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by Mar » 19 Jan 2012, 16:05
sleenster wrote:Slow news day for Autosport maybe
It's being slow news month for all of them, I think.
A few days ago, Auto Motor und Sport had an exclusive interview with Nico Rosberg and they asked him if he thought the Euro would make it out of the debt crisis
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by reppo » 20 Jan 2012, 11:33
Mar wrote:sleenster wrote:Slow news day for Autosport maybe
It's being slow news month for all of them, I think.
A few days ago, Auto Motor und Sport had an exclusive interview with Nico Rosberg and they asked him if he thought the Euro would make it out of the debt crisis
Well, why not. There has been so many politicians and economists saying what ever. Nico's answer could be as good as anyone's.
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by Mar » 20 Jan 2012, 11:52
reppo wrote:Mar wrote:sleenster wrote:Slow news day for Autosport maybe
It's being slow news month for all of them, I think.
A few days ago, Auto Motor und Sport had an exclusive interview with Nico Rosberg and they asked him if he thought the Euro would make it out of the debt crisis
Well, why not. There has been so many politicians and economists saying what ever. Nico's answer could be as good as anyone's.
Probably Nico's answer is closer to reality than the one of the economists
But somehow, I keep on thinking, a magazine specialized in cars is a weird place to talk about it
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by reppo » 20 Jan 2012, 12:20
http://www.f1zone.net/news/trulli-doubt ... urn/11609/
“I don’t think at the very beginning Kimi is going to be fast,” added Trulli.
I don't think it takes more than two or three races before he gets adjusted to the car. He has done it before and he is very familiar with F1. But I'm not too optimistic that Lotus can make a car which fits well to Kimi's driving style. One reason why Alonso's driving in Renault was so aggressive was due to under steering of the car. He had force it to go around (or over) the corners. In Ferrari he no longer handles car so aggressively. Alonso could find a way to handle the car in Renault but is Kimi able to do the same, I'm not sure.
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by reppo » 20 Jan 2012, 12:23
Mar wrote:Probably Nico's answer is closer to reality than the one of the economists
But somehow, I keep on thinking, a magazine specialized in cars is a weird place to talk about it
They are running out of good questions and they have to ask something
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by iceman1 » 20 Jan 2012, 12:36
Well it's not going to be an easy job for Raikkonen. I hope we can see him on the podium few times this year.
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by reppo » 20 Jan 2012, 15:19
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by reppo » 20 Jan 2012, 16:29
@mray0n Unfortunately the Valencia event is closed to the public, but we'll be releasing footage and pictures so stay @OfficialLRGP -tuned!
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by donald29 » 20 Jan 2012, 20:02
iceman1 wrote:I hope we can see him on the podium few times this year.
This is what I said about Schumacher. 2 years on...
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by phil1993 » 20 Jan 2012, 20:07
Totally different circumstances. Kimi is in the prime age for a racing driver - early thirties and doesn't have any injuries, unlike Schumacher (the neck injury was far worse than anyone knew). Plus, going rallying will only have improved his skills, especially in the wet you'd like to think.
For me, Lotus is a team who is rebuilding. They need to aim for consistency, then good results. A podium by mid-season should be a realistic target. They said fighting for the title when the new regulations come into play in 2014; that is realistic.
Schumacher has been hindered by a variety of things - most notably tyres that aren't created to his specific needs (as was the case for several years). It isn't doubting his racing ability, but the Schumacher of 2010-11 is simply now an average F1 driver who is performing to where the car should be. Nothing special. Good, but not great.
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by donald29 » 21 Jan 2012, 09:19
But being a good Formula 1 driver aged 42 is remarkable...
There's no doubt in my mind he was a driver capable of finishing on the podium in 2011, he just didn't have the car to do so.
Anyway, looks like Kimi's chances may have taken a hit now the reactive right height system has been banned. Will be interesting to see how good (or not) the Lotus car is.
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by donald29 » 23 Jan 2012, 00:18
Expect this thread to fill with very excitable posts from Raikkonen fans in a few hours, he's testing a 2010 car today.
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by NewF1Boy » 23 Jan 2012, 08:14
Kimi just done the installation lap.
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by NewF1Boy » 23 Jan 2012, 08:27
Kimi has a very cool helmet design.
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by Boudica » 23 Jan 2012, 08:31
NewF1Boy wrote:Kimi just done the installation lap.
Awesome!
