Webber blew it... yeah, whole strategy department in RBR worked on it Sorry, I do agree that Webber is not stable enough (even though I support him); but yesterday... that's a different story
I really think Webber had a chance to win yesterday, for starters he had the pole and then had a bad start. Then he had another good chance to overtake Gro and Vettel in that last stint, he had the speed to do it with those new tyres, but he wasted his best laps trying to pass Gro and failing, when he finally did, there was no chance catching Seb anymore.
Oh well, they are "what ifs"... sorry for the off topic
I have only once heard Kimi Raikkonen speaking Italian. That happened back in January 2007 at Kimi’s first ever public appereance as a Ferrari driver in Madonna di Campiglio.
Kimi entered the media meeting alongside with former Ferrari press chief Luca Colajanni, sat down behind the large table, took the microphone and said: ’’Buongiorno a tutti.’’
After that ice-breaking gesture Kimi changed to English and cleared well the interview hour with the Italian press, as well.
I have been around with Signor Raikkonen since the very beginning of this F1 career. He has never been that talkative in any language, but to speak Italian publicly – no way.
’’I can say few words more in Italian, I did learn some while I spent three years with them, but – like at school, I’m too lazy to try to learn more than I need to get along with people I work with’’, Raikkonen confessed me once.
’’I have not been hired to Ferrari to speak Italian, I am hired to go fast with their racing car.’’ Kimi’s close friend, the Ferrari WEC-driver, Toni Vilander speaks Italian fluently. He could teach his pal, but the pal rather listens while Toni clears up things in Italian, when needed.
The same goes in Switzerland, too. Raikkonen has lived in the Zurich area now for 13 years, but he does not speak German – or does not want to speak the language. Even going shopping he handles things in English, or speaking with hands, more often.
’’Money talks’’, Kimi smiles, while explaining his way to buy food in his home town of Baar.
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When he don´t learn one word German in 13 years he lives in Switzerland He is really a lazy in this I try to imagine him in a supermarket, speaking with hands and feet
yes " title="ha" /> I undestand he doesn't want to learn italien but don't get why after all these years he wouldn't know at least some basic german to go shopping. that's really stubborn.
Zitat von miezicathttp://www.f1passion.it/2013/10/f1-buongiorno/ Heikki Kulta will write on this site throughout next season this is the first article
Zitat“Buongiorno a tutti”
I have only once heard Kimi Raikkonen speaking Italian. That happened back in January 2007 at Kimi’s first ever public appereance as a Ferrari driver in Madonna di Campiglio.
Kimi entered the media meeting alongside with former Ferrari press chief Luca Colajanni, sat down behind the large table, took the microphone and said: ’’Buongiorno a tutti.’’
After that ice-breaking gesture Kimi changed to English and cleared well the interview hour with the Italian press, as well.
I have been around with Signor Raikkonen since the very beginning of this F1 career. He has never been that talkative in any language, but to speak Italian publicly – no way.
’’I can say few words more in Italian, I did learn some while I spent three years with them, but – like at school, I’m too lazy to try to learn more than I need to get along with people I work with’’, Raikkonen confessed me once.
’’I have not been hired to Ferrari to speak Italian, I am hired to go fast with their racing car.’’ Kimi’s close friend, the Ferrari WEC-driver, Toni Vilander speaks Italian fluently. He could teach his pal, but the pal rather listens while Toni clears up things in Italian, when needed.
The same goes in Switzerland, too. Raikkonen has lived in the Zurich area now for 13 years, but he does not speak German – or does not want to speak the language. Even going shopping he handles things in English, or speaking with hands, more often.
’’Money talks’’, Kimi smiles, while explaining his way to buy food in his home town of Baar.
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ZitatOn Kimi, cash and integrity October 14, 2013 · by georgeeast · in 2013, Driver Focus. ·
Kimi
Be honest, but did you honestly see Kimi Raikkonen leaving Lotus at the end of the 2013 season? The general idea is no.
Time then for another question; did you see him ever returning to Ferrari? Now don’t forget that Formula 1’s most prestigious name shoved Kimi aside with a nice $20,000,000 pay-off for 2010 season to draft in the supposedly more marketable Fernando Alonso. It’s fair to say that a return to Maranello did not look likely for the Finn.
However, in a strange (but oh-so-right seeming) twist of fate, Ferrari came a-knocking for the out-of-contract for 2014 Raikkonen to see if he would take Massa’s seat for next season, after the Scuderia finally appeared to have had enough of three years of underperforming by the likeable Brazilian.
Raikkonen, a man who in his own words says “driving is the only thing I love about F1”, did what any driver in his position would do, and returned back to the Formula 1’s most illustrious name, despite them casting him aside at the end of 2009.
Why? Surely it would have been easier to stay at Lotus where he has thrived due to the lack of media duties. They’ve also given him a car in which he can win races. Abu Dhabi 2012 and Melbourne 2013 are cases in point.
Raikkonen’s move became clear on the Thursday Press-Conference at the Singapore Grand Prix when the enigmatic Finn announced to the Formula 1 world that he was leaving Lotus because he hadn’t been paid. Simple.
“The reasons why I left from the team is purely on the money side,” said Raikkonen. “They haven’t got my salary.”
Yes, Kimi has been paid his basic salary, but no, Kimi has not been renumerated with the performance-based bonuses, which are part of his contract with Lotus. Sure, his decision to leave could be branded as petulant given Lotus operates on a budget of around £130-million, half of what Ferrari and Red Bull have at their disposal, but the fact remains; his contractual obligations have not been met.
Following the Ferrari announcement, forums exploded with Raikkonen being described as greedy- after all, he is not exactly on the poverty line, is he? – I feel the honesty he showed in telling the world why he was walking from Lotus is actually one that shows Kimi’s character in a positive light.
In that monosyllabic statement on a humid Thursday night, Kimi Raikkonen showed himself to be a regular guy; a phenomenally talented one who drives cars very fast and very well, but a regular guy nonetheless.
In standard Kimi fashion, there was no fanfare around the announcement; no air of him feeling hard-done by, just an honesty which is why he, along with Mark Webber, is one of the most popular drivers in the paddock.
If we strip it back to a truly basic level, Kimi is just another employee like you and me. He gets up, he goes to work, he does his thing, he gets paid, he goes home. In whatever job, if the agreement between you and your employer isn’t stuck to, you’d either don’t go or you find something else. That’s exactly what Kimi has done. Nobody works for free.
Raikkonen then, should be applauded. He’s shown a human side in an ever increasingly corporate sport, which restricts what drivers can and can’t say. Kimi has not made this decision for the team, he’s done it for himself because an agreement hasn’t been met. That’s fair.
The fact that he’s sticking around racing for a team who, at the time of writing, have failed to pay his bonuses speaks volumes about his character. When asked why he was present in Singapore despite not being paid, the Finn answered “because I love to race.”
Love him or hate him, Kimi Raikkonen’s announcement on the night of Thursday September 19 gave the Formula 1 community a huge insight into his enigmatic personality.
Good on him for sticking to his principles. Good on him for being honest to himself.
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Sorry, I do agree that Webber is not stable enough (even though I support him); but yesterday... that's a different story
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