Which F1 team Kimi shall pick?

[BlackSamurai]

All F1 fans know that Kimi's McLaren contract end of this year.
And there are lot's of rumours Kimi may join the prancing horse next year.
Which Team shall Kimi pick? Currently he have 3 top options in hand.

Which team that you think that kimi shall move to?

 

[BlackSamurai]

Renault have the best package on the grid so far this year, however few factor may affect Renault's performance next season

1. Withdrawal of Michelin tyre may cause Renault have performance drop (we all know that who is Bridgestone's "Preferred partner")
2. Although Renault confirm that commitment for F1 until 2008. But Looks like Renault do not have long term commitment, it all depends on how good the team perform.

Ferrari
1. Schumi is a key factor in Ferrari, no driver (except new drivers) will want to be No.2 in Ferarri.

McLaren
1. Reliability
2. Lack of speed, might due to Mr. Newey departure?
3. Michelin runner as well.

 

[evo3]

There are only 2 options for kimi to move...one to Renault and another Ferrari. Ferrari expressed interest in Kimi...and Renault need a driver...but never expressed interest in Kimi but there might be talk behind the scene....

but i think he will stay with Mclaren..... :)

 

[si|verfish]

I say Kimi goes to Ferrari. Otherwise, he'd stay at McLaren and duke it out with Alonso (brings memories of Prost and Senna this).

If I were Kimi, I'd go to Ferrari. All things point to Ferrari's resurgence next season. The tyres being a very critical factor. The Prancing Horse is already catching up to Renault this season. Renault have peaked and had their moment, next season they could very well struggle with Michelin gone.

 

[zephyr3d]

man... Kimi's too good to not win any championship. Should leave..... getting alittle frustrated wit McLaren Mercedes.

 

[si|verfish]

Yeah, Kimi just doesn't have the car underneath him this season to do anything about catching the Ferraris and the Renaults. What the hell happened to McLaren?, struggling to find pace after last season's super fast effort (although unreliable). This season it seems to be the complete opposite, reliability with no pace. McLaren has really let Kimi down and all his best efforts go down the dumpster.

I'll be sad to see him drive for another team but for his sake, I hope he leaves for a fresh start in a strong team. His time at McLaren has been all about bad luck and disappointment.

 

[zephyr3d]

i still remember mika hakkinen's last season... engine kept blowing.. once even right before the finish line... wahlau.. frust.

 

[BlackSamurai]

kimi "inherit" that from Mika. Thanks to Merc wonderful engine.

 

[BlackSamurai]

btw, news

Räikkönen gives up title fight
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=118332

You don't give up the title fight at this early stage, I can smell that Kimi is really pissed with McLaren (or Ron Dennis? )

PS: Ron Dennis will keep his mouth shut when ever his team is in bad shape, but once McLaren on top, he will make all kind of non-sense comment.

 

[zeroTohundred]

Join ferrari la Kimi, at least you know you get to finish more races....LOL

 

[Daniel Lee]

The performance graph of McLaren is win the championship for one or two years consecutively and then staying away from the title for a few years. Just like what happen to Hakkinen. If Kimi is in a hurry, he should opt for ferrari, but if he has the patient, he should stay at McLaren and wait for his time to come like what Hakkinen advice him to do.

 

[GT3]

btw, news

Räikkönen gives up title fight
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=118332

You don't give up the title fight at this early stage, I can smell that Kimi is really pissed with McLaren (or Ron Dennis? )

PS: Ron Dennis will keep his mouth shut when ever his team is in bad shape, but once McLaren on top, he will make all kind of non-sense comment.

haha i cant agree more with ur last comment, although i would like to correct abit, he makes more noise when his team is winning races but not championship.. that time he is the king of excuses.

btw back to the topic, kimi sounds more demotivated than piss to me, but then who can blame him, one of the top 3 drivers who does not hav the equipment to put up a fight with the other 2 drivers (MS n FA). sad for him sad for us as it would be damn exciting to watch them fight

as for next year i kinda hope he either team up with MS or FA, haha then we are set for a classic season where the greatest drivers of this era will be going head to head in identical machines, can u jus imagine the fire it would create?

 

[Daniel Lee]

GT3, to recreate the classic season of prost and senna if Kimi team up with MS or FA is only 50/50! One of the great driver of the team might be demotivated or maybe out of sight of the team like what had happen to Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren. The performance of the car that is being driven by them also play a vital role and we must not forget that there are others talented and promising drivers on the grid like Button and Rosberg.

 

[GT3]

GT3, to recreate the classic season of prost and senna if Kimi team up with MS or FA is only 50/50! One of the great driver of the team might be demotivated or maybe out of sight of the team like what had happen to Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren. The performance of the car that is being driven by them also play a vital role and we must not forget that there are others talented and promising drivers on the grid like Button and Rosberg.

yea i know the chance is slim but hell since its not decided or at least published to the public yet, lets hav a guess.. n frankly i believe MS or FA is much more consistent n mature compared to JPM, so should be the real battle..

in fact i would to see who is superior to their team mate is such arrangement is made, it will decide who is boss

 

[prodigy]

Kimi will most likely end up in Ferrari. However, i think it hinges on Schumacher's decision too. Kimi is a real fighter, you could even call him egoistic but he'll definitely not want to play second fiddle to Michael. So, i do think this year will be Michael's last.

As for Mclaren, their season just got worst. By the way it looks, they'll start to fall behind Honda soon if they don't start to make the most out of the car. This years car was designed by Adrian Newey, who left for Red Bull. Quite obviously Mclaren is missing Newey as the car designer is always the one who knows the car best.

 

[Daniel Lee]

GT3, in fact, all of us here are waiting for some similar prost and senna battle in the near future. If not, the will be lots of us here complaining that 'the race is boring', 'I din really catch the race', and bla bla bla...hahaha...

prodigy, it's still uncertain that Michael will be leaving F1 this year or not. Now that Ferrari is back on form, Michael had the chance to challenge for the title. If he manage to win the title this season, then I think Kimi had to be in the shadow of Michael if he join Ferrari next season.

 

[prodigy]

Even if there was gonna be a Prost-Senna teammate in the near future, i doubt we'd see Prost-Senna type of racing duel. The fact is, cars nowadays are so aerodynamic efficient and you won't get good aerodynamics while following the other car too near, unless of coz in a straightline. But in order to be close to a car in straight line, you need to be near him at the corners leading to it. So, unless rules on aerodynamics are changed soon, it'll be unlikely to see close battles in race tracks.

When Montoya signed for Mclaren, everyone was hoping for a Prost-Senna battle between him and Kimi as we all know how fiesty Montoya is. However, it has never happened and it does look like Montoya most of the time has lots of catching up to do. The closest team mate battles we've ever seen is mostly between Ralf Schumacher/Montoya, Ralf Schumacher/Jarno Trulli whereby they really would smack into each other to gain position.

 

[si|verfish]

They have tried to change the aerodynamics a little bit so that the air isn't so churned up at the back of the car. I can't really notice if it had worked.

If I was Schumi, I'd choose to go on a high. And if he does well this season, champ or no champ, he should go and retire and relax, he has done it all.

And I repeat, Kimi should go to Ferrari.

 

[GT3]

hmmm well actually i would like to see MS n Kimi race each other in the same car for one season. frankly MS have nothing to loose, haha if he is slower than kimi then worst case ppl will say he is old but if he is faster well then he can retired with the honour of im still quickest even im almost 40.. haha.. wont that be cool?

 

[Daniel Lee]

We had been use to MS era and MS is very much of a good title contender. If he were to retire next season, F1 will lose some of its thrill.