Ech. Buvau teisus 😉

Kimi lenktyniaus “Ferrari”. Oficialu. 2-iems sezonams.

Taigi, šiandien labai smagu buvo pagaliau sulaukti atomazgos ir įsitikinti, kad tai, apie ką pradėjau rašyti prieš mėnesį (rugpjūčio 13) išsipildė!

Kam dėkoti už tokį finalą (ar pradžią)?

Visų pirmą – Lucai di Montezemolo, kuris:
– pademonstravo aukšto lygio brandą ir netiesiogiai pripažino klydęs dėl 2008 m. priimto sprendimo;
– iškėlė komandos tikslus virš visų kitų ir ypač savo asmeninių, kas tokio rango žmogui yra ypatingai sudėtinga;
– sustatė taškus ant “i” t.y. akivaizdžiai parodė kas priima sprendimus “Ferrari” kompanijoje.

Kalbant apie “raudonuosius”, be abejo, reikia nepamiršti Domenicali, kuris visuomet palaikė Raikkoneną, o dabar, atsiradus progai, pagelbėjo Lucai apsispręsti.

Akivaizdu, kad būtiniausia padėka turėtų keliauti žmonėms, kurie sužaidė šią įspūdingą pokerio partiją t.y. Davidui (tikiuosi jis išsikapstys iš situacijos dėl sveikatos, sėkmės jam!) ir Steve’ui Robertsonams. Tai, ką ir kaip padarė Raikkoneno vadyba galima laikyti derybų etalonu. Manau, apie visą Kimio grąžinimo į F-1 epopėją galima bus parašyti knygą arba vadovėlį derybų tematika.
Jie grąžino į sportą žmogų, paskui kurį, po 2008 m. ir pusės 2009 m. sezonų sklandė daugybė gandų apie “motyvacijos neturėjimą“, “gavimą į skudurus nuo Massos“, “degtinės mėgėją” ir t.t.

Iš pradžių jiems pavyko sutarti su “Lotus”, tuomet pavyko pasirašyti 1+1 sutarti su nemaža dalimi išlygų t.y. ką Kimi gali padaryti, jei bus vienokia ar kitokia situacija. Taip pat pramūšė nemenkus bonusus (“Lotus” iki šiol skolongi nemaža gabalą, apie tai, manau, girdėjote).

O dabar suderėjo grįžimą į legendinė komandą su ne ką menkesnėmis sąlygomis – 2 metų kontraktas, kaip kalbama, su leidimu dalyvauti ralio varžybose bei mažiau PR darbo bei tokiu pat, kaip Alonso atlygiu (20 mln. EUR). Mažiau už WOW! aš nieko pasakyt/parašyt negaliu.

Be abejo, padėka “Lotus” – Gerardui Lopezui, kad surizikavo ir priėmė “seną pijoką” bei Ericui Boullier, kuris suteikė suomiui reikiamą atmosferą komandoje.

LABAI lauksiu 2014 m. sezono, kur matysime didelės galios bolidus, linkusius slysti galu t.y. tokius, kuriuos Kimi valdo DAUG geriau, nei 2008-ųjų “Ferrari”, turėjusį understeerą. Beje, tų metų bolido tobulinimas, kurį pasirinko “Ferrari” buvo, kaip jau žinot, labiau palankes Felipei. Apie tai kalbėjo ir “Bridgestone” vadas Hamashima: “Of course, the tyres may have some responsibility, but I believe that car set-up affects him more than tyre warm-up because those compounds have been used for two years already. Last year Kimi didn’t mention it, but this year many times he has complained about tyre warm-up. So basically I think that the car characteristics are different from last year to this year – the Ferrari has a little bit more of an understeer tendency. That’s why Kimi couldn’t control the car so well in qualifying, but sometimes had a quickest lap during the race.”

 

Pabaigai, žmonių, pažįstančių Raikkoneną komentarai apie suomį. Atsiprašau, bet neversiu į lt kalbą, nes jau kaip ir naktis tuoj, reiktų dar išsimiegot 😉

Jean Todt: “He is a genuine and sincere lad. I have always liked him both as a driver and in terms of the way he is out of the cockpit; always remaining the same in what is the difficult world of Formula One.”

Chris Dyer: “Kimi is more relaxed than Michael, and less concerned about technical
details. If we turn up with a new part, Kimi will say, “Let’s throw it on and see what happens”; Michael would have wanted to know what the simulation tests said. What you see is what you get with Kimi: he never plays games. But on the track, he is very strong mentally. He is not affected by pressure.”

Alex Wurz: “I always found him straight and direct – a very clean character who is often misunderstood. I think he does have a good focus. Because things aren’t going so well for him, you shouldn’t say he has lost focus…Kimi is still the fastest driver on the planet.”

Heikki Kovalainen: “Kimi is a really nice guy. He is very honest and fair and never gets involved in things that aren’t his business. People in F1 like him because what you see is what you get. He’s never been the chattiest guy in the world but that’s how he is. He’s got a really good sense of humour. I get on very well with him and he can be very funny. Whatever people say about him, he’s a very smart guy. I see things said about him and they make me smile, but he never gets involved in a war of words or anything. Sometimes, he says things in a clever way and it shows his intelligence.”

Andrea Stella: “Kimi was able to do so many things behind the wheel that our engineers’ advice wouldn’t have been of help there. In that sense Kimi is better than Michael Schumacher. When I was working as Michael’s data engineer we always had to tell him accurately how he could drive faster in different corners according to the computer. With Kimi you don’t need these kind of advice. He finds the solutions himself.”

Nico Rosberg: “It’s totally unbelievable that the team throws Kimi out even though he has a contract. There has to be a lot of money in the game when Kimi wins races and still his contract is terminated. You have to pay the salary and the fine plus whatever else along that. It doesn’t seem to have shaken Kimi up. For someone else it would have been a really tough place to accept that the team no longer wants you and is ready to pay big bucks for that. Kimi doesn’t seem to care at all. That’s his strength. If it would happen to me it would be really tough.”

Chris Dyer: “He tends not to be distracted by what else is going on and he focuses on the job we are doing. It is very much a perception from the outside that he isn’t focused – we don’t see that. When he’s in the car, briefings, debriefings, he’s always on the job and very focused.”

Felipe Massa: “He’s not the kind of guy who easily gives you his friendship, he doesn’t offer intimacy. But with Raikkonen I had a very good relationship, very professional. We always helped each other
at work. I concede him another thing: he was WDC in 2007, but in 2008 never changed his behaviour, he didn’t pretend anything.”

Dani Sordo: “Kimi seemed to be quiet first, but it turned out he’s funny and not like his public image at all.”

Kaj Lindstrom: “There’s no side to Kimi. What you see is what you get. Sure, it wasn’t always easy. But it took me about two minutes to realise how special he was. He enjoyed his rallying and I think he’ll give it another go one day. If he asked me, I’d be delighted to co-drive for him again. It’s obvious he’s got the talent and speed.”

ir paskutinis, bet vienas įdomiausių ir esminių pasisakymų:

David Robertson: “I remember reading a book about how to stop worrying and start living and I thought after I had known Kimi for a very short time that he could have written that book himself. It just comes naturally to him.”

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ATNAUJINTA (2013-09-12)

Keletas naujų komentarų:
Martinas Whitmarshas: “I don’t see this duo as a match. Kimi doesn’t care who is in the other car, but Fernando won’t like the fact that it’s Kimi.”

Davidas Coulthardas: “In my opinion, Fernando is the complete driver and will raise his game with Kimi there for the next two seasons, which is a worry for everyone else.”

Dar labai taikliai, tas pats Davidas: “Ross Brawn might say that Mercedes have the strongest pairing in Lewis and Nico Rosberg. Red Bull principal Christian Horner might try to claim that Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo is the best line-up. But on paper at least, no one can compete with Fernando and Kimi. ”

ir pats Kimi: “It’s good this way. I’m really happy that we got things cleared up. It’s better to be in a big team due to next year’s radical regulation changes – like we have seen during the years.”