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Originally Posted by aashish2,Sep 14 2009, 05:56 PM
Kimi seems not to care at all as to who is the other driver or the teams pet. It seems like he just shows up and drives, and if he wins oh! well all the more a reason for him to knock a few more back. In that sense Kimi is the best option for any team as he is indifferent to politics. Give him a car and he'll drive the best he can.
The more I think about it, he was saying a year or so ago that he's tired of the F1 spotlight, so maybe a position as a "second driver" would be a nice way to gradually ease out of the sport.
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saaboteur, to think kimi is going to brawn is just ludicrous, kimi is going to rally (i don't remember the series)
and ferrari wanting to buy out kimi's contract for 2010 lets me further know alonso will be wearing red next year
and ferrari wanting to buy out kimi's contract for 2010 lets me further know alonso will be wearing red next year
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Originally Posted by saaboteur,Sep 14 2009, 05:57 PM
Kimi is quicker than Massa
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I forgot where I read it, either James Allen's blog or Autosport, but there is speculation about Kimi weighing up offers from McLaren and Brawn. James Allen had some interesting comments yesterday on his blog about the Alonso/Raikkonen/Ferrari situation.
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Looks like raikonen is in the drivers seat. Well almost.
Kimi Raikkonen has signed an "outline agreement" to kick off a second tenure with the McLaren team beginning next season, the Mirror newspaper reported on Sunday.
The British newspaper said the 29-year-old Finn, who raced with the Woking based outfit between 2002 and 2006, must first reach an agreement with Ferrari, with whom he is under contract for one more season.
The Mirror cited "paddock sources" in claiming that Raikkonen is prepared to vacate his contracted Ferrari seat in 2010, but only if the famous Italian outfit pays his salary. The newspaper estimated Raikkonen's 2010 Ferrari contract at nearly US $49m.
The report also said the news ties in with Nico Rosberg's link with Brawn and the Brackley team's burgeoning relationship with Mercedes-Benz.
The German manufacturer Mercedes was said to be pushing for Rosberg to replace Heikki Kovalainen at McLaren, but may now have resolved to push the German driver to Brawn and increase its involvement with the Ross Brawn-led outfit.
Kimi Raikkonen has signed an "outline agreement" to kick off a second tenure with the McLaren team beginning next season, the Mirror newspaper reported on Sunday.
The British newspaper said the 29-year-old Finn, who raced with the Woking based outfit between 2002 and 2006, must first reach an agreement with Ferrari, with whom he is under contract for one more season.
The Mirror cited "paddock sources" in claiming that Raikkonen is prepared to vacate his contracted Ferrari seat in 2010, but only if the famous Italian outfit pays his salary. The newspaper estimated Raikkonen's 2010 Ferrari contract at nearly US $49m.
The report also said the news ties in with Nico Rosberg's link with Brawn and the Brackley team's burgeoning relationship with Mercedes-Benz.
The German manufacturer Mercedes was said to be pushing for Rosberg to replace Heikki Kovalainen at McLaren, but may now have resolved to push the German driver to Brawn and increase its involvement with the Ross Brawn-led outfit.
