I'm sorry guys, I've been trying to be optimistic. It's just that there has been 4 races already and articles like that don't let me see the light in the end of the tunnel.
It hurts me to see Kimi's reputation walked over again. He only has two or three more races to improve or his chances for this season will end.
I won't ever give up on him, no matter what but surely life for him and his fans could be a lot easyer.
Regarding Ferrari; James Allison has not been attending any Grand Prixs so far (correct me if I'm wrong) but has supposedly been working on an big aerodynamic package which fits well with the rumours on this page.
Quote: WHATEVER wrote in post #557I'm sorry guys, I've been trying to be optimistic. It's just that there has been 4 races already and articles like that don't let me see the light in the end of the tunnel.
It hurts me to see Kimi's reputation walked over again. He only has two or three more races to improve or his chances for this season will end.
I won't ever give up on him, no matter what but surely life for him and his fans could be a lot easyer.
its not that i'm optimistic at this point, its just that i feel its common sense that ferrari will try to help Kimi do better..its on their own interest..
I don't really know how to react on that article - system was used in Minardi, team with little money and not being able to build the car with a proper use of the system. Alonso's partner still beat him.
In case of Ferrari - possibility is there of course, but why would team limited itself and continue doing it for three years? Really strange, especially when they are not building fast car and they know it. If this system was limiting them they would realise this by now. Very expensive 'limit' for them.
Not to mention - Massa like to talk BS and to talk it loudly. By now he would be talking how team was building this particular part for Alonso especially and that part is shit. I am pretty sure he wouldn't be able to keep his mouth shut.
But this is just my opinion
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Ossi Oikarinen talked about "Ferraris different solution to approach aerodynamics" compared to other teams. He was very carefull but compared it to RBR and said it isnt as modern as for example RBR has. I think Allison is there to change the direction and I hope they would be so sensible they would put politics aside and start to deliver with the possibilities they have because I think with Alonso they will never win championship if they build the car just for him. Mika Salo said once during the race last year , he cant talk about his time in Ferrari because his contract denies it. I think Massa has a same kind of contract.
Maranello, 28 April – In two days time, the Ayrton Senna Tribute 1994/2014 event gets underway at Imola’s Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit from 1st to 4th May. It’s a tribute in memory of the Brazilian champion, who died tragically in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. On the twentieth anniversary of his death and that of the Austrian Roland Ratzenberger, who also died during qualifying for this Grand Prix, the Imola circuit is opening its doors to the public for four days of motor sport memories. Among the guests who will attend the commemorative ceremony on Thursday at 13h30 will be Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen. Although they were both very young at the time, they were already keen enough about motor racing to be affected by Senna’s achievements.
“I think Senna set the standard for all drivers and he was definitely the best of his generation,” reckons Fernando on the eve of this sad anniversary. “What made him special was his great will to win and the numbers speak for themselves. He always fought right to the bitter end and that earned him the respect of all his colleagues and it’s what makes him a legend today. I was very little at the time and Spanish TV did not show Formula 1, but I began to know something about him as my father was a fan and my first kart was painted in the same colours as his car.” Although it was a long time ago, Kimi’s recollections are still vivid. “Senna’s death was an incredibly sad moment for the world of Formula 1,” says the Finn. “I was still at school back then and even if I don’t remember much about him, because I was too young, that day has stayed fixed in my memory. I think he was a great driver and a benchmark for many who came after him.”
I think Kimi was 15 years old, he doesn't say there if he was watching the GP live ir not. I know Grosjean was, as he said in an interview it is the first GP he recalls watching.
Maranello, 6 May – Ask anyone who works in Formula 1 if it makes a difference racing back in Europe after the opening quartet of Grands Prix far from home and you will get a resounding yes. The reasons are obvious; shorter flights, no jet lag and a shorter race week with less packing and unpacking. However, from a technical point of view, this Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix is just another race. For Scuderia Ferrari that means bringing along some more updates for the F14 T, just as it has done since the start of the season.
There’s been more time for designers and engineers to work on that, given the three week break since China, but the principle of continuous improvement remains the same, as Chassis Technical Director James Allison explains. “Where did we see the real performance level of the car? Bahrain or China?” he asks. “It’s a mistake to think in those terms, because it wasn’t the same car at the two tracks. Between those two races, we improved the car quite substantially, so not only did the track characteristics change, so did our car.
“We are learning how to get performance out of this new set of regulations and hopefully to make this car more competitive,” continues the Englishman. The key to a successful season is to keep improving your car at every race. If we can do that, bringing a meaningful amount of performance to every one of those races, we will keep seeing steps forward. And that will define what is the true F14 T, not just one single race.” However, in motor sport, while the stopwatch provides irrefutable proof of progress, it means nothing until you measure yourself against your opponents, who will have been working just as hard. In this respect, the 4.655 kilometre Catalunya track, on the outskirts of Barcelona is perfect for testing every aspect of a car’s performance and thus provides a good platform on which to make that comparison.
The work of the engineers has to be “interpreted” by the drivers and Allison is impressed by the commitment of the Ferrari pairing. “With Fernando we’ve seen an extraordinary level of performance, scavenging every possible point at every possible opportunity. Kimi is working extremely well with the team, collaborating with the engineers, helping us to drive this car forwards. He has class written all over him and in a very short space of time, I’m sure we will also see the results of that on the track.”
According to Heikki Kulta Ferrari has too high centre of mass and if the rumours about being too narrow are true, no wonder its difficult to drive. But Kulta tells also they have found out, Merc was the only team that got the exact measures of gear box in time from FIA. The other teams got it too late to make changes anymore, so they also didnt havet time to optimise their car around the engine like Mercedes did. So the others are behind but they have more to gain than Merc .
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