Formula One ( F1 )

are you lot arguing about what they do when their NOT racing cars, again?

read the back pages and not the front pages. christ.

Raikkonen races snowmobiles...

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/04/kimi-raikkonen-and-james-hunt/

We know he gets astonishingly pissed. A lot. We know he races snowmobiles and we know about his unique sense of timing when it comes to taking the strain. We know that Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious took forever to cough up his sheckles for last season. We also know that he's alarmingly talented.

Besides, this article is seven years old.

And he's not exactly chatty. And much of what he does say isn't really family-friendly.

Kimi Raikkonen is awesome.

He races F1 cars like the Champion he is as if it's not even a big deal where every other player in the game is in it for the game of their life. He plays in this big business by his rules only.
On top of his ridiculous natural talent and blasé attitude he's hugely competitive and a deceptively cunning business man with his fingers in many pies.

He hates media so can often come across badly on camera (when out of the car).

People who don't like him just don't get it. He doesn't care.

He's a fucking legend in my eyes.

"You must spread some rep etc"

Kubica can never make it back to F1, because he was a bit of an idiot. One should not risk one's whole career on a whim.

Hamilton will never release a music single, because he could stop himself before it was too late. Unlike Kubica, who still pines for F1. Musical aspirations, no matter how ludicrous, do not affect driving.

Doubt you would be happy about how many racing series 60's F1 drivers raced in away from F1 then.

I think its really sad that the current F1 drivers wouldnt be allowed to do other series even if they wanted to. 'elf and saftey init

Kubica- legend (finally got some decent points in WRC recently too). Think he will be on it come Spain.

Good PR:

Deal with it, etc:

ermm...

no.

seems reasonable...

skip to the last minute for some classic brit doc drama and crescendo of the type you just don't find these days Turbo F1 engines - How they started, part 2 - YouTube

It looks like Ferrari have regretted not giving Alonso his real due. I can't see Alonso going anywhere else though, as nobody else might match his pay, or give him the opportunities to win again. But Ferrari do have the best driver in the field, so I think they're making a huge mistake to allow him to become so unsettled.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/27520875

If Alonso did leave, which I doubt, who could go there and do the job for Ferrari? Could Kimi progress back to World Champion? I don't think I've seen that level of speed from him yet, but maybe its getting closer. Ricciardo? Vettel?

IMO Vettel has already signed with Ferrari and that's why his red bull is not faster than his teammate's . There were news that when Domenicali resigned he made three calls to Alonso, Kimi and Vettel

What about Hamilton and his hunger from Stevenage? What an idiot!

Wow, Lewis took that pretty badly.

Where are you chaps watching this?

Sky...

Please done anyone say Nico did that on purpose...

Ha!

Lewis is well sore. Nice one Nico, that was gold. Well played. Certainly wiped the smirk off Hamilton's face.

Tomorrow is gonna be fun.

...If Alonso did leave, which I doubt, who could go there and do the job for Ferrari? ...

Grosjean? He is currently in big demand and being approached by 'other teams'.

Anyway I seriously doubt Alonso will leave. I think next year the red car will be much better once James Allison has had a decent input into the design, which he didn't really have for the F14T.

I agree. Well played Rosberg. Lewis is just showing his immaturity. Monaco is the one circuit where real racing can't happen, anyone that gets the lead, can essentially keep it. Lewis should remember that all the other tracks will allow him to really race, so he shouldn't be worried.

Mind you, Nico has upped his game. Studying his teammate's data sheets obviously helps loads.

Oh grow up Lewis.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114110

So now he's basically said he will deliberately crash into Nico.

Personally I think Nico definitely did it deliberately and Lewis knows it. Nico knew exactly what he was doing. He did it at the right part of the circuit at exactly the right time and was clever enough to do it in a way that made him look innocent in the telemetry. He probably knew it would be investigated and even now it has been investigated by the stewards he has been found to have committed no foul. Very cunning. He's using his head because he knew he probably couldn't beat Hamilton on qualifying, in the one place where qualifying is absolutely crucial. Hamilton has been superior all weekend, Nico had to do something.

Sneaky and devious but I like it.

Mind games gone turbo.

Mind games all round I think.