Article: "Where is Kimi Raikkonen?"
Oi galerinha, segue para vocês um excelente texto sobre Kimi Räikkönen, sua passagem pela F1, os motivos que o levaram a não permanecer por lá, enfim, uma ótima análise sobre o que aconteceu com Kimi e sua carreira e personalidade na F1.
O original é em húngaro e a Kriss (do F1 Zone Forum) gentilmente traduziu para gente. É uma leitura obrigatória para nós, fãs do Iceman. Muito boa mesmo, não deixem de ler!!! Meus comentários estão no final.
O original é em húngaro e a Kriss (do F1 Zone Forum) gentilmente traduziu para gente. É uma leitura obrigatória para nós, fãs do Iceman. Muito boa mesmo, não deixem de ler!!! Meus comentários estão no final.
Where is Kimi Raikkonen?
We continue our series where we try to form opinion in those questions which divide millions of fans and where the ordinary sports media is helpless.
First we solved the Schumacher mystery then we analyzed the trinity (Senna, Schumacher and Alonso) but the best for last - the interpretation of the Raikkonen factor. Have fun!
Let’s face the fact that Kimi is not going back to Formula1. It seems that he’s found the place where he really feels good and he has no intention to test himself in the championship of lies and intrigue. Let’s say it: the Formula 1 was able to squander the most brilliant talent of the last decade and the only special individuality who was able to expose the human side of the sport in addition doing his job perfectly like a machine. Who is to blame?
It would be very simple to say that Ferrari. Many thought that Kimi was worthy successor of Schumacher in Maranello and with him the Scuderia could continue its success – with the latter definition I could completely identify myself but the first part of sentence raised doubt in me even in the beginning of 2007.
We have to admit that Kimi is not the type of racer who is getting his team behind him with his huge work ethic. He is doing his job, telling what he wants and when he gets it he drives his car fast, damn fast. Motivating his team, building emotional relationships are not of his strengths. Kimi is a really old school racer who doesn’t care a bit about marketing, doesn’t make friends, doesn’t do anything else but going into the factory telling what he wants and then performs. Why? Because the only thing Kimi knows is how to drive the car very fast. And today this is not enough to be a real great racer. We could speculate for a long time whether this new style is good or not but the facts are facts – nowadays it is not enough to drive the car fast, a driver must have a much more complex knowledge to achieve his dream.
Kimi wasn’t capable to measure up to the task which was only partially his fault. Coming from his style and habit he is not a very passionate person and his genius isolated him from his team. He had many arguments with Ron Dennis because the McLaren team couldn’t provide a championship contender technique and Ron (rightfully) demanded consequence and intelligence in Kimi’s racing.
There was something that he misjudged. Kimi’s way of competing is very simple – he wants to win no matter what, and he doesn’t think that in certain situation he should slow down. This kind of attitude brought him the love of ten and hundred thousands of fans but also is to blame for having only one world championship title in his cabinet.
Kimi made a mistake in his carrier when he signed Ferrari. In 2007 the great personalities of the post Schumacher era (Alonso and Kimi) made unbelievably wrong decisions. – practically they swapped teams. It was obvious at his very young age that Alonso belongs to Ferrari and it was hard to imagine Kimi in such a passionate environment. In his first season with the passionate support of Jean Todt pulled together the world title. (how and why I have a special theory) then after the Frenchman’s departure Kimi vanished. Trust is vital for Kimi.
He can not live without trust; he has to feel that that team is there for him, works for him and wants his success – even if he is not willing to do anything else but driving very fast. With Todt’s departure the trust disappeared. In Maranello the chiefs became less talented but Italians and they couldn’t find the way with the Finnish champion. In 2008 Kimi wasn’t losing to Massa because the team put him down but because he wasn’t in the mood to drive for Ferrari. It seemed from many of his expressions. He didn’t feel the confidence, he wasn’t the team’s mascot anymore, they didn’t observe his opinion and that was enough to lose his spirit for a lifetime.
And of course there is a very significant detail that in 2007 Kimi had fulfilled his dream and became a world champion. Everybody who ever won something knows that after the euphoria of winning emptiness comes very quickly. Kimi was fed up with the media hype, he didn’t have a minute without the press. Many questioned the equity of his title, they said that he only won because of the McLaren’s inner battle. Kimi simply lost his spirit – and it is Formula1’s fault: the environment, the rules, the sharks of the media.
Formula 1 needs a great talent like Raikkonen in any circumstances – especially in current times. Vettel, Hamilton, Alonso all are exceptional talents but they are from the new era, raised for racing, treat the media and the fans like a machine, they never do anything risky. They are fast, talented but without personality, self-will, the freedom of individuality which could predestinate them to be remembered after 30-40 years as gritty racers.
So it can be seen that Kimi is the last person in Formula 1 who loves life, who raced with real emotions, he didn’t like to be controlled, who had separate ideas about life and didn’t approached everything through F1. When he wanted to be drunk he got drunk and didn’t care about the opinion of the media. He never wanted to seem perfect because he never was.
Today, it seems he has found his place – sad for us that he he had to leave F1 for that. Rally is unarguable his environment, personally I feel that he’d changed carriers with Sebastian Loeb. The precision of the French champion of records would predestinate him for very big results in F1. The coolness of Kimi can be a winner in rally. And yes, the Flying Finnish is very fast there. Only those trees beside the road …
We continue our series where we try to form opinion in those questions which divide millions of fans and where the ordinary sports media is helpless.
First we solved the Schumacher mystery then we analyzed the trinity (Senna, Schumacher and Alonso) but the best for last - the interpretation of the Raikkonen factor. Have fun!
Let’s face the fact that Kimi is not going back to Formula1. It seems that he’s found the place where he really feels good and he has no intention to test himself in the championship of lies and intrigue. Let’s say it: the Formula 1 was able to squander the most brilliant talent of the last decade and the only special individuality who was able to expose the human side of the sport in addition doing his job perfectly like a machine. Who is to blame?
It would be very simple to say that Ferrari. Many thought that Kimi was worthy successor of Schumacher in Maranello and with him the Scuderia could continue its success – with the latter definition I could completely identify myself but the first part of sentence raised doubt in me even in the beginning of 2007.
We have to admit that Kimi is not the type of racer who is getting his team behind him with his huge work ethic. He is doing his job, telling what he wants and when he gets it he drives his car fast, damn fast. Motivating his team, building emotional relationships are not of his strengths. Kimi is a really old school racer who doesn’t care a bit about marketing, doesn’t make friends, doesn’t do anything else but going into the factory telling what he wants and then performs. Why? Because the only thing Kimi knows is how to drive the car very fast. And today this is not enough to be a real great racer. We could speculate for a long time whether this new style is good or not but the facts are facts – nowadays it is not enough to drive the car fast, a driver must have a much more complex knowledge to achieve his dream.
Kimi wasn’t capable to measure up to the task which was only partially his fault. Coming from his style and habit he is not a very passionate person and his genius isolated him from his team. He had many arguments with Ron Dennis because the McLaren team couldn’t provide a championship contender technique and Ron (rightfully) demanded consequence and intelligence in Kimi’s racing.
There was something that he misjudged. Kimi’s way of competing is very simple – he wants to win no matter what, and he doesn’t think that in certain situation he should slow down. This kind of attitude brought him the love of ten and hundred thousands of fans but also is to blame for having only one world championship title in his cabinet.
Kimi made a mistake in his carrier when he signed Ferrari. In 2007 the great personalities of the post Schumacher era (Alonso and Kimi) made unbelievably wrong decisions. – practically they swapped teams. It was obvious at his very young age that Alonso belongs to Ferrari and it was hard to imagine Kimi in such a passionate environment. In his first season with the passionate support of Jean Todt pulled together the world title. (how and why I have a special theory) then after the Frenchman’s departure Kimi vanished. Trust is vital for Kimi.
He can not live without trust; he has to feel that that team is there for him, works for him and wants his success – even if he is not willing to do anything else but driving very fast. With Todt’s departure the trust disappeared. In Maranello the chiefs became less talented but Italians and they couldn’t find the way with the Finnish champion. In 2008 Kimi wasn’t losing to Massa because the team put him down but because he wasn’t in the mood to drive for Ferrari. It seemed from many of his expressions. He didn’t feel the confidence, he wasn’t the team’s mascot anymore, they didn’t observe his opinion and that was enough to lose his spirit for a lifetime.
And of course there is a very significant detail that in 2007 Kimi had fulfilled his dream and became a world champion. Everybody who ever won something knows that after the euphoria of winning emptiness comes very quickly. Kimi was fed up with the media hype, he didn’t have a minute without the press. Many questioned the equity of his title, they said that he only won because of the McLaren’s inner battle. Kimi simply lost his spirit – and it is Formula1’s fault: the environment, the rules, the sharks of the media.
Formula 1 needs a great talent like Raikkonen in any circumstances – especially in current times. Vettel, Hamilton, Alonso all are exceptional talents but they are from the new era, raised for racing, treat the media and the fans like a machine, they never do anything risky. They are fast, talented but without personality, self-will, the freedom of individuality which could predestinate them to be remembered after 30-40 years as gritty racers.
So it can be seen that Kimi is the last person in Formula 1 who loves life, who raced with real emotions, he didn’t like to be controlled, who had separate ideas about life and didn’t approached everything through F1. When he wanted to be drunk he got drunk and didn’t care about the opinion of the media. He never wanted to seem perfect because he never was.
Today, it seems he has found his place – sad for us that he he had to leave F1 for that. Rally is unarguable his environment, personally I feel that he’d changed carriers with Sebastian Loeb. The precision of the French champion of records would predestinate him for very big results in F1. The coolness of Kimi can be a winner in rally. And yes, the Flying Finnish is very fast there. Only those trees beside the road …
Fonte: idealisiv.blog.nepsport.hu/ Dica: Luieluv/ Tradução: Kriss
Não poderia ser mais verdadeiro tudo o que foi dito acima. A F1 teve grande culpa na saída de Kimi, o empurrou para algo que ele não estava disposto a aceitar, mudar a si mesmo para ser grande. Não, este não é Kimi. Ele conseguiu o que desejava durante anos, um título, satisfez-se. Viu que todo o esforço que um dia sua família havia feito por ele havia sido recompensado.
Claro que ele também teve sua parcela de culpa, afinal, escolheu não mudar para ser aceito ou se adaptar ao que o sistema pedia dele. Não deu certo! Mas Kimi realmente nunca seria aquilo que a F1 queria que ele fosse, ele foi excelente no que fez, poderia ter sido melhor ainda se o tivessem aceito, mas para a F1, ele não foi o suficiente. Pelo menos, não para a F1 de hoje, então, ele disse adeus.
Também concordo, Kimi e Alonso cometeram juntos, os maiores erros de suas vidas profissionais quando foram para Ferrari e McLaren em 2007, embora o Iceman tenha saído com o título, isto lhe custou algo no final. A equipe italiana nunca aceitou Kimi e a inglesa agiu da mesma forma com Alonso. A Ferrari não foi honesta nem respeitosa com o finlandês, mas isto também é normal, afinal de contas, estamos falando de Ferrari.
Outro ponto importante que o autor comentou, a questão da confiança e de como Jean Todt foi isto para Kimi durante 2007! Uau! Parece que alguém tirou um peso do meu coração. Eu não poderia ter escrito melhor! Jean Todt esteve lá por Kimi de uma forma que Stefano Domenicali nunca esteve, muito pelo contrário. Jean Todt acreditava em Kimi e no seu talento, Stefano apenas o suportou contratualmente, até conseguir tirá-lo de lá. A verdade é que Kimi não é o tipo de piloto que a F1 deseja hoje, Alonso, Hamilton e Vettel são, ponto para eles, que poderão ser campeões muitas vezes, terão suas equipes aos seus pés. Kimi foi apenas mais um, embora muito talentoso, nasceu na época errada, como ele mesmo disse uma vez.
E depois de toda uma temporada sem o Iceman (que obviamente já não faz falta desde o dia em que saiu de lá, porque assim é a F1 e a vida, quem parte é quem nunca será lembrado) eu agradeço o fato de hoje, Kimi não estar mais lá e sim no rally. Sim, é um desperdício ele não ter continuado na F1, seu talento, o que ele poderia dar, infelizmente, ficou no passado, mas compreendo e apoio incondicionalmente o fato dele não ter ficado lá a todo custo, não valeria a pena, por ele ser quem é.
Se você é um fã do Iceman como eu, entenderá o que digo, ferir a si mesmo não valeria a pena e Kimi fez o que era certo, para ele. Eu faria o mesmo. E por mais que Kimi possa sentir falta daqueles carros, porque eu sei que no fundo ele sente falta daquela adrenalina, daquele barulho, daquele poder que só um carro de F1 pode dar (eu mesma sinto quando vejo, eu sinto falta de vê-lo lá), tenho certeza que ele está feliz hoje, pois não precisa deixar de ser quem é, ele está construindo uma nova carreira. Ele deixou o passado onde este pertence, está vivendo o seu presente e construindo o seu futuro.
Claro que ele também teve sua parcela de culpa, afinal, escolheu não mudar para ser aceito ou se adaptar ao que o sistema pedia dele. Não deu certo! Mas Kimi realmente nunca seria aquilo que a F1 queria que ele fosse, ele foi excelente no que fez, poderia ter sido melhor ainda se o tivessem aceito, mas para a F1, ele não foi o suficiente. Pelo menos, não para a F1 de hoje, então, ele disse adeus.
Também concordo, Kimi e Alonso cometeram juntos, os maiores erros de suas vidas profissionais quando foram para Ferrari e McLaren em 2007, embora o Iceman tenha saído com o título, isto lhe custou algo no final. A equipe italiana nunca aceitou Kimi e a inglesa agiu da mesma forma com Alonso. A Ferrari não foi honesta nem respeitosa com o finlandês, mas isto também é normal, afinal de contas, estamos falando de Ferrari.
Outro ponto importante que o autor comentou, a questão da confiança e de como Jean Todt foi isto para Kimi durante 2007! Uau! Parece que alguém tirou um peso do meu coração. Eu não poderia ter escrito melhor! Jean Todt esteve lá por Kimi de uma forma que Stefano Domenicali nunca esteve, muito pelo contrário. Jean Todt acreditava em Kimi e no seu talento, Stefano apenas o suportou contratualmente, até conseguir tirá-lo de lá. A verdade é que Kimi não é o tipo de piloto que a F1 deseja hoje, Alonso, Hamilton e Vettel são, ponto para eles, que poderão ser campeões muitas vezes, terão suas equipes aos seus pés. Kimi foi apenas mais um, embora muito talentoso, nasceu na época errada, como ele mesmo disse uma vez.
E depois de toda uma temporada sem o Iceman (que obviamente já não faz falta desde o dia em que saiu de lá, porque assim é a F1 e a vida, quem parte é quem nunca será lembrado) eu agradeço o fato de hoje, Kimi não estar mais lá e sim no rally. Sim, é um desperdício ele não ter continuado na F1, seu talento, o que ele poderia dar, infelizmente, ficou no passado, mas compreendo e apoio incondicionalmente o fato dele não ter ficado lá a todo custo, não valeria a pena, por ele ser quem é.
Se você é um fã do Iceman como eu, entenderá o que digo, ferir a si mesmo não valeria a pena e Kimi fez o que era certo, para ele. Eu faria o mesmo. E por mais que Kimi possa sentir falta daqueles carros, porque eu sei que no fundo ele sente falta daquela adrenalina, daquele barulho, daquele poder que só um carro de F1 pode dar (eu mesma sinto quando vejo, eu sinto falta de vê-lo lá), tenho certeza que ele está feliz hoje, pois não precisa deixar de ser quem é, ele está construindo uma nova carreira. Ele deixou o passado onde este pertence, está vivendo o seu presente e construindo o seu futuro.
Beijinhos, Ludy
Comentários
Estou de acordo com o que escreveu é claro. Por mais que seja doloroso, na vida a gente precisa preservar o que somos e o que nos faz feliz para que possamos seguir em frente. E foi o que Kimi fez. Ele queria correr e apenas isso. Pode ser bem frustrante que ele não esteja na F1 mais, mas para ser Kimi Räikkönen ele precisou sair.
Na F1 ultimamente tem enlouquecido qualquer um essa necessidade de agradar todo mundo. O que realmente importa, o esporte, fica cada dia mais em segundo plano.
É só por isso, e já basta, para entender o porque de sua decisão.
E eu entendo e apoio isso.
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bjs, Ludy
só não concosrdo muito com essa parte, porque se ela se referir aos profissionais da F1 ela pode ser verdadeira, mas com relação aos fãs e admiradores de Kimi ele sempre fará falta na categoria e também na vida.
Valeu pelos comments galerinha! Fico feliz que tenham gostado do texto!
bjs, Ludy