Originally Posted By: Brad_C
On Raikkonen though. Who would you replace him with? Red Bull indicated they'd let Sainz go for the appropriate financial compensation. Verstappen is apparently tied up tight, although I'd like to see him in a team with Vettel. I reckon they'd go off like Senna & Prost.
I reckon Marchionne is sabre-rattling, but time will tell. I like Kimi, he's a much needed hyperbole vacuum in a paddock full of hot air.
With the "warranty" issue you brought up, I wonder, too. One would think that extra units are included, particularly if the manufacturer finds something wrong along the line and asks teams to revert, or that sort of thing. But, one never knows, really. Heck, it could be different for different engine suppliers, too, but it is a very interesting question.
I do agree Kimi is great to have around. I certainly couldn't name a replacement for him. Whether or not Marchionne is sabre-rattling or not, we have to see. Some pretty valuable people have been shown the door during his tenure at Ferrari. I would agree that a replacement isn't easy to come by. I don't think Alonso and Ferrari would be interested in a reunion. As amazing as Fernando is, I honestly don't think he's worth the trouble. The same goes for Sainz on a smaller scale. His ego far outstrips his value, and I can't see that flying in Ferrari. When it comes to Kimi, you've seen the areas of concern, too. Sure, he's had bad luck. Sebastian gets stuck at the back, and he's passing to get to the front like a madman, never giving up. Kimi merely gets jumped at a pitstop and he deflates like an old balloon and is at risk from much slower cars. Then Kimi struggles with steering wheel settings today. His blocking of Bottas today was pretty lacklustre, too. What did he hold him up for, three corners? That's what Marchionne sees.
By the way, you get the Sky feed, I suspect. What happened to Martin Brundle's pitwalk? He not feel like going for a walk Sunday? I was concerned that something happened to him, as in an illness, since I knew he was on TV on Saturday, and just turned on to watch the pitwalk, and they had Natalie and Crofty wandering around, instead. But, he was on commentary during the race. Brundle is a soft touch for an interview, but at least he would have grabbed Bernie on the walk, since he was there. Natalie might be a lot more fun to watch, but Martin finds far more interesting people with whom to converse.
gofast182: FIA is explaining it as there is a tolerance for motion "within" the box before the red lights go out. I'm a Vettel fan, but I can accept that Bottas did a great start. In fairness, everyone ahead of Verstappen, with his clutch induced poor start, should have done a jump start and been forgiven for it, given the mess that ensued.
Don't ever watch Canadian media coverage and analysis of F1. It's become a bit fashionable, with Stroll being involved now, but the garbage they spew, you'd swear they never watched a race until after Stroll got his first points. It was all Massa's and Stroll's fault, according to them, that Williams had a catastrophic weekend. After all, they're all spec cars and it's totally on the drivers.
