Ok so Ferrari isn't exactly in a rush to get rid of Kimi by the end of the year, apparently because of Bottas and Riccardo's cpntracts. So Kimi has high probability to stay in 2016.
And it would be really dumb to change him for any other rookie next year, Ferrari never hires rookies anyway...
He may be the oldest driver and maybe isn't at his best right now, but he still is one of the best of them all.
My mouth fell open, wide open, when after a few days of appointment Arrivabene made an extraordinary argument about Raikkonen. He calls himself Iceman - he said - but is anything but a man of ice. Kimi gives an entirely wrong picture. It's a guy of incredible sensitivity, is emotional, hyper-react to each stimulus. It is therefore necessary to make the effort to put him at ease, make him feel respect and warmth creating a positive atmosphere around.
I always thought of Raikkonen the same things. He is by no means cold, is prone to distraction, think of a Kenyan footballer on the penalty spot in the final of the African Nations Cup. Now the emotionality of Kimi is such a thing. It suffers everything around him: starting from the car to end with the team-mate. But when things are going as they should, then he enjoys. And when he has fun he is a great driver.
I do not know if it has something to do, but there is one detail that I have always observed with Kimi and I was never able to put in any piece. But that I think it is very important: after each official session, the drivers do the press conference. Ferrari does in the motorhome, which has a panel with sponsors, at whose foot there is a stool. This stool has a lever that activates the classic hydraulic mechanism (I think it's hydraulic) which raises or lowers the seat according to the taste of the owner of the bottom.
Before they even turn on the microphone Alonso pulled it up as much as possible. Then came Raikkonen and sank all the way down. And as he approached the chair to the ground more and more he hunched his back.
Sensitive he said. Positive atmosphere, emotions of Kenyan striker. So what sense have those shots from behind after the mistake of Montreal? Which general is one who chooses the pillory for its colonels? He did a mistake, Kimi, he did not betray. And the pillory is for traitors.
We are sure the public mockery is the best tool to spur one that lowers his chair before he opens his mouth? The Arrivabene of November would agree with me: no, absolutely not. But the Arrivabene of June had no qualms - hot, for heaven's sake - to shoot at point-blank. But I wonder: we are sure that such a thing will not leave waste in the air? And the balance of power between the two drivers? I have great respect for Vettel, I am sure that he will manage to deal with it. But it is not said.
As with the case of Raikkonen, my impression is that there is a not clear strategy in the rest of the Ferrari communications.
Thats the impression I got too. Ferraris style is irrational regarding Kimi. But at the same time I recognice the type of human blogger talks about. Its very common in finnish men and also women. This type is called emotionally gifted and sensitive people. They sense very easily the athmosphire around them and some of them can use it to their benefit due to experience and openess. Kimi is like that but I see he has protected himself with the wall he has , but his experience should help him. He is not so open so I think he suffers a bit of his sensitivity to smell the athmosphire . But I dont think he is that sensitive Arrivabene likes to point out. He is clearly a boss who wants to make a tight relationship with emotional way.
I read the whole article in Italian, i think the blogger only used Kimi's situation as an example of how Arrivabene is changing his tune about lots of topics since November when he started as team principal. Or how he says one thing and then does another.
I really hope it's not the case, it's just that he is emotional and says what he feels in the moment without realy giving it much thought. And also that the situation has changed a bit and now that they see the car is a lot better than expected, they want more.
About Kimi... I honestly think that if everybody leaves him alone, he'll know what to do.
surely he knows what to do, but team's help can't be overestimated in modern F1 and from what I see (and I don't read all the news, so can be wrong) Kimi is more open now to mutual communication.
Since it is obvious even for the outsider like me, I bet he spends much more time with team than ever before
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us
one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star - it's a satanic drug thing you wouldn't understand...
quoteMaranello, 16 June – Formula 1 returns to Europe after its trip to Canada and Riccardo Adami, Sebastian Vettel’s race engineer analyses aspects of the Austrian race.
“Spielberg is a historic circuit, which staged races up to 2003, before returning to the calendar last year. While Canada features long straights, with heavy braking points and in effect no fast corners, here, the first two sectors do require some hard braking, whereas the final one has some very fast corners, taken at around 180 km/h in fifth gear. This obviously requires a different set-up to the one used at the last race.
“The Austrian track is very short and it’s difficult to overtake here, therefore we will be aiming for maximum performance in qualifying. One can also try to put one’s competitors under pressure by means of strategy, making the most of the two compounds (Soft and Supersoft) which means focusing on this aspect during long runs in Friday practice. Furthermore, our development programme on the car is ongoing, because we want to improve the characteristics of the SF15-T as soon as possible. We have updates planned for this race and others over the course of the season. I have known Sebastian for many years and I can say that his character has remained the same: ever since he was a youngster, he’s been very professional and he has matured over the years. When I renewed my acquaintance with him at Ferrari, I found he has become more aware of his abilities. He is definitely capable of making a major contribution to the team, building a very efficient group around him.”
quoteKimi Raikkonen: Ferrari will respond to Williams F1 challenge By Glenn Freeman and Lawrence Barretto Thursday, July 9th 2015
Kimi Raikkonen believes Ferrari will be back stronger after an off-colour British Grand Prix showing, but Formula 1 rival Felipe Massa says Williams is in now in the fight with the Scuderia.
Ferrari spent most of the race in the lower-end of the points, while Williams' Massa and Valtteri Bottas fought with Mercedes, before the rain came, allowing Sebastian Vettel to jump ahead into third.
Raikkonen, who finished eighth after his gamble to make an early switch to intermediates did not pay off, said he felt Silverstone was an anomaly and expects Ferrari to be stronger in the upcoming races.
"We've seen at other circuits it depends a lot on the layout of the circuit and what tyres we run," said the Finn.
"I expect it to be a different story in the next race and at different circuits again.
"Silverstone is not ideal for us - the layout, conditions and tyres - but we have to improve and we have to try to get better whatever circuit it is.
"Hungary I'm sure it will [be better]. Silverstone was not the ideal weekend.
"The others were a bit faster. I'm sure it will be a bit more easy there but we will see."
But Massa believes that after a slow start to the season, Williams is now showing enough performance in both qualifying and race to consider it a big rival to Ferrari going forward.
"Unfortunately we started the season a little bit behind but maybe Sunday was a very interesting race to catch the Ferraris a little bit," he said.
"We have a quicker car in qualifying and in the race at Silverstone which has never happened this season. It shows we are in the fight.
"In Austria, we had the upgrades arrive in the car but it was not working the right way.
"But we understood where to make it work at Silverstone and everything we tried to change from the last race to this race it worked and the car was quicker.
"So I think we're showing one more time we know how to develop the car from the first race to the last race."
From a couple of coments on a pic Saima posted on FB...
quote Salman Faruque •UNOFFICIAL: KIMI STAY IN FERRARI•
KimiRäikkönen will drive next season for Ferrari. The Scuderia from Maranello had moved to look for alternatives for the Finn but hasn't found it because the demands of the team Williams to free Bottas were considered too exorbitant for the Ferrari management. Hülkenberg, apparently, hasn't even been taken into account and therefore, Ferrari, decided to continue with Iceman. Wise and just decision because, the problem of the Ferrari drivers, it's secondary right now, and Maranello has to resolve much more complicated and important issues to recover competitiveness and be able to fight with Mercedes. Is. useless to hide the fact that much more was expected from Raikkonen than what he has shown in 2014 and in this part of 2015. Now with the contract in his pocket we can see a Kimi like in the beginning of the season, who had a few races on the top, although he expected finally a "perfect"weekend because, until now, has always made some small mistakes in qualifying or during a race. For the 2016's Season, will be Kimi's 6thSeason in Ferrari and most likely will be his last also in F1.
quoteKimiRäikkönenSpace retweeted SuomiF1 3h3 hours ago SuomiF1 @SuomiF1 @ElieAntouny @EvenstarSaima Kimi has the option in his contract, not Ferrari. If Ferrari wants him out, they have to pay.
quote1 min · Retweeted Gianlu D'Alessandro (@Gianlu_DAle): Ferrari, according to GpUpdate, has dismissed speculation about Valtteri Bottas, labelling the story as "total bullshit"
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