Raikkonen Return.. or not??

vectra

Just another story??

Kubica would welcome Raikkonen

Robert Kubica says he would welcome Kimi Raikkonen as a team-mate at Renault next year if the squad lures the 2007 world champion back from rallying to Formula 1.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85071

lord lucan

lord lucan

He's not missed from the sport imo. Although a Raikkonen with something to prove in F1 would be interesting to watch.

zeris

You'd think the day before the start of the British GP weekend the journos would have actual news to publish.

bm365

Imagine if one of the Red Bull drivers win this year's championship we could be looking at having 6 World Champions on the grid next year!

Superbus

I heard last week about some pointless link between Raikkonen and Renault because of a proposed Nokia/Renault link up (Finnish company and all that), nothing came of it and I can almost guarantee that this was just a (probably Finnish) journalist grasping at any kind of scoop, and Kubica just let him down easy.

Frank Bullitt

I think a driver that is on the grid now should get the seat,saying that Petrov is getting better as he goes.

smooch71

The head people at Renault are looking at every way possible to keep their costs down (including ditching the F1 team eventually I suspect) so I couldn't see them agreeing to pay the salary Raikkonen would demand.

Unless this much rumoured sponsorship deal with Mastercard comes about.

I agree with Lord Lucan, he's not missed at all. Raikkonen with something to prove was an amazing spectacle (if not an interviewers nightmare) and after he won the world championship he didn't have anything to prove and seemed to lose interest.

Anyway, Renault are making noises about Sebastian Buemi at the minute. A far cheaper option methinks.

vectra

smooch71 wrote: »

The head people at Renault are looking at every way possible to keep their costs down (including ditching the F1 team eventually I suspect) so I couldn't see them agreeing to pay the salary Raikkonen would demand.

Unless this much rumoured sponsorship deal with Mastercard comes about.

I agree with Lord Lucan, he's not missed at all. Raikkonen with something to prove was an amazing spectacle (if not an interviewers nightmare) and after he won the world championship he didn't have anything to prove and seemed to lose interest.

Anyway, Renault are making noises about Sebastian Buemi at the minute. A far cheaper option methinks.

Amazing how Massa was better than Kimi last year and is being doubted himself this year.
Car not suiting maybe??
I still say Put Kimi in a winning car and he would light the track up.
He needs to be going fast to have fun.;)

EvilMonkey

vectra wrote: »

He needs to be going fast to have fun.;)

He is going fast and having fun in the Citroen junior rally team and just signed a 3 year extension.

vectra

EvilMonkey wrote: »

He is going fast and having fun in the Citroen junior rally team and just signed a 3 year extension.

Didnt know that
where did you read it?

vectra

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Christ I hope Citreon have kept alot of money for spare parts! At the rate he is going it would be cheaper for Citreon to get into F1 than to keep him in rally car.

Was it Martin Whitmarsh told Ferrari to build Kimi and ultra fast Tractor to make it last him

EvilMonkey

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Christ I hope Citreon have kept alot of money for spare parts! At the rate he is going it would be cheaper for Citreon to get into F1 than to keep him in rally car.

As far as i know Red Bull are funding it. Citreon supply the car and spares. Anyway every time he crashes out he gets loads of photos of car and sponsors logos all over the media, probably more than an average finishing in a rally.

vectra wrote: »

Didnt know that
where did you read it?

I read it about a month ago in Autosport i think, i had a quick look for a link but cant find it.

vectra

EvilMonkey wrote: »

I read it about a month ago in Autosport i think, i had a quick look for a link but cant find it.

Proof or it is hearsay :pac:

EvilMonkey

vectra wrote: »

Proof or it is hearsay :pac:

Maybe i was a little off with 3 years here's a story from today

Kimi Raikkonen is set to commit to the World Rally Championship for a second season, reveals this week's AUTOSPORT.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85282

vectra

EvilMonkey wrote: »

Maybe i was a little off with 3 years here's a story from today



http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85282

Yup
Read that but I don't think you are psychic LOL
He only stated it today

No mention of a renewed contract you spoke of though

EvilMonkey

vectra wrote: »

Yup
Read that but I don't think you are psychic LOL
He only stated it today

No mention of a renewed contract you spoke of though

Well if i made up the the previous posts i must be psychic. :pac:
Psychics get minor details wrong all the time. :P

Now how can i use this to exploit €€€ from people?

vectra

EvilMonkey wrote: »

Well if i made up the the previous posts i must be psychic. :pac:
Psychics get minor details wrong all the time. :P

Now how can i use this to exploit €€€ from people?

But no sign of this "extended contract" you mentioned ( yet )

reiger

EvilMonkey wrote: »

As far as i know Red Bull are funding it. Citreon supply the car and spares. Anyway every time he crashes out he gets loads of photos of car and sponsors logos all over the media, probably more than an average finishing in a rally.



I read it about a month ago in Autosport i think, i had a quick look for a link but cant find it.

you dont half talk bull anyway how can you see sponsors logos when the car is upside down and all you'll see sump and diff gaurds anyway that is not how it works its bad pr when your driver is wrecking the car all the Time,doesnt look good a badly wrecked car and your logos sitting there it gives out the wrong message in these days of been PC,
there is nothing confirmed for the Citroen Junior team Next year,Citroen may only Run three DS3's and disolve the Junior team as they may not have enough DS3's to go round.