F1 2012 - Lotus Renault - Kimi Raikkonen on track (Valencia - 23rd of January)

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[83Nipa83]

Can´t wait for next season! SUOMI FINLAND PERKELE!!!

[alexanderjurjens]

"Nothing really..." HAHAHAHAHAHA I love Raikkonen.

[AccordGTR]

@jackobcooper yes but not the way you are thinking. he is deliberately probing the limits, not deliberately "drifting". Big difference. Drifting has no place in circuit racing. You drift, you are slow and corner speed is more important to be drifting.

[AccordGTR]

@xevious2501 I think Kimi is a very natural and instinctive driver so he will easily get used to whatever set up you give him. Besides all that telemetry and briefings will educate him on any new technologies but at the end of the day it is his skills, experience and seat-of-the-pants feel that will determine the way he will drive and will make the difference compared to other cars. Schumi is another case cuz he is much older so I feel he has lost some quickness only young drivers have

[AccordGTR]

hahaha Kimi, King of the understatement

[persan3009]

Kimi Serbia is with you !!! 

[tifoziPT]

@jackobcooper He is getting used to the new car. Besides, he isn't using good tyres. I read in ESPN that the tyres used in his first laps with the car were demonstration tyres, so he can practice and drive without braking the no-test rule.

These tyres have nowhere near as much grip as the normal tyres, and not even the same amount of grip that the tyres he used in the past had. That's why he slides so much.

But, I'm really looking forward to see him race. this season is going to be epic.

[tifoziPT]

@xevious2501 That's partially correct. He does have to change his shifting, but not for the reasons you stated.

The shifting has changed due to the blown diffusers, where fuel was discharged to the engine to force it to produce enough exhaust airflow into the diffusers. That's why the down-shiftting technique changed.

But it's an issue that he can quickly correct when Lotus starts to explain to him the new changes (which can be irrelevant, since blown-diffuseres are banned).

[xevious2501]

kimi will be fast but his gear shifting will have to change. he's shifting like the old f1 cars he use to drive, breaking into corners far too early. todays f1 drivers shifts and breaking zones are far quicker and later into the turns. its why shumi has struggled so.

[n33dw33d3333]

@jackobcooper thats what testing all about

[Davjb2012]

Kimi gonna be a world champ yey :)

[suljohor]

kimi & Lotus satu punca juara tahun 2012.....