Comments on: Your View: Can Kimi come back and win in F1?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:49:02 +0000

Yes he can come back and win – just like any sports figure who is very good at what they do. The average man thinks of himself and his own ability in sport and the average man would fail and so they think Kimi would fail – they thought Michael Jordon, Alain Prost and Wayne Gretzky would fail. But they did not fail because it is what they do and they do it well. Same for Kimi. If you are an accountant, you can go away for a year, return, and still be a good accountant – it is the same, you don’t think so, but it is.

By: Rafa

Rafa — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:35:06 +0000

He´s got the potential, for sure but he just seems uninterested. The one championship he did grab, he did by the McLaren Alonso Hamilton meltdown. I think he would do well to find new challenges like Montoya did. Besides, if he does come back, where would he go: certainly not Ferrari, and very unlikely McLaren (only if Button fails spectacularly would Macca´s board consider it, and look at all the patience they´ve shown with Kovalainen). Very unlikely Mercedes GP, since they seem set to sign Vettel in the future. The one place is Red Bull, and I think the Finn might have misgivings on the Bull´s performance in a couple of years… but as well if they put a big check he might just grab it regardless of the car´s performance. I don´t know: he´s very fast and extremely talented, but he seems to lack the hunger to really be consistently in the top. Take for example last year: Massa blew him away and it was a good car!! I just think that all he´s really interested in is in big buck and having fun.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:10:51 +0000

His problem is that he expects others to do their work before they expect him to do his. He does his job exceptionally well and if he doesnt get the same level of commitment and performance from his team, he looks demotivated.

He is very different from all other drivers who show their emotions. Compare his reaction of when Lewis banged him from rear at red light to that of Trulli when he thought Sutil was wrong. That too when he was leading the race and should have got 10 points for the race. That accident messed up his championship hopes but he was damn cool and that is what differentiates him from the rest of the pack.

By: ish

ish — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:50 +0000

Yes – is the simple answer…if he comes back in the right team.

I suspect that part of the so-called motivation problem is to do with poor management rather than poor motivation. From what little we can tell of him Kimi, he is a simple guy who likes to snooze, eat ice cream and drive the hell out of a very fast car. Give him an opportunity to do that, and only that and he’ll be motivated enough to come back at the top of his game. If you expect him to do loads of corporate events, shake hands with sponsors etc, he’ll get fed up, depressed and trundle round in midfield.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:41:56 +0000

If he doesnt drive next year, I personally dont see him coming back to have another go at the title which he has already won. Motivation always was his problem and an year away from F1 wont help.