Kimi retires
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Dynion Araf Uchaf

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5,138 posts

250 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Just announced. Last season in F1. Who could take his place? hehe

super7

2,237 posts

235 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Albon in at williams……

super7

2,237 posts

235 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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…. And De Vries at Alfa…. Giovannazi out…

Bradgate

3,197 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Bottas to Alfa Sauber. Hulkenberg to Williams. Fingers crossed...

Heathwood

3,009 posts

229 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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May be the wrong thread for this but I’m not sure why Bottas would opt for Alfa over Williams unless the latter drive isn’t in the offering. Surely Williams have better long term prospects and seem to be on the ascent already.

Jasandjules

72,424 posts

256 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Bradgate said:
Bottas to Alfa Sauber. Hulkenberg to Williams. Fingers crossed...
Oh I like the sound of this...

bristolracer

5,936 posts

176 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Dynion Araf Uchaf said:
Just announced. Last season in F1. Who could take his place? hehe
Nobody
All the others are corporate droids with zero personality

Killer2005

20,559 posts

255 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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It had to happen eventually. Still the last ferrari world champion too.

thegreenhell

23,200 posts

246 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Heathwood said:
May be the wrong thread for this but I’m not sure why Bottas would opt for Alfa over Williams unless the latter drive isn’t in the offering. Surely Williams have better long term prospects and seem to be on the ascent already.
Alfa are more likely to pay him the big bucks he's become accustomed to over the last few years. There's nothing to say that Williams was ever an option for Bottas anyway, and they may have completely different plans already.

Also, I think if you leave a company for something bigger and better then falling back to the first company when you get laid off cements the feeling of failure rather than moving on to somewhere new.

Cold

16,574 posts

117 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Bradgate

3,197 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Kimi has obviously written that himself, rather than putting his name to something a PR has written for him like most sportspeople do. Good for him. I wish him well for the future, I’m sure he will keep racing something.

mike-v2tmf

884 posts

106 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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My favorite Kimi moment and there are many........Brundle holding mic to Kimi......I;ve been looking for you .......Kimi, I was taking a st ......all on live TV......I dont remember the race , just that little gem

Milkyway

13,773 posts

80 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Bradgate said:
Bottas to Alfa Sauber. Hulkenberg to Williams. Fingers crossed...
Bring back the ‘Hulk’ & Jensen.... If Alonso can still mix it up

Hub

7,099 posts

225 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Ah, good old Kimi!

He's been around for so long! - most race starts of any driver ever (though Alonso isn't that far behind). I was surprised at his motivation for trundling around in the Alfa after he left Ferrari but he must have got something out of it! (Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing etc!)

Muzzer79

12,868 posts

214 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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So, presumably they wanted to let Kimi announce his retirement on his own terms before announcing Bottas.

George will go to Mercedes, obviously.

Word is that it’s Albon at Williams, alongside Latifi.

Muzzer79

12,868 posts

214 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Hub said:
Ah, good old Kimi!

He's been around for so long! - most race starts of any driver ever (though Alonso isn't that far behind). I was surprised at his motivation for trundling around in the Alfa after he left Ferrari but he must have got something out of it! (Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing etc!)
$$$$$$

hehe

Simes205

5,016 posts

255 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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mike-v2tmf said:
My favorite Kimi moment and there are many........Brundle holding mic to Kimi......I;ve been looking for you .......Kimi, I was taking a st ......all on live TV......I dont remember the race , just that little gem
Brazil, MSC Last race for Ferrari.

Milkyway

13,773 posts

80 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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We will miss Kimi.... such a character.
( His top ten radio rants).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5T6XZk-rw

Or Kimi...being Kimi
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7i1jFcPwqoo

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 1st September 20:56

gmaz

5,331 posts

237 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Simes205 said:
mike-v2tmf said:
My favorite Kimi moment and there are many........Brundle holding mic to Kimi......I;ve been looking for you .......Kimi, I was taking a st ......all on live TV......I dont remember the race , just that little gem
Brazil, MSC Last race for Ferrari.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPLetR8TPW8


pits

6,704 posts

217 months

Wednesday 1st September 2021
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Simes205 said:
mike-v2tmf said:
My favorite Kimi moment and there are many........Brundle holding mic to Kimi......I;ve been looking for you .......Kimi, I was taking a st ......all on live TV......I dont remember the race , just that little gem
Brazil, MSC Last race for Ferrari.
Michael getting hall of fame or procession or something, hilarious, or if you watched Spa this weekend, I don't know if you heard it because Croft didn't mention it more than twice, eating ice cream in Malaysia