Tag Archives: Kimi

POST-AUSTRIAN GP THOUGHTS – HAS KIMI FORGOTTEN HOW TO DRIVE?

Let’s go there immediately. Address the elephant in the room so to speak. There is no denying that watching Kimi race this year has pretty much been abysmal. With the exception of Monaco, until fate played its cruel twist. So what … Continue reading

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MY RENDEZ-VOUS WITH KIMI IN THE NORWEGIAN FORESTS

Well this was a treat! Just the day before yesterday I heard that Kimi was coming to Rudskogen Motorpark for a Santander event on the 28th of May. I was like whaaaat. And then I was like wah-wah-wah-waaaah (sad trombone). … Continue reading

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SANTANDER GP 2014 – FERRARI DECIDES TO SCREW THEIR LAST CHAMPION. AGAIN.

Just when you think that it couldn’t get any worse. The sound of Formula 1 is gone. The Ferrari car is a dog. The Mercedes cars have effectively already won the championships. And when you finally had some hope that … Continue reading

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BAHRAIN GP 2014 – WOE UNTO YOU, FERRARI!

And I thought this GP would be a nice return to writing after I couldnt be bothered with the Malaysian GP. Kimi was 2nd and 3rd in all practice sessions in Malaysia. Then the rains came in qualifying and suddenly his … Continue reading

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AUSTRALIAN GP 2014 – A BUCKET OF COLD WATER

Hello 2014 season. Hello sportsfans. Hello V6 turbo engines AND AWFUL VACCUUM CLEANER SOUND!! *Boo.. Hiss* Well, thats a fine how do you do, you say. Perhaps. But a man needs to vent. I reserve my right to bitch and … Continue reading

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2013 ROUND-UP, 2014 SHAKE-UP

Now that the dust has settled from the 2013 season, I thought it was time to do a short round-up and a glance towards the coming season. After Kimi left Lotus for his back surgery, I must admit that some … Continue reading

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LEO TURRINI: KIMI VISITED MARANELLO ON THURSDAY

Translated with the help of Claudio Acquista and Margherita Turdolina by Leo Turrini Yesterday, Kimi came back home It doesn’t happen to everyone, eh? As you may know; In the historic headquarters of Ferrari, there are dedicated avenues and lanes, … Continue reading

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WORDS FROM ROBERTSON AND HÄKKINEN ON “RADIOGATE”

Just a couple of articles as a follow-up on the story I did yesterday on what I dubbed radiogate. I thought they were interesting. As I said yesterday – this stuff is not in the usual F1 channels. And we … Continue reading

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INDIAN GP 2013 – THE KIMI AND PERMANE RADIOGATE

Sorry for the delay. I had to digest and reflect on the events in India before I could decide how to attack this one. So for this edition of my review, I won’t do a rundown of the race as … Continue reading

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JAPANESE GP 13 – HOW TO LOSE A RACE, BY R. GROSJEAN

What a racetrack Suzuka is. Perhaps the last real unforgiving track bar street circuits. In 2009, Timo Glock cut his leg and cracked a vertebrae in an incident on the track. Luckily no such injuries this weekend. But there were … Continue reading

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