Comments on: Double disaster for Ferrari

By: wasiF1

wasiF1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:17:51 +0000

Tough luck 4 kimi & massa but I believe Ferrari will fight back

By: Snoopy

Snoopy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:32:23 +0000

I read from finnish newspapers and from other sites as well that ferrari is now thinkin that it was not Kimis fault that he did spin. There was something wrong in his car (differential problem)and that was reason for his spin. Thats why Kimi said that he drove to turn in same way than in other lap and back of car just left without warning.

JJ Lehto (ex 1 driver) conformed that diffurial problem can easily cause spin like Kimis.

By: Kisii

Kisii — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:03:30 +0000

How many saw Schumi looking on and absolutely wishing he had a drive….?

By: kurtosis

kurtosis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:20:57 +0000

Ah, yes, that makes more sense. The official DNF was supposed to be due to differential failure, but we don’t know if that was caused by the spin itself or the other way around. I saw the Chris Dyer quote in a few other sites too.

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:58:40 +0000

Diff as in differential not diffuser. Which makes sense if that was the case.
However this does not for me detract from the high percentage of ‘bad luck’ that Kimi seems to attract.

By: SamS

SamS — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:02:29 +0000

the BBC didnt…..

By: kurtosis

kurtosis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:17:25 +0000

@Fastlap: Do you have a source for that quote by Dyer? The diffuser is a static device and should not contribute to a sudden spin unless it was damaged in some way on the previous lap.

@Nick: Most of Kimi’s good finishes after starting at the back of the grid have been due to fueling heavy and putting in very fast laps before pitting. Though I’m sure he has passed the likes of a Force India or two in his day. I’ll grant that he made a few good moves in 2005 in a much faster car compared to the rest of the field, but we haven’t really seen much of that since then, have we?

Can you give me an instance of a good Kimi overtake in the last two years?

By: Gman

Gman — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:00:40 +0000

Bad day for Ferrari, but they are much closer to the pace than McLaren. That gives them a better base to build from, and I would expect to see them rebound sooner than the boys from Woking.

By: Gman

Gman — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:58:32 +0000

Same with SPEED here in the U.S.

By: Moe

Moe — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:41:41 +0000

Bad Day for Ferrari is a Good Day for me. I want the underdogs to win. Brilliant RACE..