Sunday, Race Day – Hamilton Takes Victory, Glock 2nd, Alonso 3rdFull race report can be read here | FIA Race Lap Analysis PDF | Singapore GP Photo Album
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1h56:06.337
2. Glock Toyota (B) + 9.634
3. Alonso Renault (B) + 16.624
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) + 20.261
5. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 30.015
6. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 31.858
7. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 36.157
8. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 55.054
9. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) + 56.054
10. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) + 58.892
11. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) + 59.777
12. Trulli Toyota (B) + 1:13.009
13. Fisichella Ferrari (B) + 1:19.890
14. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1:33.502
Fastest lap: Alonso, 1:48.240
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 48
Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 48
Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 46
Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 24
Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 20
Grosjean Renault (B) 4
News & Quotes:Heidfeld criticises ‘stupid’ Sutil
Alonso dedicates podium to Briatore
Hamilton celebrates ‘tough’ victory
Glock happy with unexpected podium
Ferrari not ruling out Massa for 2009
Ferrari Team Quotes – Kimi Raikkonen – 10th: "I couldn’t do any better. The
car was sliding everywhere and I had no grip. In the final part, with
the softer tyres, the situation improved a bit, but by then it was too
late. I closed up to Nakajima and, a few times, I tried to risk a
passing move, but here it’s really difficult to overtake unless the guy
in front makes a mistake. I don’t expect the situation to be much
different next week in Suzuka: it is a very demanding track for the
car, from an aerodynamic point of view and we are lacking in this area.
Having said that, I will be trying my hardest."
Chris Dyer: "It was a very difficult race, for both
Kimi and Giancarlo. Contrary to what has happened in recent races, we
were unable to make the most of the start, which has been one of our
strong points this year. We were already a long way back on the grid
and so our situation was immediately more complicated, especially as
overtaking is virtually impossible here. Today, several cars failed to
finish, or were struggling with brake problems, but we were not able to
exploit that to make it at least into the points. As for the tyre
performance, the softer compound, in the final part of the race proved
to be better than expected in terms of consistency, but it was not
clear enough to decide to use it as from the second stint, which was
the longest one. It’s easy to say things after the event, but I do
really think we made the right choice."
Ferrari soon to confirm Alonso for 2010
Ferrari could announce its 2010 deal with Fernando Alonso as early
as next weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, with the Spaniard’s move to the
Maranello team now all but confirmed.
With lawyers working hard on the last few details of Kimi
Raikkonen’s release from his contract with Ferrari, a move that will
pave the way for the Finn to return to McLaren, the Maranello-based
outfit has openly admitted that it wants to announce its line-up as
quickly as possible.
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said at Singapore on
Sunday night: "I think that as soon as we are ready we will let you
know. We don’t want to wait too long."
When asked by AUTOSPORT if that announcement could come as early as
Suzuka, Domenicali said: "It is a possibility, but it is not
guaranteed."
Neither Ferrari nor Renault are now denying that Alonso is on his
way to the Italian outfit, in a deal that has been widely predicted for
several months.
Renault’s stand-in managing director Jean-Francois Caubet told
AUTOSPORT after the Singapore Grand Prix that his outfit would be sad
to see Alonso leave after this season.
"I think Fernando will miss Renault and Renault will miss Fernando," he explained.
Once the Ferrari-Alonso announcement is made, Renault is expected to
confirm that Polish driver Robert Kubica will lead its team in 2010.
McLaren: We could handle Raikkonen
Mercedes-Benz motorsport boss Norbert Haug says McLaren has no
qualms about slotting in Kimi Raikkonen alongside Lewis Hamilton next
year – as it closes in on a deal with the Finnish driver.
With Ferrari in the final stages of completing moves that will end
Raikkonen’s Ferrari deal a year early, and open the way for Fernando
Alonso to join the Maranello-outfit, sources have confirmed that the
2007 world champion and McLaren are keen to renew their partnership.
And although the signing of Raikkonen for 2010 would give McLaren
one of the strongest driver line-ups on the grid, it could also leave
it exposed to the problems it has faced in the past in managing two
top-line drivers.
However, Haug thinks that McLaren will have no trouble in dealing
with such a situation – and does not risk a repeat of the problems that
marred the outfit when Hamilton was partnered with Fernando Alonso.
"Whatever you can do to get the best available drivers, that is what
you have to do," said Haug. "It’s a question of money, it’s a question
of capability, a question of the amount of talent. Managing two
megastars, I don’t think that honestly it was a problem.
"With Alonso there were some noises to the outside world, but in
reality inside the team everybody did his job and in reality we should
have won the world championship. But it was not due to not having team
orders.
"You can imagine what would have happened in Fernando would not have
blocked Lewis in Hungary, no penalty, one point more and you are there.
This is how it goes sometimes. We won it by one point and we lost it by
one point.
"I stress, I do not confirm that there is change. This is very
important. But managing drivers ifs and whys is the name of the game
and we are qualified to do so."
Although Raikkonen did not enjoy the best of relationships with
former McLaren team principal Ron Dennis, Haug says that the team would
relish the opportunity to have the Finn back.
"Reflecting on our co-operation which was five years, I think that
it was positive," explained Haug. "We should have won at least two
world championships. I have to say we missed one with two points in
2003 but I think an engine failure was one of the reasons, so without
that he could have done it.
"In 2005 he could have done it, in fairness. The engines at that
stage were not as good and reliable as they are now. To have Kimi in
our team winning two world championships would certainly have been a
fair outcome for him. I have a good relationship with him and I’m sure
he would say the same."
FUCK ISRAEL 
Well, It was best out of what was presented to Kimi. But I really enjoyed the way he fought this race. On the limit every lap every corner. Somehow the TV Broadcasters never saw that. Good Luck Kimi for Suzuka. That track is awesome!! 😀
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Kimi keeps repeating the effect on the decision of stopping the development in the F60 andon the other hand Domenicalli insists they were aware of the price to pay in the last races…but they still have the goal to end 3rd in the championship…my question is how?? if all the teams are still improving in each race until the end and they are not. I don’t know, I think somehow they want to make it look like it is the driver’s fault and make Kimi look bad when it is the team. Kimi is aware of that game and is letting everybody know about it in his classy and polite way.
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Hi all, Kimi fought really hard – I was really holding my breath when he was all over Nakajima, but it’s really difficult to pass on a circuit like this. 😦 Oh well… on to the next race, and maybe Kimi will have some luck in Suzuka. Unfortunately I couldn’t get any driver’s parade photos because the marshalls decided to line up in front of us during the parade and blocked our view completely!! 😦 But I do have some rather psychadelic race day shots of Kimi, which I hope will reflect his sheer speed and audacity. Hope you guys like them:http://www.flickr.com/photos/whippeltree/sets/72157622446521458/
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It was a very difficult race -no updates for that crappy f60- but hopefully our Kimster will be out of the spaghetti factory at the end of this year.It will be awesome to see the Fying comet alongside Lewis and Anthony and the catwoman that appears on tv nore than his wonder boyfriend.Alex (iceman 2 -I live in Canada ha ha-)
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Awesome shots man, well done! Thanks so much. Sorry about the drivers’ parade! lolKimi really did try hard today, getting on Nakajima’s back with a few laps to go was fun to watch but yeah…So, next week we’ll get an announcement, maybe during the grand prix weekend at Suzuka, about Ferrari and Alonso.The remaining highlight videos will be a LAUGH, too.
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hi saima and to all, kimi did his best today! we all know that… personally i dont care much about the next three last races…kimi will fight to the end thats for sure but nothing matters anymore with that crappy. stupid ferrari car…i hope as you said that during the next week ferrari finally reveals their big secret- i mean the announcement with their spanish guy so our agony comes to an end…eventhough we all know that kimi is already in macca…it simply going to be official and sure…so cant wait for the next week.. a new era is set to begin for kimi and us,all the raikkos…keep flying…….
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Saima, this is one of the very few times that I watched the BBC coverage (we have ESPN Star) and I can’t believe they didn’t mention Kimi till the end! How can you stand it? It’s all Lewis…Lewis…Lewis…Well, the announcement will be made soon and the winner is…Kimi!!! Getting good money…going to a great team where they will respect him more…and a much better car!KIMI BACK TO MCLAREN!!!… Ferrari is crap…crap…CRAP!
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Hi! I don’t know how I watched it all (the BBC forum), there was no interview of Kimi either 😦 The Martin Whitmarsh interview was the only thing that made me smile when they asked him about Kimi…and Heidfeld calling Sutil stupid actually lolIt’ll be "Return of the Mack" soon for Kimi, hopefully.
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Thanks Saima – glad you liked the photos. I guess the sooner they confirm things, the better – I’ll have to go get a McLaren shirt, lol! Looks like his flinging his cap into the crowd at Monza really was a goodbye gesture to the tifosi after all – at the time I thought it was rather unusual for Kimi to be so emotional. I’m kind of sad to see him leave the team in this way, but hey, it would be truly awesome if he could celebrate his return to Macca with a WDC!! 🙂
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Kimi has unsettle business in Mcca.Hope he can fight for the title and win the 2010 WDC.Oh God..i”ll been ferrari fan for so long..but i cant except to leave the iceman.So i’ll be switching to the Mcca fan starting from the big anouncement next week.Untill then keep flying kimi!!
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It would be a pitty if Ferrari confirm a new driver for 2010. Kimi did and do a fantastic job even when everybody knows how awful is the F60, they never made a car that suits Kimi. The most painful thing (if everything is confirmed) is to know that alonso will replace Kimi just to hear that make me sick. KIMI IS THE BEST
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After listening to all these rumours for the whole year…i am finally feeling happy…..kimi to mclaren….wow…old days…especially the next race….it will remind me of kimi overtaking fisichella on the last lap….cheer up Raikkos….the Iceman is getting back to its colour
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Hi to all! I never were Ferrari or Mclaren fan, i’m only Kimi fan- FOREVER!!!! So only thing i want is to see Kimi in the team where they love him and where he can fight for wins and title. And if that team is Mclaren i’m very :))))))))))))))).
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Well, Kimi`s move to Mclaren would mean that I have to break the my 4-5 year support of Ferrari.Looks like I`ll have to get used to Mclaren now. As everybody said, I would love to see Kimi in a team that supports him.After all that has gone this year, I`m feeling bit happy now. :DThank you Kimi! And Expecting more and more from you. 🙂
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What a crap this F60 and race was guess Singapore is turning to a nightmare 4 Kimi just like Germany…hope though he’ll have a better race next year.Hey but me too i don’t care about the 3 remaining races can’t wait for this season to end and see Iceman back to Macca….."Return of the Mack" just like Saima said lolllllllllll (by the way that’s one of my fav. songs…Saima u should use it next year 4 the Bahrain GP or this year for the last one….hahaha).Martin Whitmarsh is not good at keeping secrets neither is Montezemolo lollllllllIceman’s going back home….Mclaren understand him & know how to deal wiz him unlike Ferrari, i don’t think it’s a pure coincidence that things started getting bad 4 him in 2008 shortly after Todt left he was one of the few who understood him….i really wish Dyer leaves the prancing horse and goes wiz Kimi *dreams*Also this year’s car was the first for Ferrari without the old crew involved….no Todt no nothing and it turned to be a junk….hope next year’s one will be as good as this lollllllllllKeep Flying Kimi!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
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Hi everybody! really, i hope they will announce it ASAP… i think i agree with Beboo, it’s like Kimi has an unsettled business over there at mclaren, with two possible WC with them…. it’s good to hear that most of Kimi’s fans support him going to macca, as long as he feels comfortable and happy there…=)Hope the macca will build a really good and RELIABLE car for Kimi, so he can win another WC!!!!!!!KEEP FLYING KIMI!!!!!=D
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Well Amol, I’ve been a Ferrari fan since the Schumacher-Hakkinen days but since this whole thing with Kimi began, I have now realized that I was supporting Ferrari, first because of Michael and then because of Kimi.Seeing how they are treating Kimi (plus the fact that of all people they are getting Alonso who I don’t like) I find that my loyalty has actually been for the driver and not just the team.So, I will have to change my Ferrari shirt to…wherever Kimi is going…most probably McLaren! Oh, and by the way, I always thought that McLaren had much better style with their clothing and gear anyway…Kimi looked so good in black!
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Hey Saima,What about the song "Mack the Knfie" to celebrate Kimi’s return? something classicI especially like the first 2 parts:Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe And he keeps it … ah … out of sight. Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe SCARLET BILLOES START TO SPREAD Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe So there’s nevah, nevah a trace of RED.And of course the end..LOOK OUT…OLD MACKY’S BACK!!
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Hi Saima! i really like your new, i don’t know what it is called, hahah, picture or something just above wdc standings… Kimi and the Robertsons….nice, the colour effect is brilliant… it means something, doesn’t it? ‘Return of the Mack’ maybe? hehe=)
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Yeah kracer..me too..before this i more likely prefer to be the team supporter and not the drivers.Whose on earth does not being the fans of the prancing horse right?Most of us would be their supporter.Moreover during the era of Schumacer.But now since i realize and known the iceman,i think i’ve been more to driver supporter rather than the team.Cant wait for the iceman-hamilton line up in Mcca.Its great to have 2 former world champion in the same car.Nowadays Mcca cars seem to be more reliable and yes massie-kun,just hope kimi will settle his unfinished business at Mcca.Lets hope kimi will keep flying at Mclaren for the next year and onwards.
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Yep KRacer, I kinda hated Kimi in Macca. Only reason was MSC. So started following Ferrari. Then came Kimi. After 3 years of support to Kimi and Ferrari, I see my self actually supporting Kimi and Ferrari only because Kimi is in Ferrari.Time For Yet Another Change now. :)Actually Kimi`s move to Mclaren would give me a chance to view Kimi in India. Mclaren campaign in India is well known. So that switch would only do good. 🙂
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Also It would mean I`ll have ask for change of my car in a league which I play. FYI, Kimi`s Ferrari was always mine. So hopefully I`ll get Kimi`s Macca next season. 😛
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News/Rumor. When the rumor of Ferrari`s announcement shortly on Thursday came along, Another rumor entered the scene w.r.t Kimi.Mclaren going to announce Kimi`s Return on Wednesday. LOL! Macca guys are really pissing Ferrari mgmt now by signing Kimi before they sign Alonso . 😛
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Before this,I really hope Kimi will end up his career in Ferrari.. But it looks like it will not become reality.. I will feel very sad if he leaves ferrari bcoz I’m the fan of ferrari..Since, i dont like massa n alonso,i have to hate ferrari then.. i never been a fan of mclaren before but will be its fan if Kimi return to mclaren.. But i prefer to see Kimi in red.. And I really hate that stefano..
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Hai guys, check out my Iceman Contracts wallpaper LOL: http://cid-a01a464bbc0e816c.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Fun%20Folder/IcemanContracts%7BKRS%7D.jpg
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LOL! Awesome wallpaper. 😛
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What a cool wallpaper!! 🙂 I was looking at some old Kimi photos from his Macca days – and on a totally frivolous note, he looked great in the silver arrow. Somehow, red has never quite suited his colouring… Lol! Looks like there are lots of tifosi (including me) crossing over to McLaren if Kimi joins them. One of the fans I met on Saturday was also hoping that Kimi would stay, but if Alonso joined Ferrari, he’d follow Kimi wherever he went. All I hope is that he’ll get equal treatment over there – it would be great if he had his old mechanics and engineers back! 🙂
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I made this back in 2006…when I was so desperate for Kimi to stay at McLaren lol: http://cid-a01a464bbc0e816c.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/F1%20Season%202006/Kimi%5E4s%20Career1.JPGI think Kimi may have just been uncomfortable at McLaren when Ron Dennis was there, but he spent 5 years there anyway which is a long time itself and he wanted a change. His contract expired after 2006 too, so it’s not like Kimi is doing anything ‘wrong’ by going back..Kimi worked very well with his mechanics there, and I hope he gets the same crew and race engineer back (Mark Slade) because they work with Heikki who Kimi should replace anyway. Hamilton’s engineer is Phil Prew.
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That’s a very moving tribute, Saima – thanks for sharing. A few months ago, I really wanted him to stay, now… things are different. I’m not sure if it’s true, but I read on another forum that Kimi’s dream was to drive for Ferrari one day – he got his wish, but it’s a great pity that it’s all coming to such an end, after a fairytale beginning in ’07. I would like to think that Ferrari would always be special to Kimi despite all that’s happened – he won his first WDC with them (I’m saying first, because I believe that there will be more!) and that’s something that will never change. I hope that he’ll be able to look back and remember the good times without the bad, when this whole episode is over.
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I agree, I don’t think he is the type to regret it either 🙂
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one thing i can say the mclaren team gonna be the strongest team next season ferrari will going down with their boy massa and alonso..harharhar..peace yah out..im a ferrari fan but as kimi goes im there to support my idol..
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I always found it ironic how Mercedes got their act together after Kimi left. Grrrrrrrr.
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hi saima and to all u guys…i also wanted to say thay i became a kimi fan when kimi moved to maranello…i used to love schumacher and support ferrari. when kimi invaded ferrari by winning 2007 WDC i felt the happiest human being in the world…i cant describe my feelings…it was something i had never felt as a schumacher fan! so since that age for me, kimi is the one who counts and not ferrari. i can easily now throw away my ferrari t-shirt and follow kimi to Maclaren…besides i always used to love black as a colour and now i will be very pleased to buy a black maclaren kimi t-shirt… keep flying kimi we will support u wherever u will go……..
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Over the past few weeks I have often said to myself that I just hope that Ferrari will do the right thing. That has not happened. I am disappointed with Ferrari. They should take ownership of the fiasco of this year. A team from nowhere (Brawn and Red Bull) showed them how it should be done. Kimi won them the world championships in 2007 and this year he has done an extraordinary job with very ordinary F60. He is an honest, no nonsense guy. He keeps to himself and I like that about him. No tantrums, no fuss. I don’t know Alonso but he comes across as a driver who cannot deal with competition within in his own team. He wants to be the main peanut in the packet. Then too, he has been linked with unsavoury incidents that I can’t condone. I have followed F1 in earnest since 2007 and what I have seen of Kimi as a driver has always made me proud to be a fan. I think he is a very fair driver and not someone who will deliberately cause other drivers trouble, unlike Fernando and Michael Schumacher. If I were Massa I will be very uncomfortable right now… Finally I am so glad that Kimi will still be driving next year. I must admit that I follow F1 because of Kimi. Keep flying, Kimi! I hope McClaren will outclass Ferrari in 2010!
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Oh, I orgot to say. I am so proud of the way Kimi handled this whole "Alonso to Ferrari" debacle. Unlike Ferrari he stayed committed to them up to the end. I would have lost my motivation with such a team and especially the comments of De Montezemelo (spelling?).
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Suzette, I agree with every single word you wrote! :)And Saima, that was a really sweet tribute to Kimi. To be honest I am really looking forward to Kimi’s potential move to McLaren. Ferrari have really annoyed me in the past couple of months- they have treated our Kimi very unfairly, and I wont forgive them for that! The team have always had a soft-spot for ”Felipe Baby”, and I wonder now how many times they gave Massa better strategies etc. Anyway from my point of view they can have Alonso, and I’m sorry if anyone disagrees, but I think he is just a trouble-maker- the team don’t deserve an excellent driver and an easy-going person like Kimi. They don’t know what they are losing.All I can say Kimi is: Keep Flying!! No matter what team you drive for next year!
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Kimi and Ferrari fairytale is coming to an end now. It is very hard to say what are the reasons for this. I think one reason is, that Alonso was willing to drive against Kimi with same kind of car.There is a petition in here:http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/kimi_in_ferrari/signatures.htmlThis is for Kimi to continue in Ferrari. Of course it will not happen. Anyway as a protest you could sign it.Personally I will laugh, when Kimi wins next years world championship with McLaren and Ferrari will lose with Alonso.
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I would love to see Kimi back in silver! Ferrari makes a terrible mistake not going for the Raikkonen/Alonso line-up but I think this will work out better. Ferrari is definitely favoring Massa since Todt left, but Fernando is known for is valuable technical feedback. So Ferrari will develop the car more to Alonso’s style (at the end of 2008, Ferrari changed the F2008 back to an earlier form (without the ridiculous shark-fin) because it suited Kimi better), which is too bad for baby-Felipe. No more poles for him.At McLaren they always said that Kimi was the fastest driver they ever had (which means, according to them he’s faster then Senna). But his talent and his raw pace has made him lazy at some point. Lewis has the unfficial no 1-status at McLaren, and it will be crucial that Kimi outpaces him from the start. He is always giving everything in the race, and he’s always a gentleman (so media-horny Lewis will have to behave if he doesn’t want to end up looking like Montoya) but this will take pure commitment. Taking revenge on the Scuderia should light the spark ;)@Selma: Me too, Kimi always had such rotten luck with the McLaren. It always looked like Lewis (and Jenson in the first part of this season) cruised to his title. They only way he gets DNF’s, is by making driver errors. So unfair…I hope you still have your old fan-wear!
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I’m Ferrari fans since many years ago and i like this team more when Kimi joined in. But i think i gonna change my mind because i dislike massa and fernando. Ferrari made a stupid desicision to choose Feranando instead of Kimi. They are totally BLIND!
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Why they don’t give Schumi a second chance?He’s much better than Fernando.Alonso doesn’t want to be in the same team with KIMI(you know why).Championship in silver.He deserves it.
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You know what I’m hoping for? That Kimi achieves another record – WDC for the top 2 teams in the sport – Ferrari AND McLaren!All this I’m sure is going to be a blessing in disguise when we look back on it later on, just as what has happened already (Kimi moving to Ferrari right when McLaren are charged with spygate, winning in Ferrari, etc) And now, moving back to McLaren right when they have a much better car than Ferrari’s!
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Fingers crossed for kimi! 🙂 apparently the ferrari website crashed last night cos of some rumour that they’d announced it… Lol!
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ah ah, we’ll see nando and massa together….nando with a special staff only for him and all around him and with his six seasons’ contract eh, it’s not a mistery who’ll be the first driver.in these years of post -schumacher- ferrari, maranello’s staff is so clearly for massa and took Kimi only for pride and not for real interest. they never understand him, they care about him for the first year but then the winner could have been massa and we know the result. 2008 all for massa and Kimi forced to be second. this year Kimi is raised up after massa’a accident ‘cos all the team started to listen to him and not to schumacher’s voices or massa’s staff.we all can see how Kimi is an alien pushing so hard with a very bad f60.he’s the only one who can.keep flying!!! proud to be KIMI supporter, by heart!doesn’t matter where, he’s KIMI!
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eh ehe quote roger, also you think the same as me about after todt maranello’s line….
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happy to see that I’m not the only one thinking so about strategies and behaviour for massa instead and against Kimi most of all.:-) thak you to you all for that, it’s not easy to can speak about races nowadays!
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heres ferrari press release : http://www.ferrari.com/English/News/Pages/090930_F1_News_1.aspxKimi's quote-“With common consent, we have agreed to terminate the contract binding me to Ferrari to the end of 2010, one year ahead of schedule,” said Kimi Raikkonen. “I am very sad to be leaving a team with which I have spent three fantastic years, during which time I won plenty of races. Together, we have won 50% of the world titles in that period and I managed to take the Drivers’ title in 2007, thus achieving the target I had set myself at the start of my career. I have always felt at home with everyone here and I will have many happy memories of my time with the team.”
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I am disgusted with Ferrari and very sad for Kimi’s sake. This cannot be easy for him.
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At last, final confirmation from the man himself, that Ferrari and Kimi are parting ways! It’s a relief and from the quote posted by Saif, Kimi maintains his professionalism to the very end. His statement carries a positive note about it and I wonder if Ferrari showed similar sentiments. Good thinking by kracer below..yes, it’d be awesome if Kimi can win WDC with both Ferrari and McLaren! Has McLaren announced their 2010 driver line up yet ??
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So the moment has come – and I feel incredibly sad. From today, I no longer count myself among the tifosi.
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bleah. disgusting ferrari’s line with Kimi.
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oh well, now maranello’s voice and tifosi will say that Kimi has no more interest in driving with ferrari and he will not race as his best till the end of the championship.
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@pernilla – They can say what they like. But we know the truth – Kimi will continue driving his heart out like the champion he is, just like he always has. More than ever, I would like to see him win in Suzuka. Reading Kimi’s statement (even if it’s just a Ferrari PR thing) just now really made me feel really low – he really doesn’t deserve this, and still, he takes it all with such dignity. I hope McLaren confirms him soon.
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I feel so sad:((((((( and for some reason I’m feeling that he doesn’t want to leave Ferrari. That stupid team, now they finally get Aonso. I’m so angry. Wish Kimi goodluck wherever he decides to go. Keep flying Kimi we are with you!!!!!!!
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So, it’s official.Despite all the talk these past few weeks, it still does not stop my heart from breaking…But, I guess, it’s time to move on. No matter how painful things are. That’s life.As usual, Kimi was a gentleman and only said good things. I didn’t expect anything different from him. And yet, somehow I see the sadness in his words and I feel sad, too.But with every ending there is a new beginning, and with every sorrow will come joy.We must now wait for the next, more exciting announcement…where Kimi will be next season! Here’s hoping for another WDC in a much better car…and a much better team!!!KEEP Flying, KIMI! We’re behind you all the way!
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There’re tears coming from my eyes..i’m crying..;-(I dont know what my feeling right know..for some reason,i feel so sad..its look like kimi want to stay at ferraris but they dont want him.Since i’m know formulaOne,i start to become their suppoter.I’m buying their t-shirt,cap bla bla..and i’m so proud to be one from the million of their fans.I’m feel so proud wearing the t-shirt with the prancing horse logos.My family also started to say that i’m so addicted to ferrari and F1.But know,i dont know..i feel that i hate them,how cruels are them.Its all because of KIMI RAIKKONEN!!Then its time for changes..
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Very sad to see that Kimi ends his contract this way! Kimi knows what’s best for him and may there be a blessing in disguise.Keep Flying Kimi and will support you no matter who you drives for!
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=( this is really sad, i don’t know what to say or what to feel…too bad it has to end up this way, though we all already saw it coming…(sigh)we can all just wish the best for Kimi after this and things to turn out to be better than ever…I’ll give Kimi my full support and follow him wherever he goes….WE LOVE YOU KIMI!Keep flying!
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the only thing is that in mclaren for me Kimi is less near…I’ve had the fortune to meet him several times in these italian years….well hope to can see him in monza again or in a rally!the most important thing is that he’s happy and sure to be valued as he deserve!keep flying!!!!!!!!!!!!the best the best the best!!!!!!!!!
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