Olga, so you are saying is possible Kimi will have a second chance in Ferrari next year but this time the car will be to his liking and Alonso will be the one who struggles. But not only that, Mark Slade will feel guilty for not following Kimi to Ferrari as his race engineer so he will leave Lotus and joins him next year, while Pirelli goes back to the softer tyres again because this year's tyres were to boring, so Kimi will not only end up being better than Alonso but than everybody else to the point he will easily win the Championship and retire in glory, like he deserves?
Oh yes, I will looooove that to happen, that will totally be a movie-like-ending to his dramatic story... I can already see the trailer in my mind...
So let me write it you guys, let me dream it, let me visualize it, let me feel it and even smell it. You all are even invited to add to it if you think you can make it even better
There's nothing wrong in dreaming and desiring, that's how must achieved-goals start. So let me feel good for a moment here.
#F1 Charlie Whiting Silverstone debrief. Race director about Kimi-Crash & Alonso mistake. AMuS exclusive (in German): http://ams.to/Hc
Google translation:
quoteFIA race director Charlie Whiting exclusive "Niki's comment is not very helpful"
At the British Grand Prix there were two exciters, which are hotly debated in fan circles. The accident of Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso's fault in the grid. FIA race director Charlie Whiting responds against auto motor und sport on the most pressing issues and allows us to look behind the scenes.
Kimi Raikkonen has lost the car because he has hooked into a hole in the grass. Is this a problem of the track at Silverstone?
Whiting: There is a problem of all racetracks. It is impossible to bring such a large grass surfaces perfectly flat floor with the track or the curbs. In that case, it might have been better if Kimi would be a little more cautious cut back on the track. It has not helped that the modern cars have so little ground clearance.
Had a gravel bed been in this curve is not better than asphalt, which encourages the driver to continue on at high speed?
Whiting: Yes. The asphalt is as well-known reasons. He is a safety feature. Here, the driver should be advised that they will return in the future in such a case at a reasonable speed on the track. Why it took so long the break. Niki Lauda has proposed in TV, secure the damaged guardrail with stacks of tires, especially since there is a point at which the chance of an accident really is very low?
Whiting: Absolutely no. Niki's comment was not very helpful, because he has shown so that he knows nothing about security. It is ridiculous to say that the accident at the same location is unlikely to be repeated. If it creates a driver to build such an accident, there may be other. If we had the accident of Felipe Massa said 2009 in Budapest, that probably never again a driver is hit by a spring at the head, then there had never been a safety campaign for stronger helmet visors. Have the Radseile work to your satisfaction? Max Chilton had been hit by a hair of tire parts.
Whiting: The Radseile have proved to be very good. Nothing can hold a tire on the rim when the rim is so severely damaged on impact, as was the case with Raikkonen. It should be mentioned that Kimi is practically rose unhurt after this massive accident from his car. The chassis was broken almost in half. This is a proof of how much has been done in recent years for the safety of the cars.
Other topic: Why did the stewards nothing about it realized that Fernando Alonso had run its starting position? Is there any sensors?
Whiting: The sensors on the grid measure the movement, not the position. We got the news of two teams and an observer at the start place. It only took longer because of the accident until the investigation was initiated.
Why Alonso was penalized? Felipe Massa got away with a similar offense in spa with a black eye.
Whiting: Massa's rule violation was only two days after the Grand Prix reported. Since it was too late to punish him.
W, even if i know reality is far away, i always dream about all the great things in f1 and life in general. i know that if you dont dream big you cant get anything. sometimes i take pen and paper and try to calculate chances i'll be with you in this for sure
on a serious note, i too have been told by a finnish friend that Kimi said the car is totally designed on alonso's liking...which is expected. what i did not expect is Kimi to suffer so much from it . i have given up any hope for this season. i just hope he will be safe and perhaps do a bit better. and i'll be honest to hope Bianchi will not be great even if i like the guy.
quoteFIA rejects claims that it should have punished Raikkonen for crash By Jonathan Noble Thursday, July 10th 2014, 10:09 GMT
The FIA has rejected claims that Kimi Raikkonen should have been punished for his crash in the British Grand Prix, and that the red flag delay was too long.
The Ferrari Formula 1 driver crashed heavily on the opening lap after he lost control of his car as he rejoined the track on the Wellington Straight.
Article 20.2 of F1's Sporting Regulations states that: "Should a car leave the track the driver may rejoin, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so and without gaining any lasting advantage."
There have been suggestions that the fact Raikkonen crashed after rejoining the circuit means he should have been punished for what happened.
AUTOSPORT understands that while the FIA did look in to the incident, it decided that Raikkonen had not rejoined in an unsafe manner.
Telemetry data shows that, after leaving the track at 230 km/h, Raikkonen did scrub off some speed as he returned to the circuit, before his car was unsettled by a bump as it ran through a patch of grass.
Although the FIA accepted that Raikkonen would not have crashed if he had slowed down dramatically, it is understood the governing body believed that any other driver would have rejoined the track in the same manner.
Raikkonen's impact with the crash barriers was registered at 160km/h, with a peak of 47G.
RED FLAG CRITICS 'KNOW NOTHING'
Three-time world champion Niki Lauda hit out at the decision to delay the restart of the race while the crash barriers were replaced on the Wellington Straight.
Lauda said that with little chance of anyone else hitting the guardrail in the same place, a quicker solution, such as a temporary tyre barrier, should have been used instead.
But motor racing's governing body believes Lauda's comments are incorrect, and that safety should never be compromised.
When asked about his views on Lauda's view of adopting a quick fix, F1 race director Charlie Whiting said: "Absolutely not. Niki has clearly demonstrated that he knows nothing about circuit safety, and his comments were not very helpful.
"It is ridiculous to say that the chances of another car hitting the barriers in the same location are unlikely.
"If one car can do it, then another car certainly can.
"If you cast your mind back to the Felipe Massa crash at Hungary in 2009, you could say that it would be unlikely another driver would be hit in the head by a spring, and we would not have had the improved visor protection that we have now."
I read some interesting comments from the old F1 doctor Gary Hartstein over Kimi short after the accident. It seems our Kimi is no good patient. Surprise, surprise
This was his first tweet after the accident: Complete folly to try to race direct this chaos with a safety car. Kimi needs to be put into an ambulance and immobilised. He'll refuse.
question to him: @former_f1doc what's your view in driver being evac'd by med car rather than ambulance after such an impact
answer: I know Ian Roberts. This was result of negotiation w/Kimi who refused amb transport &/or medical eval -> isolated leg injury. Kimi a bit optimistic in rejoining.
question to him: @former_f1doc Something else: is it really wise to let Kimi home after 47g, not keep him in the hospital over night?
answer: The medical centre crew will have gone over him very carefully. Highly unlikely Kimi would've accepted advice to go to hosp.
question: @former_f1doc About procedure: has the med crew the authority to "order" a mandatory hospital stay?
answer: No. Patient autonomy is the law and is the only ethical way. On the other hand . . .
question: @former_f1doc letting a guy with previous back surgery exit car and walk after big shunt: normal or depends on G-sensor? #F1 #BritishGP
answer: Concerns about sponsors. Pain. Etc. Every accident different, every driver also. The ability of the doc to reason w/them too.
He also ask for a punishment from Kimi. I´m happy the FIA say today.
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