The 2012 Formula 1 Championship is just around the corner. Just before the start of the season, the presentation of the new single-seater and the first test sessions, the Scuderia Ferrari drivers were in a training camp in Lanzarote on the Canary Islands. In this issue of the Scuderia Ferrari Racing News Alonso, Massa, Bianchi and Rigon tell about their physical preparations, while Massimo Rivola and Stefano Domenicali talk about the importance of this event also to strengthen the team spirit
Source: ferrariworld
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Snow in Maranello, sunny and hot in Lanzarote
Maranello, 31 January – At the Fiorano track, preparations are underway for the presentation of the new Formula 1 car and in Lanzarote in the Canary Isles, the training camp is coming to an end for Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Jules Bianchi and Davide Rigon.
The four drivers, along with the physiotherapists who look after them throughout the season, have spent the past few days tackling different sports, ranging from mountain biking to football, from tennis to ping-pong, not forgetting canoeing and working out in the gym or on the beach. All of this has taken place in very different conditions to those in Maranello, as the drivers enjoyed average daily temperatures of 20 °C.
The Lanzarote course was not only aimed at improving physical condition, which is absolutely vital in a demanding sport like Formula 1, but it was also an important exercise in team building, both because the competitive nature inherent in all the drivers spurred them to work even harder and in the right spirit and also because, spending time together reinforces the friendship between them.
In a few days, all four of them have important appointments. Jules will make a lightning visit to Maranello, before flying to England to start a new adventure as reserve driver for Force India, while, on 3 February, Fernando and Felipe will be taking part in the launch ceremony for the car they will be driving as from the Jerez test (7-10 February.)
Davide, who has recently extended his agreement with the Scuderia for two more years, will also be in Maranello: a lot of work awaits him in the simulator, in support of the development of the car that will see the light of day for the first time in a few days.
The programme has been established for the drivers in the three test sessions which take place prior to the Australian Grand Prix: in Jerez, Felipe will begin the development work, with Fernando closing the test; at the first Barcelona test, (21-24 February) it will be the Spaniard who drives for the first two days, with Felipe taking over for the final two; at the second session at the Catalunya Circuit (1-4 March) the driver order will again be reversed. Meanwhile the weather forecast for this week in the Maranello area is not very encouraging, with predictions of snow and very low temperatures. This means there is a real doubt as to whether it will be possible to carry out any promotional filming at the Fiorano track prior to heading for Jerez de la Frontera. It’s a very long way from Andalusia to the Emilia region and the departure of the car transporter with the racecar on board cannot be delayed any later than the afternoon of the fourth.
Source: Ferrari.com
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Räikkönen is training with full steam
The speculations in the world about the comeback of Kimi Räikkönen to F1-tracks would at least not fall short on the physical side.
Mark Arnall who has for the last nine years taken care of Räikkönen's physics and wellbeing, knows what F1 demands from the physics and what rally demands from the physics. He assures that Räikkönen is in a good condition.
– In rally you don't need as intensive training as F1-driving demands. That's why the programs are slightly different.
– Kimi raced all the time and trained accordingly. Kimi is a sportsman who likes to train and doesn't try to skip it, Arnall tells 'suspicious judges'.
– Generally speaking anybody who has sometimes been in the prime of their life, they never have to start from scratch again in order to lift up their physical condition to a higher level.
Arnall knows what he is talking about. He has a wide experience from working with sportsmen from different genres.
– When I was in Surrey University there was also Allan Wells, 100 meter sprinter who won Gold in the Olympics in 1980. When our paths crossed I worked with Allan although he wasn't running any longer. Allan is not a young man anymore but he is still in excellent condition. If a physical condition has been taken care of the right way, then it's valuable.
Different driving position, different strain
Räikkönen left F1 two years ago in November 2009.
– The biggest difference between F1- and rally-driving is the driving position and how different muscles are strained, Arnall compares.
– Generally speaking training in F1 compared to rally differs because of it's intensity. A F1-driver has to always be in a really good stitch. Hence rally is in a certain way easier for the body than F1 is.
– If Kimi would go back to a F1-car, then the biggest work would be the process of strenghtening his neck muscles. He hasn't had that for two years. His neck muscles aren't the same as they were during his F1-season.
– However it's not a question of them not being restored. The situation is the same as when a F1-driver has a three months break between the seasons. When you go back to the winter testing the neck is always sore after the first day. You can't really train the neck muscles other than by driving. You get those muscles only by driving.
– Endurance, strenght and muscles will come back. Kimi has all along been training with the mindset of someday driving in F1 again. I can assure that he is in a good condition, Arnall emphasizes.
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Courtesy: Nicole
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Visit from Kimi
ICE1RACING ready for Spanish Championship the next weekend – Kimi Räikkönen speeding up the training in Fuengirola
The motocross team ICE1RACING prepares for the first race of the Spanish Championship, which will be raced in Talavera near Madrid this weekend February 27th. Kimi Räikkönen took part of the training of the team in Fuengirola early this week.
The motocross team of Kimi Räikkönen, ICE1RACING opened the season ten days ago with a practise race in Alicante and is now already preparing for a new event. ”The season in Spain starts very early, since the teams are eager to test their conditions”, clarifies the team manager Kari Tiainen and continues ”here we have summer in the middle of the winter , so we need to take all the advantage out of that.”
The training center in Fuengirola, started by Kari Tiainen, has served as the training facility for many Finnish riders during the past years. ”Juniors spend their school breaks within the sport and stock good riding days before the snow melts from Finland”, says the ICE1RACING junior team leader Vesa Kytönen. Kytönen, who is also himself the world champion in enduro, works with the junior team of six young riders. ”The goal of the ICE1RACING team is to bring the sport back to the level it used to be in Finland. Training camps like this are the steps we need”, agrees Kytönen.
The owner of the team Kimi Räikkönen visited the junior team spring camp in Fuengirola early this week. ”Him being here is naturalyy a bog thing for our young riders and gives them boost”, smiles Kari Tiainen. ”Kimi enjoys riding and spends a lot of time with the riders. I’m sure he leaves something for the riders to think about on his visits.”
Source: ICE1RACING
The motocross team ICE1RACING prepares for the first race of the Spanish Championship, which will be raced in Talavera near Madrid this weekend February 27th. Kimi Räikkönen took part of the training of the team in Fuengirola early this week.The motocross team of Kimi Räikkönen, ICE1RACING opened the season ten days ago with a practise race in Alicante and is now already preparing for a new event. ”The season in Spain starts very early, since the teams are eager to test their conditions”, clarifies the team manager Kari Tiainen and continues ”here we have summer in the middle of the winter , so we need to take all the advantage out of that.”
The training center in Fuengirola, started by Kari Tiainen, has served as the training facility for many Finnish riders during the past years. ”Juniors spend their school breaks within the sport and stock good riding days before the snow melts from Finland”, says the ICE1RACING junior team leader Vesa Kytönen. Kytönen, who is also himself the world champion in enduro, works with the junior team of six young riders. ”The goal of the ICE1RACING team is to bring the sport back to the level it used to be in Finland. Training camps like this are the steps we need”, agrees Kytönen.
The owner of the team Kimi Räikkönen visited the junior team spring camp in Fuengirola early this week. ”Him being here is naturalyy a bog thing for our young riders and gives them boost”, smiles Kari Tiainen. ”Kimi enjoys riding and spends a lot of time with the riders. I’m sure he leaves something for the riders to think about on his visits.”
Source: ICE1RACING
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Veikkaaja magazine: The training continues
From Veikkaaja magazine (paper edition)
By Janne Aittoniemi
This season will show if Kimi Räikkönen still has any real chances of rising up to the top in rally. The change of WRC-cars will help Räikkönen but how much?
"Short right 2 and left 2 and left 4 right 6" Kaj Lindström had time to say before it crashed.
"Are you okay? How the fuck did it hit the edge?" Räikkönen wondered a moment later.
It was an embarrasing crash in Catalynia Rally's super stage in October. The Citroen that started falling from the inside ditch went in such a bad shape that the duo weren't able to start the rally at all.
I'm sure Kimi Räikkönen doesn't want the membership card to the Roof Club this season. Last season he made big driver mistakes and many of them were in the same class as blunders in the junior class. He drove out in easy and slow-paced places. Räikkönen's small experience in rally became clearly visible.
"In rally mistakes come easily. They are part of this sport. Let's hope that this second season will be a bit easier and we can improve in every department", Lindström says.
Räikkönen who founded a racing team called ICE1RACING is continuing his career in the wonderous world of rally and nothing bad with that. He doesn't miss back to F1 although he drove a Ferrari 16 months ago and made more money in F1 than any other driver has ever made.
There is still attraction in Räikkönen's persona although he has put himself in a situation where he has to rent a car from Citroen in order to be able to continue rallying on top level. No other team or sponsor will pay Räikkönen millions anymore but he is still a star driver everywhere he is known.
"Kimi's value to the WRC-serie is spectacular. He has brought the serie really much more publicity", WRC-rally commission's chairman Jarmo Mahonen reminds.
Yet old F1-merits won't carry Kimi further anymore. He can improve his situation in WRC only by driving.
"I believe that Kimi will rise closer to the top this year. If he doesn't then Kimi has some soul searching to do", Mahonen says.
The new kind of WRC-cars could in fact carry Räikkönen closer to the top. At least in theory the difference between Räikkönen and the lead should grow smaller due to the new cars, because Loeb, Hirvonen and many others had immensly more experience of the earlier WRC-cars.
Although the cars have changed, the same men from last year continue this year too. The new Dutch junior drivers Dennis Kuipers and Peter van Merksteijn should not pose any threat to Räikkönen. The Mini-men who come in the spring, Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo, are faster than Räikkönen but their car might be slow and unreliable at first. I'm sure Räikkönen can fight for the last points at least.
"It's pretty much the same gang as last year too. However Ford have some new drivers and I'm looking with interest at especially Mads Östbergs performances. He seems like a pretty fast guy", Lindström thinks.
Räikkönen and Lindström start this season without any goals for positions.
"It might be boring to say this again but I don't think we should put up any other goals than improving from last year. There's no reason to start building up pressure that there would be a certain position we would be trying to get from each rally", Lindström said.
Last year Räikkönen got his best position from Turkey where he came in 5th. There Räikkönen got to drive on smooth and natural roads which he likes really much. The curly stages clearly fits him much less.
Räikkönen gave flashes of his talents in for example Fredriksberg's stage in Sweden and Suwayma's stage in Jordania. Short stages on tarmac usually suited Räikkönen well. He set his only fastest stage time in Trier's city-stage in Germany but the other drivers were already taking it safe trying to secure their own position.
"We also got those clean performances after which we could say that this stage went just as it was supposed to go. I remember especially Fredriksberg's stage in Sweden. It was a very difficult stage and we will drive it this year too", Lindström tells.
"We often noticed with Kimi that a stage that was beforehand known as difficult went better than the easier stages. When the concentration stays on a good level in driving, Kimi's way to handle a car is good also on difficult stages."
It's great for Räikkönen's sake that he gets to work with the same engineers and mechanics from Citroen he worked with last year.
"We have the same package we had last year too. We get all the maintenance and service from Citroen the same way and the same dudes will circle around the car", Lindström tells.
"The latest information is that the race engineer will also be the same as last year and Benoit Nogier will continue to be our boss. As a matter of fact pretty much nothing changes except that we won't be racing under Citroen's Junior team, we race under our own team's name."
Taking away top technology from the cars might improve Kimi's chances.
"It could be a good thing for Kimi. We go a bit backwards technology-wise and go back to for example stick gears. However I have heard some rumours from Ford that the new cars would even be faster than the old cars", Lindström tells.
He also reminds that changing from Pirelli to Michelin is a big question mark.
"Nobody knows yet for certain how well Michelin's tyres endure in racing situations and how many punctures there will be. Let's hope that the thing doesn't turn into such that by driving in the middle of the road without a puncture you will get the best result."
Citroen has promised Räikkönen as many testing days as he has WRC-starts meaning 10-12. One testing day every now and then isn't quite enough. Räikkönen has achieved his current basic level mainly with his talent but from now on he gets upwards only by studying things hard and and training.
This was written just before Rally Sweden.
Courtesy: Nicole
By Janne Aittoniemi
This season will show if Kimi Räikkönen still has any real chances of rising up to the top in rally. The change of WRC-cars will help Räikkönen but how much?"Short right 2 and left 2 and left 4 right 6" Kaj Lindström had time to say before it crashed.
"Are you okay? How the fuck did it hit the edge?" Räikkönen wondered a moment later.
It was an embarrasing crash in Catalynia Rally's super stage in October. The Citroen that started falling from the inside ditch went in such a bad shape that the duo weren't able to start the rally at all.
I'm sure Kimi Räikkönen doesn't want the membership card to the Roof Club this season. Last season he made big driver mistakes and many of them were in the same class as blunders in the junior class. He drove out in easy and slow-paced places. Räikkönen's small experience in rally became clearly visible.
"In rally mistakes come easily. They are part of this sport. Let's hope that this second season will be a bit easier and we can improve in every department", Lindström says.
Räikkönen who founded a racing team called ICE1RACING is continuing his career in the wonderous world of rally and nothing bad with that. He doesn't miss back to F1 although he drove a Ferrari 16 months ago and made more money in F1 than any other driver has ever made.
There is still attraction in Räikkönen's persona although he has put himself in a situation where he has to rent a car from Citroen in order to be able to continue rallying on top level. No other team or sponsor will pay Räikkönen millions anymore but he is still a star driver everywhere he is known.
"Kimi's value to the WRC-serie is spectacular. He has brought the serie really much more publicity", WRC-rally commission's chairman Jarmo Mahonen reminds.
Yet old F1-merits won't carry Kimi further anymore. He can improve his situation in WRC only by driving.
"I believe that Kimi will rise closer to the top this year. If he doesn't then Kimi has some soul searching to do", Mahonen says.
The new kind of WRC-cars could in fact carry Räikkönen closer to the top. At least in theory the difference between Räikkönen and the lead should grow smaller due to the new cars, because Loeb, Hirvonen and many others had immensly more experience of the earlier WRC-cars.
Although the cars have changed, the same men from last year continue this year too. The new Dutch junior drivers Dennis Kuipers and Peter van Merksteijn should not pose any threat to Räikkönen. The Mini-men who come in the spring, Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo, are faster than Räikkönen but their car might be slow and unreliable at first. I'm sure Räikkönen can fight for the last points at least.
"It's pretty much the same gang as last year too. However Ford have some new drivers and I'm looking with interest at especially Mads Östbergs performances. He seems like a pretty fast guy", Lindström thinks.
Räikkönen and Lindström start this season without any goals for positions.
"It might be boring to say this again but I don't think we should put up any other goals than improving from last year. There's no reason to start building up pressure that there would be a certain position we would be trying to get from each rally", Lindström said.
Last year Räikkönen got his best position from Turkey where he came in 5th. There Räikkönen got to drive on smooth and natural roads which he likes really much. The curly stages clearly fits him much less.
Räikkönen gave flashes of his talents in for example Fredriksberg's stage in Sweden and Suwayma's stage in Jordania. Short stages on tarmac usually suited Räikkönen well. He set his only fastest stage time in Trier's city-stage in Germany but the other drivers were already taking it safe trying to secure their own position.
"We also got those clean performances after which we could say that this stage went just as it was supposed to go. I remember especially Fredriksberg's stage in Sweden. It was a very difficult stage and we will drive it this year too", Lindström tells.
"We often noticed with Kimi that a stage that was beforehand known as difficult went better than the easier stages. When the concentration stays on a good level in driving, Kimi's way to handle a car is good also on difficult stages."
It's great for Räikkönen's sake that he gets to work with the same engineers and mechanics from Citroen he worked with last year.
"We have the same package we had last year too. We get all the maintenance and service from Citroen the same way and the same dudes will circle around the car", Lindström tells.
"The latest information is that the race engineer will also be the same as last year and Benoit Nogier will continue to be our boss. As a matter of fact pretty much nothing changes except that we won't be racing under Citroen's Junior team, we race under our own team's name."
Taking away top technology from the cars might improve Kimi's chances.
"It could be a good thing for Kimi. We go a bit backwards technology-wise and go back to for example stick gears. However I have heard some rumours from Ford that the new cars would even be faster than the old cars", Lindström tells.
He also reminds that changing from Pirelli to Michelin is a big question mark.
"Nobody knows yet for certain how well Michelin's tyres endure in racing situations and how many punctures there will be. Let's hope that the thing doesn't turn into such that by driving in the middle of the road without a puncture you will get the best result."
Citroen has promised Räikkönen as many testing days as he has WRC-starts meaning 10-12. One testing day every now and then isn't quite enough. Räikkönen has achieved his current basic level mainly with his talent but from now on he gets upwards only by studying things hard and and training.
This was written just before Rally Sweden.
Courtesy: Nicole
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