He's ok though. Nothing serious.
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He's ok though. Nothing serious.
Felipe Massa, Ferrari (1st):
"It's fantastic having won this race, especially after the disappointment of Budapest. The team did an amazing job in preparing for this Grand Prix and the benefits of that could be seen right from the very first day. Yesterday, I got pole and today the win, with the race fastest lap as the icing on the cake. You cannot ask for more especially at my one hundredth grand prix with every single one of them powered by a Ferrari engine. I got a good start and I pushed to the maximum right from the early laps. In the second part of the race, the car was exceptional, but also in the final stint, when I had the softer tyres, I could do the lap times easily. This is an important moment in my career and I must continue to work in this way. I am sorry for what happened to Kimi: we have to look very carefully at our reliability. I am confident the team knows which countermeasures to take to react to this issue, as it has always done in the past."
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (DNF):
"Not much to say after a day like this. It was definitely not the weekend I was hoping for but I do not believe that, despite this negative result, I am now out of the running for the title. There are still six races to go and sixty points up for grabs. We have seen that the situation change really quickly, even if I realize things are now more complicated. Today, I lost a place at the start and I was stuck in traffic for all of the first stint. Then, when I had a clear track ahead of me, I was able to push and was doing good lap times. At the second pit stop, I made a mistake and left before I should have done. Fortunately, Pietro (Timpini) is not too badly hurt. I wish him all the best and hope he gets better soon. In any case, it would not have changed anything as then the engine broke. Now we must concentrate on preparing for the next rounds and on improving our qualifying performance."
So, judging from the last post it doesn't sound like Ferrari have made the call...
I'm saying this as a Kimi fan, which means I'm serious:D
They should start backing Massa if they want the championship.
If Kimi can come through with a storming six races, great, but it doesn't look likely at the moment.
I can hope though.
I hear you M8...
It is a team sport & you never know what happens.
That's the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
Kimi need only win once with Massa not scoring points (or even coming 5th) and Kimi will be in front again.
It's a tough one and I'm glad my name is not Stefano Domenicalli!!
The next race is in Spa Franchoshamp where is Kimi great so we will see
Correct. He's always been strong there. Both Ferrari's actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by duje14
I don't mind Massa, but I want Kimi to win.
Maybe Kimi will come back in the next race... We can only hold thumbs and hope for a good race for him. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Ferrari is working with no respite. By Monday morning, the engineers who were on track at Valencia the day before were already in meetings with their Maranello-based colleagues to carry out the usual post-race debrief, during which the key points of the weekend were re-examined with a view to deciding on what action should be taken.
Initial analysis of the engine fitted to Kimi Raikkonen's car, which arrived in Maranello Monday morning, confirmed the breakage of a con rod. Currently underway are further checks to try and understand what provoked the failure, even if it is easy to surmise that it could be a similar problem to the one that sidelined Massa three laps from the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Furthermore, the engineers were aware of a potential risk in general terms with the engine fitted to Raikkonen's car, which was on its second race, given that the con rods were part of the same batch used on Massa's engine in Hungary.
Why the hell didn't they change it then???