<<TriniTuner 2009 F1 Thread>>

dmitc · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:32 pm Post subject:

he did well, wondered what happen to Ferrari?

teems1 · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:13 pm Post subject:

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject:

wait nah...the "boy that cyar drive" win?

EH HEH?

Laughing

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:27 am Post subject:

^ ofcourse he could drive. whenever he manages to survive himself, he generally finishes well

i hope kimi goes to Mclaren next year. Thats what hamilton needs to make him a more mature driver.

noshownogo · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:00 am Post subject:

iceman and hammi on the same team seems like a disaster in the making. FA in a Ferrari will pay big dividends for them...

Glock drove a very good race this weekend, as did FA. Looks like Brawn gonna make the last few races interesting as they find it hard to keep a safe lead from Redbull namely Vettel.

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

^ yes it will be ugly.

would make for good spectating

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

Fernando Alonso's much-rumoured move to Ferrari in 2010 appears set to be announced at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.

Speculation has been rife in the paddock that the Spaniard will replace Kimi Raikkonen next year, and Alonso implied an agreement was already in place following his podium finish in Singapore on Sunday.

"I don't think the podium changes the decision on who I drive for next season," he said after finishing third for his beleaguered Renault team.

"I have taken the decision already - you will know soon."

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has also been quoted as saying he would like to make a formal announcement as soon as possible.

However, any deal for Alonso will be subject to Raikkonen's release from the final year of his contract, which lawyers are currently working on.

"I think that as soon as we are ready we will let you know," Domenicali said. "We don't want to wait too long."

dmitc · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject:

Kimi should stay i like the current Ferrari line up
No egos just drivers
Plus Kimi shows he will perform when the car performs

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject:

Kimi has always outpaced his teammate. albiet he never had a teamate i would concider truely quick.

I think ferrari doesnt want kimi cuz he doesnt get laong well with them. fferrari is flambouyant... kimi is the iceman.

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

^^ agreed ..kimi is a borse driver....

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

.....why that fat turd of a comentator david hobbs is so anti-kimi and pro hamilton, id never know.

Maserati · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

lol the man pretty much emotionless and laid back..I know he's shown a bit of interest in rallying and has taken part in some events if I am not mistaken, so you never know if you may see him there at a point.
my fav. driver yes.

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:50 pm Post subject:

im sure hes full of emotions, just not in the public eye. hes just a very private guy, thats all.

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject:

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject:

he will never willingly give up 49 mil usd.

maybe for 2011 if he gets another dog of a car.

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject:

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:36 am Post subject:

Alonso set to sign five-year deal with Ferrari
Tuesday 29th September 2009

Fernando Alonso will sign a five-year contract with Ferrari worth €25 million (£23 million), according to Spanish media.

Cadena Ser radio reported on Tuesday that the two-time World Champion will sign a deal until 2014 with the Italian marquee with an option of extending the contract by one more year. The deal will earn him a reported €25 million a year.

Media reports claim that Ferrari will make an announcement on Thursday and team boss Stefano Domenicali has all but confirmed the deal saying: "As soon as we are ready we will let you know. We don't want to wait too long."

Speculation is rife that Alonso's departure will lead to Kimi Raikkonen returning to McLaren while BMW driver Robert Kubica is expected partner Romain Grosjean at Renault next year.

TREX · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:04 am Post subject:

teems1 · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:38 am Post subject:

noshownogo · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:38 am Post subject:

I honestly think that Kimi's lack of visible emotion sometimes translates to his nature in the cockpit. He sometimes drives very hard and other times, even when his car working well, he moves around the track like he could care less about F1. Very strange IMO, but there is no denying that he is talented. Still fairly young by F1 standards and he's already driven for the two top teams.

Now Rubens is a man with heart and passion...

noshownogo · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

I routing for Rubens for the championship and FA will be very very fast in a Ferrari, he seemed like the obvious successor to Schumi.

Freelander · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:10 am Post subject:

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject:

finally...geez...

Fernando Alonso will drive for Ferrari in 2010 with Kimi Raikkonen leaving the team.

The two-time former World Champion has agreed a three-year deal with the Maranello marque.

He will partner Felipe Massa, currently recovering from serious injury. Giancarlo Fisichella, who recently signed for the team as a stand-in for Massa, will take the role of reserve driver.

That means Raikkonen, World Champion in 2007, is left looking for another team.

A statement on the team's website read: 'The Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro chooses for the second time in its history a Spanish driver. The first Spanish Scuderia driver can be found in the years 1956 and 1957 when Alfonso De Portago was called to race for the Prancing Horse together with Peter Collins and Jose Froilan Gonzales.

'Now it's the time of Fernando Alonso, born in Oviedo (Asturia) on 29 July 1981. After starting racing karts in Spain he became Minardi test driver. In the year 1999 he debuted in the Formula 3000 and two years later in the 2001 Australian Grand Prix in Formula 1, still with Minardi.'

Team principal Stefano Domenicali said: "We are very proud to welcome to our team another winning driver, who has demonstrated his amazing talent by winning two world championships in his career to date.

"Of course, we wish to thank Kimi for everything he has done during his time with Ferrari: in his first year with us, he managed to win the drivers' title, thus making his contribution to Ferrari's history and he played a vital role in our taking of the constructors' title in 2007 and 2008.

"Even during a difficult season like this one, he has demonstrated his great talent, with several good results, including a great win in Spa and we are sure that we can share more good times together in the final three races of this season."

noshownogo · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject:

Kimi will find a drive if Kimi wants, but i still think WRC is in his future. Finnish drivers just love to go sideways.

teems1 · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

hopefully Kimi heads back to McLaren

Lewis/Kimi vs Alonso/Massa

would be epic...

noshownogo · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:

I'm no fortune teller but i willing go out on a limb to predict that Ferrari will see huge dividends with FA/Massa team especially after the crappy season the Italian team has had thus far. It just won't happen in consecutive years to them...

Rosberg in for Rubens seems like a step back IMO except for youth, imagine the potential world champion for 2009 season being handed a worse drive. If Rubens pulls it off and wins the season, i'd say go out on top and walk away from F1 unless he getting a drive in another title contending car. Rubens talent was overshadowed by Schumi's larger than life ability, which to be honest is high praise for him because he held his own.

dmitc · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject:

worst thing ferrari could have done but forza ferrari anyways

TREX · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject:

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:57 am Post subject:

Typical languid Kimi Laughing

"I will decide at some point - before the start of next year."

Kimi Raikkonen has said he will only remain in Formula One if he can join a team capable of mounting a World Championship challenge.

The Finn, winner of the Drivers' title in 2007, is to leave Ferrari at the end of the current season following their announcement that Fernando Alonso will join next year.

Raikkonen has been linked with a move back to McLaren, for whom he raced between 2002 and 2006, but has also dabbled in rally driving of late.

"Maybe I will race, maybe not," Raikkonen said on Thursday ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

"My only aim, if I am going to race next year, is to have a car that can win the Championship. Otherwise there is no point."

Raikkonen said he would listen to an offer from McLaren, a move that would see him partner current World Champion Lewis Hamilton at the expense of countryman Heikki Kovalainen.

"I don't have any bad things to say about them. We always had a good relationship," he insisted. "It's a chance, but so far I have not thought much about these things."

He also refused to rule out the possibility of a switch to rallying - Raikkonen having contested Rally Finland during the summer and run as high as 15th before crashing out.

He added: "There is a chance, but there is a chance to do Formula One. I don't know what will happen. I will decide at some point - before the start of next year."

noshownogo · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:55 am Post subject:

i would ditch Rosberg if Brawn GP has to make a driver change, in favour of Kimi. Lets be real for a minute, other than McLaren I could only see Kimi drive for Brawn. I just can't picture Kimi in a Redbull, Force India, Toyota or Renault.

I stand to be corrected tho, you never know these days the way F1 going.