Team Mate Battles 2014
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Incubus
Champion Elect
Il_leone Raikkonen didn't just become world champ because Massa moved over at the last race! There were quite a few races before that too, and moving over for a team-mate who's going for the title is and always was part of the sport.
If you look back at the sport's history then you might well find that the list of champions who benefited from team-mates moving over or not challenging their title-contending team-mates at one point or other in their title-winning year would easily run into double-figures.
If you look back at the sport's history then you might well find that the list of champions who benefited from team-mates moving over or not challenging their title-contending team-mates at one point or other in their title-winning year would easily run into double-figures.
Massa didn't move over, Raikkonen was fueled heavier for his stops as he usually did back then and got the jump on him.
Having rewatched the race again, Massa tried his hardest to get back out infront of Raikkonen by going purple on the inlap and out lap and then chasing him to the flag when there was no threat from behind, since Alonso was 30s + adrift.
Il_leone
World Champion
Slyboogy
If Massa overtook Kimi and won the race I don't think the whole of Brazil would have cared anyway
Massa gave chase but he did not try and pull alongside or gesture he wanted to pass... obviously if Kimi spun or his car broke down
It would not be Massa's fault unless some quarters would suggest Felipe jeopardised the team's position by over pushing but then I think Todt was more in Massa's corner and it was Luca who needed Raikkonen to succeed to justify hiring him
If Massa overtook Kimi and won the race I don't think the whole of Brazil would have cared anyway
Massa gave chase but he did not try and pull alongside or gesture he wanted to pass... obviously if Kimi spun or his car broke down
It would not be Massa's fault unless some quarters would suggest Felipe jeopardised the team's position by over pushing but then I think Todt was more in Massa's corner and it was Luca who needed Raikkonen to succeed to justify hiring him
Il_leone
World Champion
Slyboogy TOdt hired Raikkonen because Luca forced him to do it
Todt wanted Alonso but Fernando turned him down back in 2000 and vowed never to sign him as long as he is in charge because Fernando saw that he would be Schumacher's lackey if he did sign
Luca had in mind that signing Raikkonen to replace Schumacher because he was thinking about MS was getting on a bit and someone need to lead the team and clearly he did not rate Massa as a top driver
He had it planned in 2005
Todt wanted Alonso but Fernando turned him down back in 2000 and vowed never to sign him as long as he is in charge because Fernando saw that he would be Schumacher's lackey if he did sign
Luca had in mind that signing Raikkonen to replace Schumacher because he was thinking about MS was getting on a bit and someone need to lead the team and clearly he did not rate Massa as a top driver
He had it planned in 2005
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