Well, last year "poor" Kimi Raikonnen could not win if his life depended upon it due to the unreliability of the McLaren Mercedes (MM), so he switched over to the Ferrari F1 team. Now, ironically, MM is THE team to beat. I was not a fan of the MM team last year, but, hey, not that I bought the 55 (love it!! and the record that MM has piled up this year, what's not to like?!!
So, anyone else interested in F1 here and the MM team and its outlook for the balance of this F1 season (grrrrrreat season, so far)???

surprising....and sad. Apparently no MM and/or F1 fans on here...yet??

go to the mercedes motorsport forum, there are plenty of us


so you started liking a team b/c it started winning?
weak

btw,
last year kimi couldnt win b/c mclaren couldnt build a car, the year before they built the car but it had trouble staying in one piece

Even more interesting is Lewis Hamilton's surprising start with McLaren.

very interesting, however, if you watched gp2 last year, its not nearly as surprising.
dude's got IT

Whats IT?
Also keep going i have been out of the f1 loop for a while

IT is IT
you either got IT or you dont

i think that if he keeps getting better at the rate he has been he might be up there with greatest ever

AMG55-
W/ all due respect, winners are winner B/C they are winners; success breeds success. Yes, absolutely, I like MM much more now that they seem to have a consistent and reliable car, Kimi or not. 'Tis the way the world works.
thanks for the tip on the Mercedes racing forum!

I used to be a MM fan since the Mika days until this year when Kimi left. It seems that Kimi must be the unluckiest driver ever to race in F1 and I'm sure that this thought has to be on the back of his mind everytime he races from now on. Can't imagine the pressure he must be facing especially since the competition is so strong this year. Through the rest of the season we shall see how mentally strong the guy is.

However, you have to wonder to what extent his dismal record is due to bad luck and whether it could be due to his driving style instead. No doubt he is very very fast, but in a 2 hour race you need more than just being fast to win.

If Kimi doesn't win this year, I would love to see Lewis Hamilton do it instead.

jspeed-
Could not agree w/ you more.
I am a hugh fan of Kimi's and think that perhaps he is the fastest driver in f1 today. But apparently he does not like to "work" and spend a lot of time (like Schumi did) briefing/debriefing w/ his team. He likes to hop in/out of his car during racetime, and then, apparently, he's gonzo. He also seems to have the worst luck in finishing races/DNF's that rob him of the chance to win the championship. Really feel sorry for the guy; what an enormous talent and THE highest paid driver in f1 today ($51M base salary). What to say....? but all the best of luck to him. THE one to watch and surely just a matter of time before he wins the championship: L. Hamilton.

who does this L. Hamilton drive for now ?
and whats the poll standing on the teams so far ? (top 3 or 4 is fine ?

Seems like this year is probably Mclaren Mercedes year; finally...

heh thanks adam
also i am working on pics ;p havnt forgoten u. Been dusty in Kuwait and i have not been bothered to wash the car, as there is not much point, waiting on sunday inshalah.

zod-
don't know what Hamilton drives; probably whatever he wants, I would guess.What would be mindboggling is IF he beat Alonso for either points or even won the Championship at the season's end!!

Hamilton got his maiden pole!! Woohoo, Mclaren Mercedes all the way...

Yes very nice........

But why n the CLS forum?..lol

MM won! go mercedes! man i wish our car engine sounds like that.

Sorry. I did not know there was a motorsport blog here; have switched my comments re F1 to that....>>>>