the teams with the best resources available to direct towards 2014 and beyond have their line-ups sorted now, Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes on paper are the three teams who ought to set the pace next year and yet any team down to Williams could produce a major surprise in having a properly competitive car if one of them gets a good hold of the regs and hits the ground running.
Clearly the teams with the best resources available to direct towards 2014 and beyond have their line-ups sorted now, Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes on paper are the three teams who ought to set the pace next year and yet any team down to Williams could produce a major surprise in having a properly competitive car if one of them gets a good hold of the regs and hits the ground running.
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