How Long Before Another Fezza Championship?
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Jean Todt running car and F1 sides of the business. Ross Brawn gone fishing. Rory Byrne no longer designing. Schumacher down at World of Toblerone with the kids.
Massa, nice kid, obviously quick but champ potential? He may have been happy to play second fiddle to Michael for a year while the old man cleared his desk but Kimi? Michael has rightly been praised for, along with Todt and Brawn bringing the required discipline and culture to the team along with an enormous work ethic. What will happen when much of this is absent? Kimi admits to being lazy and though blindingly fast is not exactly the consumate professional (albeit perhaps overly driven) that Michael was. The mechanics certainly seemed particularly overjoyed when Michael passed him. Could it be that when Michael said that he thought Kimi was an ideal replacement it was because he thought the whole team would fall apart and everyone would rememeber how good it was back in Michael's days?
21 years was the record. Two and counting...
Massa, nice kid, obviously quick but champ potential? He may have been happy to play second fiddle to Michael for a year while the old man cleared his desk but Kimi? Michael has rightly been praised for, along with Todt and Brawn bringing the required discipline and culture to the team along with an enormous work ethic. What will happen when much of this is absent? Kimi admits to being lazy and though blindingly fast is not exactly the consumate professional (albeit perhaps overly driven) that Michael was. The mechanics certainly seemed particularly overjoyed when Michael passed him. Could it be that when Michael said that he thought Kimi was an ideal replacement it was because he thought the whole team would fall apart and everyone would rememeber how good it was back in Michael's days?
21 years was the record. Two and counting...
Good thread... I reckon Raik can do it given that even Alonso can't make a championship challenge with the Macca in it's current form. But the real question is will the now 'reliable' Massa rack up more points than the car-breaker Raik? And, if they split the points enough between them, could someone else with a consistently quick car sneak in and beat the pair of them... I'm thinking (hoping?) Button.
Oh yes, and I'm deliberately skipping over Renault as, unless Kovalainen is at least as good as the hype, they're going into the wilderness years a la Benetton post Schuey. All imho of course.
Only certainty is it's going to be a damned long winter...
Oh yes, and I'm deliberately skipping over Renault as, unless Kovalainen is at least as good as the hype, they're going into the wilderness years a la Benetton post Schuey. All imho of course.
Only certainty is it's going to be a damned long winter...
If Ferrari can keep up the momentum gained in the last half of this season and start next year with a good package then they will have a good chance.
Its been a long time since mclaren have had a good car for race number one, so alonso will be strugling for the first few fly away races.
Also think Redbull if they get to use the Renault engine in the main team. could throw a few spanners in the works or the top flight teams.
Its been a long time since mclaren have had a good car for race number one, so alonso will be strugling for the first few fly away races.
Also think Redbull if they get to use the Renault engine in the main team. could throw a few spanners in the works or the top flight teams.
Everyone seems to miss Bridgestone tyres out of the F1 2007 equation.
Ferrari have been running on them for years, working closely with Bridgestone to get the perfect tyre for the Ferrari chassis. Surely that will pay off in 2007, the first half of the season will be theirs for the taking while the ex-Michelin runners learn to make the most of the new rubber.
Kimi must be the best bet for the 2007 title. Alonso the only other real contender.
Ferrari have been running on them for years, working closely with Bridgestone to get the perfect tyre for the Ferrari chassis. Surely that will pay off in 2007, the first half of the season will be theirs for the taking while the ex-Michelin runners learn to make the most of the new rubber.
Kimi must be the best bet for the 2007 title. Alonso the only other real contender.
sosidge said:
Everyone seems to miss Bridgestone tyres out of the F1 2007 equation.
Ferrari have been running on them for years, working closely with Bridgestone to get the perfect tyre for the Ferrari chassis. Surely that will pay off in 2007, the first half of the season will be theirs for the taking while the ex-Michelin runners learn to make the most of the new rubber.
Kimi must be the best bet for the 2007 title. Alonso the only other real contender.
Ferrari have been running on them for years, working closely with Bridgestone to get the perfect tyre for the Ferrari chassis. Surely that will pay off in 2007, the first half of the season will be theirs for the taking while the ex-Michelin runners learn to make the most of the new rubber.
Kimi must be the best bet for the 2007 title. Alonso the only other real contender.
Agreed, even if Reno have the best car, in the hands of Fisi it won't get very far!
Bridgestone appear to be limiting the compounds next year - if that's true, Ferrari will have to use whatever tyres Bridgestone makes available to the paddock in general. It is true to say that this year's Bridgestone teams have some useful experience of the broad characteristics of these tyres, although I think that the last year or two has seen Bridgestone move closer to the Michelin square shoulder philosophy.
I think that Massa might have a say in the WDC next year - if he can retain consistency, he could be an outside bet, but my money's still on Kimi.
I think that Massa might have a say in the WDC next year - if he can retain consistency, he could be an outside bet, but my money's still on Kimi.
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