F1 Fanatic

Ferrari could sign Jacques and Badoer and sack Felipe and Fernando and I’d still support them personally.

I don’t think Kimi will return to F1 ever. Apparently he’s done more PR days (one more) this year than he would ahve with Mclaren. If that’s true then it just shows how much he didn’t care for F1 anymore. I can’t help but think that Kimi’s demands were too high and as such, were the perfect excuse he needed to leave F1. He said he was too young to retire full stop, he kept putting off decisions and decisions that it makes me think if he really did want a seat he would have gone for it.

Renault have been good this year but who knows what will happen next year esp with the new tyres.

Boullier has also said he’s willing to build the team around Kubica.

I just think Kimi’s done with F1. He’s got the championship and he doesn’t need or particularly want it anymore. He actually smiles in the WRC too.

Boullier is right to at least sound out Kimi whose always said he might come back next year, but I think Kimi’s just saying it because he can’t quite let go, even though he probably isn’t interested in returning to drive.

Petrov’s almost certainly going, Renault’s been pulling in sponsers left right and center an his results haven’t been that good, they don’t need his money, they’ve got Kubica to sell as a possible all time great despite his unmarketable face, it’ll most likley be Glock or Sutil in the Renault next year because the points they’ll provide will get them far more money come seasons end. An neither has shown anywhere near the speed required to match Kubica over a season in their careers so far. Renault will be a focused one man team centered around Kubica, Raikkonen probably not worth the trouble.

While I don’t hold out a lot of hope of Kimi returning, it would be great if he did! If Vettel takes the championship and Villeneuve gets a seat with the 13th team, we’ have 7 world champions on the grid next year!

I agree with Steph too.

We don’t get much WRC coverage here in Australia but I was watching a highlights show and in an interview with Raikkonen he was pretty much saying how he enjoyed the challenges of driving rally cars far more then F1. He’s also commented in the past that he prefers the far more relaxed atmosphere.

But it would be good to see him back!

Right account this time…

If he is going to come back to F1, I don’t think it’ll be next year.
The way I see it, this year has been a practice year for Kimi in the WRC. He was never going to be right up there with the big boys in his first season. So it would make sense for him to stay in for at least another year to apply what he’s learned and start to be competitive.
I don’t think he would go to rallying without the ambition of winning at least a couple of events.

Plus, as Steph rightly points out, he seems so much more content and relaxed there.
New challenge, seemingly more enjoyable, less PR, less scrutiny…what reason does he have to leave?

True Mark.

I was just saying this at work the other day – He’ll stay in WRC until he wins (or at least gets close to) a championship.

“Petrov’s almost certainly going, Renault’s been pulling in sponsers left right and center an his results haven’t been that good, they don’t need his money, they’ve got Kubica to sell as a possible all time great despite his unmarketable face”

What are you on about? Kubica has a great marketing face [for radio]!