Yeah! :clap: So Kimi is racing next year again?! :)
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Yeah! :clap: So Kimi is racing next year again?! :)
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Ferrari reveal cause of Raikkonen engine strife
Ferrari believe that the engine failure, which ended Kimi Raikkonen’s European Grand Prix on Lap 46, was caused by a broken con rod. A similar issue is understood to have resulted in the retirement of team mate Felipe Massa from the previous round in Hungary.
“Initial analysis of the engine fitted to Kimi Raikkonen's car confirmed the breakage of a con rod,” said the Italian team in a statement. “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 Felipe, three laps from the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix.”
Ferrari also admitted that they had concerns about the Finn’s V8 before the Valencia race, but risked using it to avoid Raikkonen being penalized for an unscheduled engine change. (So I was right Noxide :))
“The engineers were aware of a potential risk in general terms with the 056 engine fitted to Kimi's car, which was on its second race, given that the con rods were part of the same batch used on Felipe's engine. Changing the engine on Kimi's car would have seen the Finn start from far down the grid.”
Raikkonen’s retirement means that the world champion has now gone eight races without a victory and currently trails standings leader Lewis Hamilton by 13 points. Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali, however, is backing the Finn to bounce back.
“Of course, it's easy when things are going well,” said Domenicali on Ferrari’s official website. “Everyone close to you puts their arms on your shoulders to say you are number one, number one, number one, But then suddenly when you have a difficult situation, then they say, ha ha, this is already finished.
"That's not the case with Kimi. He's the world champion, we are a team, and of course we will support everyone in the team, and above all, of course Kimi, because we trust him 100 per cent. It's in the difficult moments that the team has to stay together. We don't have any doubt at all about Kimi's performance and I'm pretty sure he will come back between here and the end in Brazil."
Now for some tech changes:
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These Valencia changes take on more significance in light of Raikkonen's engine failure. The inner side of the chimney featured a series of gills, similar to the solution used in Monaco, while the small endplates on the winglets were altered in profile (inset, blue arrow) to guarantee adequate, obstruction-free venting of hot air through the gills. This was in an attempt to assure the best engine cooling in hot and humid weather conditions. It should be noted that the chimney and winglet on the right of Raikkonen's car were damaged and torn from the bodywork during the accident with the fuel hose at his second stop.
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Like Ferrari, McLaren increased the vertical surface area of the MP4-23's sidepod winglets (see red arrow) in Valencia to maximise their ability to divert airflow. The winglets featured a completely vertical front edge as well as an increased height. This change increases the quantity of air diverted towards the car's rear end and also helps to improve the extraction of hot air from the top of the small venting gills.
Will everyone please hold thumbs for Kimi please?
Thanks much.
Did I say please?
I really dislike negative people.
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Well you know what I think
I think definitely but if he does not he can say goodbye to championship
Yes, well, you don't count :laugh: :laugh::PQuote:
Originally Posted by AaronVW
How rude!!!!!
Anyway here's some news for you kimi fans
Raikkonen defiant over poor form
World champion Kimi Raikkonen has rejected claims he lacks motivation in the face of a run of poor form that is threatening his title challenge.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7585451.stm