auntysquat - 17 November 2009 05:31 PM

For the ######## of the forum who wish to go and ##########.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrq4TDYpRSE

^I rest my case

If this does turn out to be the case I think that in a way Kimi has only himself to blame.

I've always rated Kimi highly & I've always been a fan of his aggressiveness while he was at McLaren, Races like Suzuka 2005 reminded me of why I liked Kimi's driving style.

However the past 2 years Kimi has at times looked average, he's given the impression that he wasn't giving his all at all times like he used to, That may not actually be the case but its often the impression he gave out.

When he's out front (Like Spa) he still looks like the Kimi of a few years back, However when he was a bit further back he sometimes seemed like he'd almost just given up & decided there was no point in trying to push any harder.

Certainly if you compare the drives he put in at McLaren to what he put in at Ferrari in the last year or 2 & its like 2 different drivers.

If Kimi had given off the same sort of impression as he did pre-2008 I don't think he'd be in the situation he's in right now.

stefmeister - 17 November 2009 05:47 PM

If this does turn out to be the case I think that in a way Kimi has only himself to blame.

I've always rated Kimi highly & I've always been a fan of his aggressiveness while he was at McLaren, Races like Suzuka 2005 reminded me of why I liked Kimi's driving style.

However the past 2 years Kimi has at times looked average, he's given the impression that he wasn't giving his all at all times like he used to, That may not actually be the case but its often the impression he gave out.

When he's out front (Like Spa) he still looks like the Kimi of a few years back, However when he was a bit further back he sometimes seemed like he'd almost just given up & decided there was no point in trying to push any harder.

Certainly if you compare the drives he put in at McLaren to what he put in at Ferrari in the last year or 2 & its like 2 different drivers.

If Kimi had given off the same sort of impression as he did pre-2008 I don't think he'd be in the situation he's in right now.

^"He lost motivation" Anzie said

Sad to hear this. Hope to see him back in 2011.

anzie - 17 November 2009 05:30 PM

There is the article for the information:

http://www.ts.fi/online/urheilu/89167.html

It is in Finnish.


There is also this:

http://www.ts.fi/f1/uutiset/89178.html

Now that “The Grid” will be Finishless Who are you rooting for?
I think you may use your punditry skill in Nico favor.

You know, it really is a helluva world if Nelson Piquet Jr. conceivably could have a ride next year and Kimi Räikkönen does not.

Let's hope the McLaren/Mercedes brinksmanship resolves itself in such a way that Kimi returns to the grid in 2010.

Watkins74 - 17 November 2009 01:58 PM

Who is he? Hamilton?

Got to be Racing is Life himself. So the response might be value, none. Sight, very little. Motivation, rather obvious.

Finally, He ran out of "luck" Anzie said.

ktsayshi - 17 November 2009 06:08 PM

You know, it really is a helluva world if Nelson Piquet Jr. conceivably could have a ride next year and Kimi Räikkönen does not.

Let's hope the McLaren/Mercedes brinksmanship resolves itself in such a way that Kimi returns to the grid in 2010.

I'm not joking now. Kimi is way better than Nico but he is not German. It is ridiculous but...you fill the blank space.