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[eronrules]

Raikkonen sure loves his Oakleys, I have seen him wearing like a dozen variants of the Dispatch-line of sunglasses

according to kimi, he has sensitive eyes, so he wears sunglasses outdoors, as for his baseball cap, he says he just likes to wear them, even indoors.

[OoxLox]

Proof of the above?

Proof that the marketing team at Lotus (assuming this is genuine merchandise) is a bit sad. PS: Magnum is owned by Unilever which also owns Clear, Sure and Rexona. Not a reflection on Kimi IMO.

EDIT: only seven hours to FP1 and the missus is out getting me some beer (well it's her turn to do the shopping)

Edited by OoxLox, 14 March 2013 - 18:34.

[SirT]

Ahhh...

Just driven a 900 mile round trip to buy a new car which has taken 2 days! Back just in time to chill out and wait for FP1, and no work until monday.

F1 is back!

[Nahnever]

That little 'T' at the highest point on the car, in the middle, behind the driver and on top of the engine air intake.

Thanks

[eronrules]

2013 pirelli australian GP preview




new tires warm up quicker than 2012 SS.

SS - MED

performance gap - 1 sec
Durability - 16-20 for SS, 36-40 for MED

Edited by eronrules, 14 March 2013 - 19:42.

[ApexMouse]

20 laps on SS?

Methinks not.

[chumma]

Got to have a chat with Herbie Blash yesterday! He's tiny!

[MortenF1]

20 laps on SS?

Methinks not.

Same here. 10-12, and then three stints on the medium, meaning a three-stopper.

[eronrules]

Same here. 10-12, and then three stints on the medium, meaning a three-stopper.

i think they were measuring it in moderate fuel load, not full tank at the start of the GP.

[FernuttonHulkkonen]

Hembery said that on Sky, during Sky coverage of testings

Croft asked him how much laps would the SS do in first stint of Australian GP, and he answered something around 10 laps, IIRC

[BigCHrome]

mind you, the kimi bit was the most entertaining one

If someone filmed Raikkonen sleep for 8 hours you'd still think it was entertaining.

[eronrules]

If someone filmed Raikkonen sleep for 8 hours you'd still think it was entertaining.

you'll never know

[Cool Beans]

Am I the only one getting a strange rapey vibe from your talk of videotaping drivers sleeping and arguing over how entertaining they would be to watch?

[Topsu]

Yeah, eronrules could tone it down a bit with the Kimi-hype.

[OoxLox]

Got to have a chat with Herbie Blash yesterday! He's tiny!

... and was the race engineer for Graham Hill in his second WDC year in 1968. I'd love to exchange as much as a "good morning" with someone with roots in the sport like Herbie has. Talk about jealous!

[eronrules]

Yeah, eronrules could tone it down a bit with the Kimi-hype.

[Seanspeed]

That meme doesn't even make sense in context.

[jstrains]

Vettel and Alonso to Describe Each Other - 2013 Australian GP Press Conference

[chumma]

That meme doesn't even make sense in context.

I think it does, it was directed at old mate who mentioned filming kimi asleep which started this whole discussion.

Edited by chumma, 14 March 2013 - 21:18.

[jonpollak]

... and was the race engineer for Graham Hill in his second WDC year in 1968. I'd love to exchange as much as a "good morning" with someone with roots in the sport like Herbie has. Talk about jealous!

Amongst all the Kimi Kimi Kimi shite it sure is nice to read informative posts like this.
Thanks OoxLox
Jp

[OoxLox]

Amongst all the Kimi Kimi Kimi shite it sure is nice to read informative posts like this.
Thanks OoxLox
Jp

I'd love to pretend I knew this stuff off the top of my head but I make a point of checking (i.e. Googling) the history of anyone in F1 who's been around for a while, because a lot of them have a fascinating background dripping in F1 history. You see Herbie these days in the winners' paddock after the race and a lot of viewers must think he's just part of the boring FIA establishment. The old bloke who pats the winner on the shoulder and steers them towards the stairs to the cool-down room. In reality, he was up to his eyeballs in grease and engine oil while spannering a WDC car to victory in F1's golden age for one of the sport's legendary teams and drivers before most of today's fans were born. Respect!

[Seanspeed]

I think it does, it was directed at old mate who mentioned filming kimi asleep which started this whole discussion.

Ok, that makes more sense.

[Music Lover]

Raikkonen's a bit like marmite. personally I just fine him rude, if I earned the money he earns I would be move than happy to talk in a press conferrence and with a smile on my face

You don't know him personally so please stop.
Some people are very uncomfortable speaking in public and it's obvious Kimi is not feeling well in these situations. Look how Vettel quite often say something to Kimi to make him feel little better. Vettel is a personal friend to Kimi and likely understand how Kimi feel in these situations.

All humans are different!