Kimi to replace Webber at Red Bull???

[TheArchitect]

Just seen this on the BBC F1 website.

Anyone know anything more about it?

[hullbilly]

Thats for 2011.

I think kimi has had enough of F1 and you wont see him back....

[Marcia]

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen could turn his back on rallying and return to Formula 1 as a direct replacement for Mark Webber at Red Bull - if the Australian decides to quit the sport next season.

[touring fan]

Gawd.
It's difficult to think of a more beat-up story....

[Flying Toilet]

It was meant to happen this year.

[curlie467]

In a good way i hope he doesnt and concentrates on rallying, he has won the F1 championship so draw a line under it and give something else a good go.

[deevlash]

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

[elster]

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

I think he is heading over to start management after this season.

I can see him taking over Christian Horners role in GP2.

[llewop]

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

surely that depends on whether Vettel stays? Before MS came back into the picture there were theories that Merc would be out to get Vettel in a year or two when his Red Bull deal unlocks.

[deevlash]

llewop said:

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

surely that depends on whether Vettel stays? Before MS came back into the picture there were theories that Merc would be out to get Vettel in a year or two when his Red Bull deal unlocks.

true but vets locked in for 2011 isnt he?

[patmahe]

Personally I'd prefer to see Kimi and Loeb head to head for the WRC, I think if Kimi gets his mojo back this season he could be a real threat in 2011, it would make the WRC worth watching again, if they sort our the TV coverage.

[Mazda Baiter]

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

Will, will, will. I don't think Vettel will spank him this season at all. I don't believe the hype about Vettel. I think that Webber is currently a much fuller package and a better racer. I haven't seen Vettel put in anything other than an average performance (considering the machinery) when he has started from anything other than pole.

Anyway, only 3 weeks or something until we will find out.

[deevlash]

Mazda Baiter said:

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

Will, will, will. I don't think Vettel will spank him this season at all. I don't believe the hype about Vettel. I think that Webber is currently a much fuller package and a better racer. I haven't seen Vettel put in anything other than an average performance (considering the machinery) when he has started from anything other than pole.

Anyway, only 3 weeks or something until we will find out.

Mark "qualify brilliant but then go backwards" Webber is a more complete racer than Vettel?

[John D.]

deevlash said:

Mazda Baiter said:

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

Will, will, will. I don't think Vettel will spank him this season at all. I don't believe the hype about Vettel. I think that Webber is currently a much fuller package and a better racer. I haven't seen Vettel put in anything other than an average performance (considering the machinery) when he has started from anything other than pole.

Anyway, only 3 weeks or something until we will find out.

Mark "qualify brilliant but then go backwards" Webber is a more complete racer than Vettel?

Did you watch last season? They both put in very strong performances.

Webbers reputation for going backwards in the race stems from the poor cars he had in the past, which he did very well to qualify so high! IMHO of course

I back Vettel to come out on top but I expect it to be close (and half expect to be proved wrong!)

[John D.]

patmahe said:

Personally I'd prefer to see Kimi and Loeb head to head for the WRC, I think if Kimi gets his mojo back this season he could be a real threat in 2011, it would make the WRC worth watching again, if they sort our the TV coverage.

You reckon? He'll have only begun to learn the stages by the beginning of 2011.

[Fire99]

Well personally i'd as much like to see Webber as Vettel in F1. Vettel is a real talent but he's a bit nicey nicey. I like hearing Webber saying how it is (according to Webber of course)!

I really don't want to see a grid full of Vettels.

[Mazda Baiter]

deevlash said:

Mazda Baiter said:

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

Will, will, will. I don't think Vettel will spank him this season at all. I don't believe the hype about Vettel. I think that Webber is currently a much fuller package and a better racer. I haven't seen Vettel put in anything other than an average performance (considering the machinery) when he has started from anything other than pole.



Anyway, only 3 weeks or something until we will find out.

Mark "qualify brilliant but then go backwards" Webber is a more complete racer than Vettel?

Yeah, you know, racing, the bit where the drivers try and overtake each other on the track.
Webber is one of the best racers in F1. Vettel hasn't really done a lot of this. He tends to stick in the position he qualifies in (barring people ahead going out) this works to his advantage when he is on pole, less so when he is mid-pack. Webber will always have a go. I don't recall Webber throwing his toys out of the pram when things aren't going his way, he always seems fairly calm about everything. Maybe I think this because Vettel seems to have been overhyped whereas Webber seems to be a bit under-rated by most people. Am I just supporting the underdog?

Anyway, that's just my opinion. Vettel still has a lot to prove to this viewer in order to match the hype about him.

[Agoogy]

Mazda Baiter said:

deevlash said:

Mazda Baiter said:

deevlash said:

webber will get pushed at the end of this year, he's good but vettel will properly spank him this season.

Will, will, will. I don't think Vettel will spank him this season at all. I don't believe the hype about Vettel. I think that Webber is currently a much fuller package and a better racer. I haven't seen Vettel put in anything other than an average performance (considering the machinery) when he has started from anything other than pole.



Anyway, only 3 weeks or something until we will find out.

Mark "qualify brilliant but then go backwards" Webber is a more complete racer than Vettel?

Yeah, you know, racing, the bit where the drivers try and overtake each other on the track.
Webber is one of the best racers in F1. Vettel hasn't really done a lot of this. He tends to stick in the position he qualifies in (barring people ahead going out) this works to his advantage when he is on pole, less so when he is mid-pack. Webber will always have a go. I don't recall Webber throwing his toys out of the pram when things aren't going his way, he always seems fairly calm about everything. Maybe I think this because Vettel seems to have been overhyped whereas Webber seems to be a bit under-rated by most people. Am I just supporting the underdog?

Anyway, that's just my opinion. Vettel still has a lot to prove to this viewer in order to match the hype about him.

Thats what I think about Webber too...
It would be nice maybe at some point in the season for each driver to be given the same car to drive on the sdame track.....to really see who is quickest...I think Webber would be right up there...