Barrichello – Ferrari will need Kimi’s help
Despite opening his debut season with Ferrari in his own class at Australia, Kimi has a lot of work to do off-track with Ferrari. Not only does the Finn need to keep winning, he needs to ensure the communication between himself and Todt is focused on the development of the car and team without the 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher.
Apart from winning the hearts of the Tifosi, Kimi has the task of keeping the team in top gear 24/7. Only then will the red sea which surrounds him truly adore his character, work and ethic.
"Ferrari will be competitive for a couple of seasons yet,
because they haven’t lost momentum, and they know exactly how to win,
even though they have lost Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher,"
Barrichello told F1 Racing magazine.
"If they had lost Jean Todt as well then I would say that the
whole thing would collapse. But he doesn’t run the technical side of
the car.
"You know, almost like I would call a friend, Michael would call
Ross, or Ross would call Michael, and they’d chat about improving the
car.
"When I called Ross, it wasn’t that it went in vain, but he was
waiting for somebody else’s call. So those two will be a big loss (to
Ferrari).
"But if Kimi goes out and gets a solid grip on the first quarter
of the season, he’ll be loved by the Italians, and there’s a whole new
world that can be worked without Michael.
"If not, the pressure will build, big time, and the team could implode."
Traction control is banned! – 2008
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FIA has banned the use of traction control in Formula One from 2008
onwards. The change in regulation has been backed by all the teams and
by the FIA, who has already taken action to cut the use of advanced
technology in the sport in a bid to improve the racing.
The governing body’s council met earlier this week and approved of the
ban to traction control, which had originally been permitted in 2001.
The new rules state: "No car may be equipped with a system or device
which is capable of preventing the driven wheels from spinning under
power or of compensating for excessive throttle demand by the driver.
"Any device or system which notifies the driver of the onset of wheel spin is not permitted."
Well, this calls all F1 fans to watch 2008 very closely, where we can ask the question: who really are the ‘top’ drivers in F1? Some drivers rely heavily on TC to keep their cars on track exiting corners, Alonso in particular hammers the throttle down and falls back on the TC cushion. Aggressive driving styles will now have to require a softer approach to corners in 2008. Kimi on the other hand, along with Fisichella and perhaps Massa and Kubica will be pleased as their driving styles are against depending on TC.
TC ban ‘won’t improve racing’
Williams technical director Sam Michael told autosport.com:
"The drivers will have to be more gentle with the throttle. They are
really going to have to learn to feel it like they used to. So it will
be like before Barcelona 2001 (when traction control returned).
"But the racing will not be much different. There may be a few more
mistakes and the drivers will have to take care of the rear tyres – so
those who can feel the rear tyres and the throttle will shine.But I would be very surprised if the racing will be more exciting to be honest."(Kimi Raikkonen Space)
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