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Hey Valentino Rossi, the doctor of MOTOGP. I watched the qatar seniour motobike race and Valentino looks very manacing on the track. I cant wait till he show us some reults on testing.

Him and Raikonnen ate Ferrari!!!

I say stay away with from the red's and stick to the Black and Silvers, kimi/rossi at Mclaren, that sounds a bit better

However....
A few reasons why kimi may leave McLaren

1. Fast car, but reliability lacks
2. Ron is not paying him as much as he wants
3. McLaren have failed to deliver a car to cope with a championship speed.
4. He may be a bit greedy and want a huge paycheque from the ITALIANS.
4. Inspired by schumi's success at Ferrai, he may move there, as he is convinced they could deliver the PERFECT package.

Who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol

all i know is Valentino is goin to be a cracker in 4 wheels,

Adz, I disagree with you about whether Kimi Raikkonen will leave McLaren and head for Ferrari....here's why.

A few reasons why kimi may leave McLaren. 1. Fast car, but lacks reliability

It's funny that, last year, McLaren had reliable cars but no one could challenge Schuey for the WDC in 2004, yet this year, Kimi comes w/in 2 races of beating Alonso...yet the car's reliablity hurt him in 2005. Why take a chance with another team and have the same problems there?

Ron is not paying him as much as he wants

It's a simple fact that teams will pay drivers whatever they can to keep their drivers happy/content to stay where they're at.

McLaren have failed to deliver a car to cope with a championship speed

Sometimes straight-line speed isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Look at Renault; their cars aren't the fastest on the track yet they're probably the most reliable on track. That's a function of the mechanics and engineers who work on the cars; they do their job, the drivers have a safe, clean and winning race. Period.

As to the other points. I don't think Raikkonen's the greedy type; he's got one of the better rides in F1...why mess with it? Also, who in the F1 paddock wouldn't want to race for Scuderia Ferrari, seriously? When the time comes, if he's available....he might just take it.

adz_619 wrote: all i know is Valentino is goin to be a cracker in 4 wheels,

I beg to differ, on the contrary, it will take him a good few years to settle in to F1, he wont be astoundingly fast straight away, maybe after two years he will be challenging for 3rd place in the championship.....(behind Pablo's mclaren and Montiero's renault . )

Rossi haas been cofirmed as driving a factory Subaru in the Rally of Monza november 18 to 20. It is the first of three rally events he will contest during the off-season.
When interviewed he said " for me rally is better, it is to hard to go fast in F1.
Maybe F1 is for later".
Whatever that means.

Julian Mayo wrote:Rossi haas been cofirmed as driving a factory Subaru in the Rally of Monza november 18 to 20. It is the first of three rally events he will contest during the off-season.
When interviewed he said " for me rally is better, it is to hard to go fast in F1.
Maybe F1 is for later".
Whatever that means.

I think it means he had corn flakes for breakfast......i think....

hi!!!

HeY!!!!, mlittle, you disagreed with a few of my points, but Kimi has stated himself that he would like to win the championship with a different team, also F1 Racing magazine predicts the same as me!!! . Ans they are the ones who predicted alonso and raikonnen future cahmpions back in 2004, so they know what there talking about.

Anyway, i think it will take a bit of time for Rossi to settle in an f1 car as as i was thinking back to the old days when Damon Hill started his f1 career, he came in to f1 from motorcycle racing and didnt win a championship until a few years later, spot on TK!!!!

adz_619 wrote:hi!!!

HeY!!!!, mlittle, you disagreed with a few of my points, but Kimi has stated himself that he would like to win the championship with a different team, also F1 Racing magazine predicts the same as me!!!

Yeah, but in a recent press conference Kimi stated that he feels no need to leave Mclaren, and he is very happy with the team.....

well, yes ive just heard, in a recent intervies with itv F1, he states that he is going to fight again i n2006 WITH MCLAREN, at least I dont have to change and replace all my team merchandise, unlike if he switched to Ferrari or some other team. Oh and where do you reckon MONTOYA will be fighting next year

Where will Juan Pablo Montoya be next year, adz..?

Chances are, he will still be with McLaren because it's his best shot at an F1 WDC.

[quote="mlittle"]Where will Juan Pablo Montoya be next year, adz..?

hmmmm....... TRUE

mlittle wrote:Where will Juan Pablo Montoya be next year, adz..?

Chances are, he will still be with McLaren because it's his best shot at an F1 WDC.

And because he is contracted to Mclaren till the end of 2006...