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Post by Ilhame on Aug 22, 2003 8:48:41 GMT -5
Lovely pics all There are some new GP's on the calendar next year and now the FIA has the perfect excuse to stop certain races next season. I heard montreal and silverstone are off and Bahrain and Shanghai are on. It's not entirely fair cause Moscow was the first one to build a new track, but didn't agree with FIA about everything. Ecclestone really does take all the money.
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Post by TennisHack on Aug 22, 2003 13:45:26 GMT -5
Hehe, Kimi was your first passion, Ilhame? Are these changes to the calendar good or bad? And what's this about Moscow? *confused*
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Post by Ilhame on Aug 22, 2003 14:04:39 GMT -5
F1 was my 1st passion, but tennnis took over I don't know about the changes, but it's good to promote the sport in more countries. Bahrain has money so I understand why the FIA chose to hold a GP there Moscow built a circuit to start holding races in 2004, but they didn't agree on some things with the FIA. FIA wants to be in full control so they make all the money and Moscow wasn't pleased with this. They want to get the profits of the GP themselves, which I totally understand so a GP in Moscow is off the calendar now. As far as I know there haven't been any talks about this again.
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Post by TennisHack on Aug 22, 2003 21:38:39 GMT -5
McLaren used the German GP to confirm David Coulthard, Kimi Raikkonen and Alex Wurz as its drivers for 2003, following Mika Hakkinen's decision to retire • (crashnet - vendredi 22 aout 2003, 13h51)
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Post by TennisHack on Aug 22, 2003 21:42:36 GMT -5
Finnish McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen (R) talks to a technician in the pits of the Hungaroring racetrack near Budapest, 22 August 2003, during the first free practice session two days before the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. AFP PHOTO PIERRE ANDRIEU German Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher, background, takes a drink while Finnish Formula 1 driver Kimi Raiikkonnen listens to the media at the press conference of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003 in Mogyorod, Hungary. Ralf Schumacher, driver of the BMW Williams Team was punished by the sport's ruling body (FIA) with fine a of $50,000 due to a crash during the German Grand Prix. Schumacher was involved in a collision with Rubens Barrichello and Kimi Raikkonen. (AP Photo: Bela Szandelszky) Finnish McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen assists to a press point in the media center of the Hungaroring racetrack near Budapest, 21 August 2003, three days before the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. AFP PHOTO PIERRE ANDRIEU
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Post by Lee on Aug 22, 2003 22:51:40 GMT -5
In McLaren's web site, there is a 5 seconds Welcome Message video from Kimi www.mclaren.com/ and click interactive
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Post by Lee on Aug 22, 2003 22:52:13 GMT -5
McLaren used the German GP to confirm David Coulthard, Kimi Raikkonen and Alex Wurz as its drivers for 2003, following Mika Hakkinen's decision to retire • (crashnet - vendredi 22 aout 2003, 13h51) Should be for 2004.
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Post by Ilhame on Aug 23, 2003 10:46:02 GMT -5
The sentence woulb be correct if the pic was old lol Glad to hear they'll stay next year.
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Post by Lee on Aug 23, 2003 14:23:36 GMT -5
Kimi is finally cleared of any wrongdoing in German GP incident
from Mclaren site
22 August 2003 18:00
KIMI NOT TO BLAME FOR FIRST CORNER INCIDENT AT THE MOBIL 1 GERMAN GRAND PRIX Following the Court of Appeal hearing in Paris last week regarding the incident at the start of the Mobil 1 German Grand Prix involving Kimi, Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher, the FIA reconvened the Stewards of the German event at the Hungaroring this afternoon to reconsider their decisions from Hockenheim in the light of evidence presented to during Tuesday’s hearing. They studied the evidence from the accident data recorders and concluded the steering traces that suggested Kimi had turned right into Rubens Barrichello were so small that they could have been a consequence of bumps on the track surface. As a result Kimi and Rubens were left unpunished. At the initial hearing Ralf Schumacher was fined $50,000 as a result of the incident.
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Post by Kiro on Aug 25, 2003 14:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by TennisHack on Aug 26, 2003 16:59:00 GMT -5
Kimi Ahhh, I loves me some Finns. Also, just to note, he came in second at the Hungarian GP behind Fernando Alonso (yay, another podium finish! ) He is only 2 points behind Michael Shumacher in the champions' race now, so hoepfully he can continue his good runs of late and get back up where he belongs
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Post by Lee on Sept 2, 2003 14:47:59 GMT -5
McLaren and other Michelin tyre users may boycott the upcoming Italian Grand Prix in protest of FIA's latest tyre rules. (Mark Thompson / Getty Images) Not so good news for Kimi's team and others use Michelan tires! Michelin teams may boycott Italian GP By Theodore Liasi LONDON (espnstar.com) - The 2003 Formula One world championships' could be thrown into chaos with just three races remaining after the sport's governing body, the FIA, imposed a controversial last minute rule change in the way tyre tread depths are measured. Michelin competitions boss Pierre Dupasquier intimated that McLaren and Williams could boycott next month's Italian Grand Prix as a result of the new rules. The changes announced by letter by the FIA last week, infuriated the French tyre manufacturers, as it was discovered that Michelins might breach regulations governing the width of the front tyres in their worn state. A secret protest at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix led the FIA to investigate tyre widths at the end of the race. Some of the Michelins were deemed to be too wide, leading the FIA to send out a letter warning that cars, which did not comply with the regulations when subjected to similar post-race checks, would be disqualified. However, in a thinly veiled threat Pierre Dupasquier said: "It is possible that the five teams using Michelin tyres will not turn up at Monza. Our partners would have to spend a lot of money without any guarantee that they would not be disqualified. It is up to them to decide. "We know we cannot make a new tyre in time because it would take a few weeks to design and build. It is like saying you have to run a smaller engine for Monza - it is impossible to do in the timescale. So they have no insurance that their tyres will not be oversized at the end of the next race." According the Daily Telegraph, McLaren have refused to comment but Williams said they were "reviewing the consequences of the FIA's decision" while playing down talk of a boycott. Published: September 01, 2003
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Post by Ilhame on Sept 2, 2003 15:11:53 GMT -5
I had read about this on wtaw and it's just stupid I wonder who the secret protest came from. I bet it's Ferrari.
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Post by Lee on Sept 2, 2003 15:30:55 GMT -5
I had read about this on wtaw and it's just stupid I wonder who the secret protest came from. I bet it's Ferrari. No doubt! That team will benefit most from this.
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 2, 2003 15:39:33 GMT -5
Fucking wankers
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 3, 2003 16:18:10 GMT -5
Too bad you can't get a good read on this one, Lee Kimi Raikkonen's girlfriend Jenni Dahlmann • (crashnet - mardi 26 aout 2003, 15h38) I'm guessing . . . she isn't Finnish.
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 3, 2003 16:20:17 GMT -5
Finland's Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes celebrates on the podium after taking second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring track near Budapest, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) Winning Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso of Renault, center, celebrates between second-placed Finnish Kimi Raikkonen, left, of McLaren Mercedes and third-placed Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya of BMW Williams on the podium after the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix on the Hungaroring circuit, in Mogyorod, northeast of Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003. (AP Photo/MTI, Imre Foeldi)
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Post by Lee on Sept 3, 2003 18:58:55 GMT -5
Too bad you can't get a good read on this one, Lee LOL Hackie. It's more difficult to read women because most of them altered their eyebrows. Honestly, I like what I can see. Her ear, mouth, nose, cheek bone and hands look graceful and elegant. Too bad can't see her eyes.
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 3, 2003 19:35:54 GMT -5
That picture isn't the best, either, so dark. I think there might be another one of her somewhere in this thread, but I'm not completely sure. Good to know at least one of our Finns has good taste in women
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 9, 2003 20:27:34 GMT -5
Dunno why it's cut off at the bottom, but www.eurosport.com/home/pages/V3/L0/S25/E5354/sport_Lng0_Spo25_Evt5354_Sto480953.shtmlMichelin tyres approved Michelin have come up with a new tyre that should allow Williams and McLaren to fight Ferrari for the Formula One title without fear of disqualification, the governing FIA said on Tuesday. Calling time on a bitter argument over allegedly illegal tyres, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement before Sunday's Italian Grand Prix that they were satisfied with what they had seen. NEWS: Schumacher confident before Monza showdown 360° view of the Ferrari F2003-GA "The FIA were shown examples of a new Michelin tyre before and after use," said the statement, released after a meeting with Michelin, McLaren and Williams bosses on Monday. "The FIA technical department has confirmed that it believes these tyres will comply with the Formula One regulations if used in the same way at Monza." Williams, who lead Ferrari by eight points in the constructors' standings, and McLaren fear a clampdown on the tyre rules at Monza could hand Ferrari's Michael Schumacher a record sixth title by disqualifying their drivers. Both teams are supplied by Michelin, while Ferrari use Bridgestone tyres and have accused the French manufacturer of making front tyres that had an illegal amount -- more than 270 millimetres -- of tread in race conditions. "Potentially, this whole affair is throwing the world championship out of the window for both of us," Tuesday's Guardian newspaper quoted McLaren managing director Martin Whitmarsh as saying. NOT ACCEPTABLE The FIA made clear that although they had not changed or reinterpreted the rules, the Michelin tyres used previously might not pass post-race inspection. "With hindsight, it is regrettable that those using the earlier Michelin front tyres did not consult the FIA about possible excess tread width as soon as they became aware of it," said the statement. "However as far as the FIA technical department is concerned, the matter is now closed and the championship can continue with all teams on an equal footing." Michelin tested with the new tyres at Monza last week after the FIA said it will now check tyres for tread width after the races as well as before. Some teams suggested afterwards that the new tyres performed better than the old ones. The title battle is at a critical stage with Schumacher leading Williams' Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya by one point with Finland's Kimi Raikkonen a further point behind for McLaren with three races remaining. Whitmarsh said McLaren and Williams still had "considerable concern about the issue of approving the tyres' conformity at the end of the race". "Put simply, we can either use the existing tyres and risk not conforming with these revised rule interpretations or we can use new tyres and still risk being illegal despite a loss of performance," he added. "Michelin has done a great job but the changes in set-up we have had to make -- to toe-in, camber and tyre pressures -- have not worked to our advantage." However Williams' chief operations engineer Sam Michael sounded less worried, saying that the meeting with the FIA was "very constructive for all those c
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 9, 2003 21:07:35 GMT -5
While in search of more news on the so-called "tyre row", I found this place and hence, all of Kimi's F1 results He was certainly an impressive youngster! www.planet-f1.com/drivers/results_by_driver.phtml/f1/ENG?driver=RAIKKOHis bio: Driver History 21 year old Finn Kimi Raikkonen surprised the world of F1 when Sauber boss Peter Sauber announced late in 2000 that he had offered him a race deal for the following season on provision that he was handed the necessary superlicense. Having competed in just 23 car races, Raikkonen becomes one of the least experienced drivers ever to enter F1, but has put in impressive testing performances to justify the Swiss team's faith in him. Earlier in his career, his international results in karting were the best ever achieved by a Finnish driver, and he went on to further impress by winning the 2000 British Formula Renault Championship after taking seven wins in ten races. Although he met with opposition from F1 drivers wary of accepting a driver on the grid with even less experience than Jenson Button the year before him, Raikkonen proved his critics wrong. His debut season with Sauber was sensational. He suffered the bizarre accident at the 2001 San Marino GP of having the steering wheel come off in his hands. By the time Mika Hakkinen told Ron Dennis that he was thinking of taking a sabbatical in 2002, the race was on to sign the Finn. McLaren and Ferrari both wanted him, but Kimi was swayed by the fact that if he drove for Ferrari he'd be a clear No.2 driver to Schumaher while at McLaren he would be allowed to win. He finished 10th in the Drivers' Championship with 9 points, scoring 4th places in Montreal and Austria. His 2002 season was also electric, but an under-powered McLaren on less than perfect Michelins meant he was rarely able to challenge for the lead. He seemed to spend most of the season qualifying 5th. Although he didn't outscore his team-mate Coulthard, he regularly outqualified him. It was only thanks to the team's very 'un-McLaren-like' poor reliability that he didn't finish any higher than 6th place overall with 24 points. The low-point of his year coming when he led the French Grand Prix and with two laps left to go slid wide on oil left by Allan McNish's retiring Toyota. Marshals had failed to put warning oil flags out and the Finn was left with the sight of Michael Schumacher squeezing past him and claiming his 5th world title in the process.
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Post by Ilhame on Sept 10, 2003 1:29:44 GMT -5
Thanks Hackie Michelin THey got Schumi now
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 14, 2003 1:05:51 GMT -5
From the Italian GP Finnish McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen watches a control screen in the pits of the Monza racetrack, 13 September 2003, during the second free practice session on the eve of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. AFP PHOTO JEAN-LOUP GAUTREAU and from last week Kimi Raikkonen ponders how to close the gap on Michael Schumacher • (crashnet - samedi 23 aout 2003, 17h14)
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 14, 2003 11:40:46 GMT -5
Pffffffffft, Shumi won the Italian GP What a load of rubbish. Kimi came in 4th, but I don't think he has a chance to win the world championship anymore.
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Post by Ilhame on Sept 14, 2003 14:28:39 GMT -5
I've seen the race and there wasn't anything Kimi could do, but drive a stable race. His car wasn't quick enough today. At times he came really close to Rubens, but he couldn't overtake him.
Statistically he can still become world champion. Michael has 82 points, JP 79 and Kimi 75. There are still 20 points to grab in the next two races.
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Post by Lee on Sept 14, 2003 22:53:34 GMT -5
What a shitty day! Schumi acted like he won the championship already!
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Post by Lee on Sept 15, 2003 3:47:22 GMT -5
Since Kimi missed the podium yesterday, let's revisited his 2nd place finish last week. from: espnstar.com
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Post by Ilhame on Sept 15, 2003 13:26:46 GMT -5
Thanks for that Lee
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Post by Lee on Sept 15, 2003 15:47:05 GMT -5
from eurosport.com Kimi: We did all we could McLaren said they would focus on their own performances for the final two races of the Formula One season and not hope for a slip up from either Michael Schumacher or Juan Pablo Montoya after title contender Kimi Raikkonen fell further off the pace at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn finished fourth in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix and is still third in the championship battle but the gap between him and his rivals widened - seven points adrift of Schumacher and four away from Williams' Montoya. "It's more difficult now than it was before but what can we do? We did our best," the 23-year-old said. "It's not finished until the end of the season, you never know what will happen." McLaren boss Ron Dennis said his team would not be easily distracted for the final races. "I don't think it's the right thing to get into the issue of whether Montoya or Michael have an incident," he said. "I think we should just focus on our destiny and our target should be Kimi winning the race and then looking at the mathematics afterwards." Raikkonen, who finished sixth overall in 2002, must raise his game against Schumacher and Montoya at Indianapolis and Suzuka to become the youngest champion in Formula One history after the Finn never really challenged his title rivals and was deprived of a podium finish by Brazilian Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello. "We did what we could do today but were not quick enough to fight for the podium ... and we knew Monza would be difficult," Raikkonen told reporters after failing to improve on his grid position. But there were no complaints from Dennis. "No question he drove very well. I think all of the cars could have been nose to tail but I think overtaking would have been another issue," Dennis said after the last European grand prix of the season. "We lost a little bit of touch with Barrichello after the first pit stop and unfortunately that really lost us the advantage...It could have been better, it could have been a lot worse," he added. And he better not bite off all his finger nails during the chase.
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Post by TennisHack on Sept 27, 2003 14:15:39 GMT -5
Kimi got the pole in Indianapolis! Shumi is 7th :satan:
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