So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.
I don’t think Seb will be ‘destroyed’. The car is good & Seb we all know can extract good pace from it. RedBull 2014 was a tough car and some talents like Dani, Alonso & Hamilton have ability to extract more from a poor car.
Having said all this, I do not think Charles is here to move over or win if Vettel has issues, he in my strong opinion is here to win championships.
Charles 2019 @ Ferrari will surely due what he can for WCC. As far as him doing his best and all he can for a WDC , it will be up to how the team appoints him as far as #1,#2 driver. I only hope the first few races they both are equal which will give Charles his chance to show what he has.
On a more fun note:
When Ricciardo, Raikkonen queued for the toilet…
https://www.planetf1.com/news/when-r...or-the-toilet/
Seb wants to win a wdc especially after this year and especially if he loses it the way this goes down.
So yes the way this goes Leclerc as a new driver is going to be asked to be a support driver and not push Seb but be a new Reubens.
He might win but that will happen when Seb will be safe with WDC.
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"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari chose the German to beat Lewis just as they would any other top driver they had before him. What is the current face of Ferrari waiting for? Dan had to take a hike because of his team mate being allowed to and did out race him and IMO except for the car vs. Merc, Ferrari he would be Lewis' worst enemy. Possibly; he already is!
Sauber boosted by Raikkonen’s return
Date published: September 22 2018
Sauber boosted by Kimi Raikkonen's return
Kimi Raikkonen may not be a Sauber man yet but already the team is feeling the effects of his upcoming return.
Sauber announced earlier this month that Raikkonen would be joining the team next season having signed a two-year race deal.
The Finn, who made his F1 debut with Sauber back in 2001, is already have a positive impact on the team.
“He has the reputation to be a very good technician, with very strong feedback,” Sauber F1 team principal Fred Vasseur told Motorsport.com.
“Probably when you are 450 people it’s more important to have this kind of guy than when you are two or three times bigger.
“We need to have a strong leader on the driver side. He has very strong feedback, and he’s probably one of the best, or the best.”
Vasseur believes Raikkonen’s soon-to-be-return has galvanized all the people working for Sauber.
“The reaction in the factory was huge.
“It’s a huge push to consider that someone like Kimi could join the project, that he trusts the team, he trusts everybody in the team.
“It’s giving you self-confidence – ‘The guy in front of me, who is a World Champion, is considering that I can do a good job, so full push.’
“I was in the design office when we issued internally the email saying that Kimi will join and the reaction was, ‘Wow!'”
However, it is not just in the factory where it is being felt.
Sauber, backed by Alfa Romeo, is also seeing a lot of interest from sponsors who want to be associated with the Raikkonen name.
“The announcement of Kimi was a huge push also in terms of marketing.
“I think we will discover the impact of Kimi’s situation week after week. On the grid he’ll be with one of the three world champions next year, with Seb and Lewis, and he has a huge impact.
“We are receiving offers from every single area, from sponsors, it’s a very strange feeling. I probably even underestimated the impact. I’m not a big fan of the social media, but I think it’s a huge thing.”
“Kimi was a bit unexpected 12 months ago, but 12 months ago we were absolutely nowhere.
“I couldn’t imagine that I will convince Kimi to join the team! But thanks to everybody in the company, because we made a good improvement. I think Kimi will enjoy racing with us.”
Sauber supposedly will take a huge step in 2019 which is what they have been saying for months, kimi and M.E might be best of the rest position if all the development works out
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)
You only have to look at the salary they're paying him.
And since you ask me, no , I don't believe he's bigger than the team.
And if he cannot deliver, he should see the door just like others before him.
But right now, this is what it will happen in my opinion.
Of course if it does not it will be a pleasant surprise.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
So GIO and RAI for 2018.....Ericsson will be reserve driver. Nice.
GIO in his early days. His family has future aspirations?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dn8S6hCW0AAavEI.jpg
It's not how start but how you finish.
Would be crazy big if Gio can match kimi or even beat him next year, big opportunity for Gio which i hope he succeeds in, if ME is still test/reserve driver, Gio needs to perform within the year or i feel Sauber might want to try M.E again
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)
Early to say but I think Raikkonen will be ahead by a decent margin
I'm really happy about GIO getting the seat beside Kimi and to have an Italian driver with a Ferrari engine back on the grid. I feel sorry for ERI, though, he has been improving this season, probably the Charles effect was helping him! He will still be with the team but I hope GIO can deliver the goods.
What a great opportunity for Gio to get the F1 seat alongside Kimi who for sure will do right by him. Not starting in a top car will give him plenty of mid track experience and mix it up with top to bottom drivers. When Gio gets the "Blessing" of a Ferrari seat , he will be ready to give himself and the team 100 % !! BTW only a fool of a fan will even think of Gio trying to out perform Kimi esp. 1st yr. 1st. seat. Just watching him progress will be exciting.
Meanwhile Leclerc up top @ Ferrari, I hope will race every race to win.
Last edited by Brembo; 26th September 2018 at 10:32.
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