Kimi Is Still On Fire !

Who said Kimi is getting his motivation down? The yesterday Hungary GP was the proof. Although stucked on P6 and P7 behind Alonso on first half of the race, Kimi managed to grab 6 points in 3rd (podium) position. He also set the fastest laps while chasing Glock in Toyota who were in P2. However, after the engine blow in Massa’s car (good drive for Massa, before retiring just 3 laps before finish!), Kimi didn’t force his car anymore, and chose to drive safely. He’s got 6 points anyway, while Hamilton got only 4 points and Massa got zero.

So, how about the poor qualification and poor race on the first half? Kimi did admitted that he’s done a mistake on the qualification, and he still got problem with the car setting (again!). Starting from third row has never been easy in Hungaroring, where there are only limited chances for overtaking. Kimi tried to pass Kovalainen from the outside on the start, which cost him getting passed by Alonso. Struggling behind Alonso has never been easy either, but the time came after second pitstop when he could finally passed Alonso. P4 looked quite good for Kimi looking at the situation, but after Massa retired from the race, it’s getting better. Podium!

Kimi is still on fire ? Definitely! OK, people might think I only tried to please myself. But, look at his pace on the last laps of Hungary GP. Fastest laps, remember? So, no matter what people said about him, I believe that Kimi still has the strong passion and motivation as he had when he became 2007 world champion. The main problem is that he knows little about technical details. He is a racer by nature, and a very-very fast one!

Now, Kimi is on 2nd position in the driver championship, only 5 points behind Hamilton. Ferrari have 3 weeks time to overcome the problems before the next race. So, hopefully all the team is now on fire (just like Kimi) to change the situation, and to be back as a strong rival to McLaren on the championship.

Happy Wedding Anniversary, Kimi!

This week is a special week for Kimi, as last Thursday, the 31th of July was Kimi's 4th wedding anniversary. Happy Wedding Anniversary for Kimi and Jenni!

Another thing that I hope will make this week special is the Hungary GP this weekend. After 2 weeks of tests and practices, Kimi has been satisfied with the car handling. Ferrari even set fastest time at the first practice, where Hamilton finally closed the free practice season to be the fastest one.

So, how does Kimi feel about present situation ? He wrote on his personal site that he was not stressed at all with the last 3 races results. He was very disappointed, indeed, but he won't take it for too long. He is already motivated to go to Hungary to win the race. If he does, that would be a perfect gift for both Kimi and Jenni for their wedding anniversary. I believe that the situation will somehow change for Ferrari. Ferrari is a very big and experienced team, who has been in many hard situations in the past. And at the end, they could always reverse the situation to be better and even to win at the end of the championship. So, Kimi and Ferrari: why not close this weekend in Hungary with a win? Me and all Kimi's and Ferrari's fans all over the world are looking forward to it very much.

The Jinx Is Still To Be Continued In Hockenheim....

Again, in German GP in Hockenheim Kimi cannot win! Yes, he still managed to grab 3 points by finishing in P6, but like he always says, the reason of every race is just to win it. Period.

This time the car handling is the cause. Kimi has difficulties to handle his F2008 since the qualifying session, which caused him to be in the 3rd row of starting grid, P6. At the beginning, he even lost 1 position while trying to overtake Trulli and Alonso. On the middle of the race, huge accident of one of Toyota cars has caused Safety Car period. Kimi managed to go to the pit for 2nd stop, while Hamilton is still leading. After the pit stop, Kimi dropped down to P11, but he managed to overtake several cars in front of him until he’s back to P6, which he could maintain until the end of the race.

On the contrary, Hamilton’s race was close to perfect, thanks to McLaren’s team order and his brilliant manoevre while overtaking Massa.

These bad races have to be ended RIGHT NOW! All the team must work harder on the next 2 weeks time to be well prepared for Hungarian GP. DON’T let things like wrong strategy or car setting be a reason for another fail. Kimi can’t afford another fail. This time he must win! Or otherwise he would miss the opportunity to be world champion. And that might encourage him to retire from F1. Well, that’s one thing I and many others don’t want to see. So, Kimi and Ferrari, do your best in the next 2 weekends! I don’t believe in jinxes, I always believe that every success starts from hard working and commitment!

The Most Ridiculous Strategy in Silverstone GP

There are a lot of different emotions inside me when I watched Silverstone GP racing from my television. Excited? Definitely! That race was probably the most exciting and thrilling race since very long time ago. Kimi and most of the drivers spun many times during the wet race! Unhappy? Surely, 'cause my hero, Kimi Raikkonen could not win this race. Winning is always the goal of every F1 racer in every race! Disappointed? Very! As until now I still couldn't understand why the team chose to let Kimi continue the race with the old tire instead of replace with fresh tire during the first pit stop. That caused him minutes of time and many places in the race! I just wonder what exactly are the team's main plan or strategy? It was ridiculous and humiliating for a big and experienced team like Ferrari. Is it because Ross Brawn has left them to move to Honda? (Barrichello can get podium thanks to the right choice of extreme wet tire!).

But after the race is over, well, I can still be relieved as although being in the third place in driver championship, Kimi has now the same point as his two main contenders, Hamilton and Massa : 48 points! Besides all the trouble and unpredictable conditions during the race, I know Kimi is on the right track to the world championship. However, Ferrari should be more and more concerned and careful about every aspects of the race. Not only speed and engine reliability, but also strategy and tire choosing. Ferrari got two experienced driver, one of them is probably one of the fastest in this season! So, it's time for Ferrari to work harder, consolidate the team and give full support to their driver, to be able to win.

For Kimi, don't give up yet! It's still in the mid season and the chance to win is still big, at least bigger compared to the same time at last season where you finally won the world championship. So, nothing is impossible in F1. Keep up the good work, Kimi!

Will Kimi Get His 1st Win At Sakhir This Weekend ?

Why not ? After 3 years of lasting on the 3rd in podium, this weekend Kimi deserves to get his first victory at Sakhir circuit (Bahrain GP). Kimi believes that the F2008 has speed and strengthness to win at Bahrain. And last tests in Sakhir had shown that Ferrari is quite strong there.

About the Sakhir circuit, Kimi said "I really like the Sakhir circuit, because it differs from the others. While going there, you feel like playing in the sandbox. It really feels like a gigantic sandbox. Where ever you watch, you see just sand. And you feel it, too - in your hair". Quite interesting, huh ?

So, let's just see whether Ferrari can fight back this weekend, and more important, how is other competitors' performance too. I think this year F1 GP has got more interesting than ever, with new regulation (no traction control), many new (young and talented!) rookie, and with new circuit (night GP at Singapore). 
I do hope this weekend will be a new era in Kimi's career, a victory in Bahrain GP!!

It's Begun in Sepang !

Both Ferrari side by side right after start - F1 Live

Today, in the Sepang Malaysian GP, Kimi finally got his first win after a terrible opening at Melbourne last week. Qualifying session was great for Kimi, however at the last minutes Massa got better speed that make him the pole sitter. Starting from P2, Kimi got a good start, as well as Massa. On the first turn, I held my breath for a second when Massa pushed hiscar to Kimi a little bit, and just for that second I think they will collide each other. But, luckily, I think Kimi realize that if he pushed it, things would turn bad for everybody. So, he didn't push anymore.

The sign of his leading shown after first pit stop. Massa came in first, and that time (as always) Kimi paced his car with lighter fuel before he come in himself. I think that what's at the end turned both Ferrari driver's position. Kimi came out from pit just in front of Massa (Hooray!). And from that time on he lead the race far from everybody.

As Hamilton finished only in P5, the point position for Kimi is now 11 : 14. 3 points appart, but...it's still the start. There are still many races, and there 
are still many things can happen. I do hope this win in Sepang will burn the spirit 
of every team member of Ferrari, and of course my hero : Kimi Raikkonen!.

What Kimi Has To Say About Failing Australian GP

Kimi's good start at Aussie GP - from F1-Live

From the official website of Kimi (http://www.kimiraikkonen.com), this is some of Kimi's personal statement :

No use to cry ! (it's a good and touching opening)

Kimi said that the most important thing is to left what has happened behind, although the Aussie GP failure is dissappointing. ..'There is no use to cry afterwards. It does not change anything anymore. The result is what it is.'...

Kimi is not worried at all about the F2008 performance, he believes Ferrari has the speed needed to win more races this season. Kimi also explained about how he got stucked behind some other cars after a very good start he made (from P15 to P8). About the overtaking, Kimi said : ...'Obviously, to overtake is always difficult. While you sometimes try, you are not able to keep it on the road.'...

Well, although many people tell bad things about Kimi's manouvre (Italian press even said that Raikkonen has made two blaringly rookie-style errors as he tried to make up ground. -

from F1-live), but I still have faith on Kimi. People made mistakes ! Even a world champion!!

Anyway, fight for next races, Kimi ! And be my champion this year !

Kimi Raikkonen Has Been My Hero !

I have been watching Kimi Raikkonen's career in F1 since his debut with Sauber Petronas team. At that time, I watched him as a cute young man with calm personality (later on I know that he is the real 'iceman'!) and I just knew that someday he will be a star in F1. 
I also like how he drive his car : fast - fast and very fast.

Since then I follow his career. When he signed a contract with McLaren-Mercedes, I thought 'this is it'! His first win might not be any longer. Since then I became addicted to F1. Kimi has been more and more matured as an F1 driver, and he is definitely a very fast racer. Then the day has come when he finally joined Ferrari, my favourite F1 team. So, my favourite driver at my favourite team. What can I hope more ? Of course, world champion will be my dream comes true !

So, last year was a very dramatic year for me, to watch Kimi competing with Alonso and Hamilton to be world champion. 
And finally, he did it, he achieved his first world champion ! 
My cool Kimi Raikkonen is a world champion ! That's what inspired me to build this blog. 
From now on I will closely review all his achievement. Every one will be looking at
him as the world champion.

The 2008 season has begun, I support Kimi to reach his 2nd world champion.

Hopefully !!