skip to main |
skip to sidebar
- I don't have any inside information but somehow I doubt the whole thing. He has something else going on there. I don't believe that Kimi would drive in F1. Of course I hope he would, but I don't have the strenght to believe that he would get excited over it when there is no good car at offer at this moment, Salo said to MTV3.
- I don't think that Kimi is interested in anything else than to drive with the best machinery. If there would be an opening at Red Bull, then it might be a different story. Williams' next year's car is under no circumstances a winning car because they are wrestling with money problems, just like they have done this year also, Salo says.
- Williams also have other projects going on, I think that the visit had something to do with those things. Maybe Räikkönen-Robertson-team is buying somekind of a part from Williams, but I have no information about the matter, Salo says.
Source: MTV3
Courtesy: Nicole
Räikkönen doesn't yet know what he will be doing next season. He says he has many options.
- It's great to get to drive on roads like these too. The roads are even and there aren't any bigger bumps, Räikkönen said during testing.
- Actually we have only had one day to test before each rally. So not very much but it hasn't bothered much.
When talking about Citroen:
- There's no difference. Same people and same scheme. The name is different and the car has a different color. Actually the car is more closer to a factory car than last year, now that they have new cars and classifications.
Räikkönen assures that the pace is getting better while he gets more experience.
- Of course experience is a big part. We have been driving for a year and something about 16 races. It's quite less than those who have drove for 10 years. No wonder that the top goes fast but we have been closing in on them all the time.
- The notes are also in a decisive role. You see it when the rallies you were in last year are much more easier now. We have notes ready that we can improve, Räikkönen tells.
Comeback in F1 is completely possible although Red Bull recently torpeded the rumour of Räikkönen going there. Räikkönen laughs at the writings.
- I have had a chance to do whatever I want. And if I would want to go back, I'm sure I could go back. We haven't yet decided over next year, if we even drive anywhere. There have been stories in the papers for as long as I have raced so I don't care about what they write.
Räikkönen keeps his future in secret. Or then he really doesn't know what he is going to do next season. Yet he assures that he has many doors open.
- Of course many things would have to happen in the right directions but I would get into quite many places to drive if I wanted to, Räikkönen says.
YLE Urheilu
Courtesy: Nicole
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he is worried about the “pay driver” issue in formula one.
The global economic situation has led to an increase in the number of drivers who bring substantial financial backing to their teams.
World champion Vettel said on Austrian television Servus TV that the situation is compromising the quality of the F1 grid.
“There is a risk to us if the drivers being lapped are unpredictable,” answered the German when asked if the pay-drivers are dangerous.”
“There are some in the field that we know are moving obstacles,” added 23-year-old Vettel.
Complicating the issue, he said, is that the return of KERS and the debut of moveable rear wings causes drivers to take their eyes off the track.
“It’s a bit like driving a car while playing with your mobile phone,” said the German.
Source: YallaF1
Lewis Hamilton is set to drive a premier Sprint Cup NASCAR for the first time later in 2011.
American sports network ESPN reports that the McLaren driver will swap his formula one car for Tony Stewart’s Chevrolet.
The exhibition, organised by mutual sponsor Mobil 1, is set to take place some time in the summer at the famous Watkins Glen road course in New York.
The car provided by McLaren for the swap will be the British team’s 2010 model MP4-25, the report said.
Stewart-Haas Racing spokesman Mike Arning confirmed the report.
Source: Nextgen
Anthony Davidson has reportedly ruled himself out of contention to replace injured Robert Kubica in 2011.
The 31-year-old Briton was a well-respected Honda test driver who raced full-time for Super Aguri in 2007 and 2008.
He has recently been working with Mercedes GP in the Brackley based team’s simulator, but his main job is with Peugeot’s Le Mans team, and he has re-committed for this year.
According to Mirror correspondent Byron Young on Twitter, Davidson said Kubica’s replacement this year has "big shoes to fill and must be a title contender".
Young said Davidson had therefore ruled "himself out of (contention for the) Renault Lotus drive having signed Peugeot Le Mans deal".
Meanwhile, Observer correspondent and BBC radio commentator Maurice Hamilton revealed on Tuesday that "well-informed rally mates tell me Renault have been talking to Kimi (Raikkonen)’s management team".
"They ought to talk to Ant Davidson," he added.
Source: Nextgen
