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Kimi Undecided and Driver Market Stalled

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It has been widely assumed that once Fernando Alonso made his long-anticipated announcment regarding his move to Ferrari next season the drivers’ market for 2010 would begin to heat up in earnest. In fact, this is exactly what hasn’t happened.  Thus far, the only move that has occurred as a direct consequence of Alonso’s team [...]

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Whitmarsh Says Kimi a Good Fit for McLaren

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In the most recent indication to date that McLaren are leaning towards signing Kimi Raikkonen to a new contract, team principal Martin Whitmarsh extolled the Finn’s virtues in an interview with the official Formula 1 website. When asked point blank if Kimi Raikkonen would join McLaren in 2010, Whitmarsh was equivocal, saying, “We have not [...]

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Kimi to Return to McLaren in 2010?

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Ferrari have officially confirmed that they will be joined by driver Fernando Alonso beginning in 2010, in a deal that will see the Spaniard in red livery for the next three years. To make way for Alonso, Finnish pilot Kimi Raikkonen will be leaving the team with one year remaining in his contract.  It is [...]

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Silly Season in Full Gear

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It has been rumored that Fernando Alonso will announce his move to Ferrari in 2010 as early as next weekend, at the Japanese GP at Suzuka.  Surely, once this has been made public, the annual drivers’ game of musical chairs will begin in earnest.  Alonso’s announcement would surely come in tandem with Kimi Raikkonen’s revelation [...]

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Deals Set for Alonso and Raikkonen?

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This year’s silly season is proving to be one of the most intriguing on record.  Genrally, by this time in the year, many of the following year’s driver changes have already been announced.  This year, however, the paddock has been waiting for Fernando Alonso to announce his choice before letting the usual driver shuffle commence. [...]

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Brawn Back on Top at Monza

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Ross Brawn today once again proved why he has long been known as The Maestro.  While the top three qualifiers, Hamilton, Sutil and Raikkonen all gambled on a light fuel load, and a two stop strategy, Brawn ran his cars with a heavier load, sacrificing grid position, but reclaiming the lost ground during the race, [...]

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Kimi Back to McLaren?

August 29, 2009

One of the rumors floating around the F1 paddock recently has Kimi slinking back to McLaren with his tail between his legs.  Perhaps that’s not a good analogy, since Kimi likes to spend his off hours speedboat racing in a gorilla suit, and, to the best of my knowledge, gorillas don’t have tails. In any [...]

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Kimi Payoff in the Works?

August 14, 2009

According to semi-reliable gossips, Luca de Montezemolo will open his (or Fiat’s) wallet next year to buy the Ice Man out of his contract to make way for Fernando Alonso.  Considering the kind of money Kimi makes, that would buy quite a few rally cars — and gorilla suits. You never know what to believe [...]

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