Iceman's Club: "A broken promise" by Antonio Magno
Today is a special day for the whole week dedicated to Kimi's return to F1. I have some guests and the first one is my Italian friend Antonio Magno, who you already know from other special projects.
I asked Tony to write about the same theme you guys did and the result is the following article.
I asked Tony to write about the same theme you guys did and the result is the following article.
This sticker was made by Tony... It's in his car! :)
Iceman's Club: "A broken promise" by Antonio Magno
Sometimes we are really strange. We are very sure to know ourselves very well, better than everybody. But, paradoxically, this is not the truth. We can't be sure about our reactions until the moment we'll live that particular situation for the first time in our lives. So suddenly it can happen we don't respect promises that we did in the past, that we considered very easy to do.
And this is what happened between me and the Scuderia Ferrari. I never would have imagined that one day I would not support the team like the past, after so many years full of loyalty, defeats and victories. In only one word, passion. It happened after Kimi was fired by them. I still don't know the real reason of my reaction; maybe cause I really dislike Alonso's ways, maybe cause I don't like Ferrari's management of last times or, more simply, maybe cause until 2009 season my favourite driver was a Ferrari driver too.
When I knew that Kimi switched to rally, to be honest I wasn't agree with him. Ok, many people criticise his ways, they are free about, but nobody can't deny his pure talent, his speed. So I judged his choice like a waste of time, a caprice, because in motorsport you can win or lose. And winning in WRC would have been very hard for him.
Meanwhile, F1 in 2010 didn't gave me the usual emotions. Despite the season began very well for Ferrari with a one-two in Bahrain, I have to confess that day I felt satisfied, but not happy. And things didn't improve later. I was confident that time would have solved my "mystic crisis" about Ferrari, and make me accept Alonso like a driver to support. But I was wrong, totally.
So I became just a F1 observer. My habits didn't change, the interest was still high, I continued to follow the races on TV, but from another point of view, without emotions.
And then there was Kimi, who was confirming my prediction about his career in WRC. Probably (I am sure of this) he did his best, but results weren't so exciting. I started to follow the championship, trying to like it. At the end of the day, it was ever a motorsport. But I stopped to have interest about it after some rally.
Like Kimi confirmed some days ago, in WRC there is less competition between the drivers, it can't give you the same adrenaline like an overtaking or a start on the grid. Rally is racing against the time, nothing else. And probably, when Kimi realized it, he thought to come back in F1 (thank God!).
Meanwhile he had some rolls in WRC and F1 was becoming boring and pointless for me, rumours about him returning started to grow, day by day. A dream was going to born.
Dreaming is beautiful, maybe important, but very dangerous too in the same time. Personally in those few times that I did, it has been just the beginning of a big disappointment. So I didn't lose the control, staying calm and don't giving any importance to rumours, articles and interviews concerning about Kimi. Yes, obviously I hoped them were true, but coming out from an hard time of my life, I imposed to myself not to believe. Also cause I was quite pessimistic.
But rumours started to scream, to be difficult to don’t take in consideration. It was clear something of true was happening, while Kimi stayed enigmatic and silent like ever.
Then, some days after Abu Dhabi GP, the negotiation with Williams Team failed. I didn't fail forbidding to myself to dream.
But few days ago, things changed very quickly. Lotus-Renault's boss Bouiller (who honestly doesn't look a nice person to me) confirmed they were trying to engage Kimi. I remember what I said to myself "How the hell is it possible if last year Kimi had legal troubles with them?".
29th November 2011. Breakfast, my daily race to reach the office, the usual access at Facebook to see what there was of new before to start to work like every day. Then I noticed in my notifications that my friend from Indonesia Fauzan Zamzamy (I will be grateful to him forever) tagged me commenting a link posted on his wall: the official announcement of Lotus-Renault Team for the deal reached with Kimi for 2012 and 2013 seasons! In a few seconds, an engine locked since a lot of time began to work again in my mind. After many months, finally something of amazingly good!
That day was dedicated to him, I passed the day surfing on the web to read every kind of article about, and when I came back home for lunch, I jumped on my notebook to print something to put on my car, to celebrate like I did when he won the title in 2007. And since those moments I felt free to dream finally. In few moments I decided to go to Monza for the GP next year, despite I never imagined that my first GP I will support a driver who will not drive a Ferrari. Strange for a tifoso, isn’t it?
I know it will be very hard for him, like for every fan that will support him, because chasing the title will be really a mirage. But I don't care, I am sure of his professional approach like of his talent. F1 is like life, you have to put passion and heart in what you do, and only doing it you will be pleased with yourself. And Kimi will do it, like me in Monza next year. Heart comes before everything. Always.
So, 2012 here we go. GO KIMI!!!
And this is what happened between me and the Scuderia Ferrari. I never would have imagined that one day I would not support the team like the past, after so many years full of loyalty, defeats and victories. In only one word, passion. It happened after Kimi was fired by them. I still don't know the real reason of my reaction; maybe cause I really dislike Alonso's ways, maybe cause I don't like Ferrari's management of last times or, more simply, maybe cause until 2009 season my favourite driver was a Ferrari driver too.
When I knew that Kimi switched to rally, to be honest I wasn't agree with him. Ok, many people criticise his ways, they are free about, but nobody can't deny his pure talent, his speed. So I judged his choice like a waste of time, a caprice, because in motorsport you can win or lose. And winning in WRC would have been very hard for him.
Meanwhile, F1 in 2010 didn't gave me the usual emotions. Despite the season began very well for Ferrari with a one-two in Bahrain, I have to confess that day I felt satisfied, but not happy. And things didn't improve later. I was confident that time would have solved my "mystic crisis" about Ferrari, and make me accept Alonso like a driver to support. But I was wrong, totally.
So I became just a F1 observer. My habits didn't change, the interest was still high, I continued to follow the races on TV, but from another point of view, without emotions.
And then there was Kimi, who was confirming my prediction about his career in WRC. Probably (I am sure of this) he did his best, but results weren't so exciting. I started to follow the championship, trying to like it. At the end of the day, it was ever a motorsport. But I stopped to have interest about it after some rally.
Like Kimi confirmed some days ago, in WRC there is less competition between the drivers, it can't give you the same adrenaline like an overtaking or a start on the grid. Rally is racing against the time, nothing else. And probably, when Kimi realized it, he thought to come back in F1 (thank God!).
Meanwhile he had some rolls in WRC and F1 was becoming boring and pointless for me, rumours about him returning started to grow, day by day. A dream was going to born.
Dreaming is beautiful, maybe important, but very dangerous too in the same time. Personally in those few times that I did, it has been just the beginning of a big disappointment. So I didn't lose the control, staying calm and don't giving any importance to rumours, articles and interviews concerning about Kimi. Yes, obviously I hoped them were true, but coming out from an hard time of my life, I imposed to myself not to believe. Also cause I was quite pessimistic.
But rumours started to scream, to be difficult to don’t take in consideration. It was clear something of true was happening, while Kimi stayed enigmatic and silent like ever.
Then, some days after Abu Dhabi GP, the negotiation with Williams Team failed. I didn't fail forbidding to myself to dream.
But few days ago, things changed very quickly. Lotus-Renault's boss Bouiller (who honestly doesn't look a nice person to me) confirmed they were trying to engage Kimi. I remember what I said to myself "How the hell is it possible if last year Kimi had legal troubles with them?".
29th November 2011. Breakfast, my daily race to reach the office, the usual access at Facebook to see what there was of new before to start to work like every day. Then I noticed in my notifications that my friend from Indonesia Fauzan Zamzamy (I will be grateful to him forever) tagged me commenting a link posted on his wall: the official announcement of Lotus-Renault Team for the deal reached with Kimi for 2012 and 2013 seasons! In a few seconds, an engine locked since a lot of time began to work again in my mind. After many months, finally something of amazingly good!
That day was dedicated to him, I passed the day surfing on the web to read every kind of article about, and when I came back home for lunch, I jumped on my notebook to print something to put on my car, to celebrate like I did when he won the title in 2007. And since those moments I felt free to dream finally. In few moments I decided to go to Monza for the GP next year, despite I never imagined that my first GP I will support a driver who will not drive a Ferrari. Strange for a tifoso, isn’t it?
I know it will be very hard for him, like for every fan that will support him, because chasing the title will be really a mirage. But I don't care, I am sure of his professional approach like of his talent. F1 is like life, you have to put passion and heart in what you do, and only doing it you will be pleased with yourself. And Kimi will do it, like me in Monza next year. Heart comes before everything. Always.
So, 2012 here we go. GO KIMI!!!
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Dear Tony, as usual, your article made me feel so emotional. The last paragraph was so... OMG, I have no words to explain how beautiful it is. Thanks a lot, again, for participating. 2012 will be a hell of a ride, it will be hard, but we are going to have fun and I will wait anxiously for your pictures from Monza. :)
Kisses, Ludy
Kisses, Ludy
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