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[wordsby]

Is this really true ?
http://news.bbc.co.u...one/6244839.stm

good lord, what will be next

[smirnoff-ice]

one of them obviously needs a father, the other one needs a son. i wonder what raikkonen sen. and mick schuey will think about that. :

[carbonfibre]

Is already being discussed in this thread:

http://forums.autosp...&threadid=92290

[wordsby]

No, it's not, this was only released today - about Schumi babysitting....... not the same at all

[Mauseri]

Originally posted by wordsby
Is this really true ?
http://news.bbc.co.u...one/6244839.stm

good lord, what will be next

Newspeople write funny things. Schumi be a mentor for Kimi? WTF? It's not like he is some 15 year old trying to make his debut in F1

It as funny as if David Coulthard stopped driving and became an advisor for Mark Webber ...

[wordsby]

Hmmmmm....... but the mere thought of the two of them working together, let alone with Schumi as his "mentor", crikey!

[nigel red5]

Originally posted by wordsby
No, it's not, this was only released today - about Schumi babysitting....... not the same at all

Correction. The story was released on Monday, originating in Italia and an article on the subject was on this very site by mid-afternoon. It was then picked up on by SV in post #33 of the thread that carbonfibre linked you to, titled "Wll Kimi fix Ferrari?"

Well, no, cos it ain't broke for starters, but with Schumacher's help (from the story released on Monday) then Kimi may continue the current high level at Ferrari, which is being discussed in that thread already.

See?

[Lantern]

I wonder if Schumi has had thoughts on helping Massa look as good as possible VS Kimi?

The thought would cross my mind if I were him, but then I'm a little bit of an @ss at times.

[JazzyKat]

Originally posted by micra_k10



Newspeople write funny things. Schumi be a mentor for Kimi? WTF? It's not like he is some 15 year old trying to make his debut in F1

It as funny as if David Coulthard stopped driving and became an advisor for Mark Webber ...

Well someone should babysit him

[Uxoros]

Oh well of course :yawn: Kimi-Baby needs the help of his father Schumacher. How cute. British media frustrated about McLaren's loss anyone ?

[Tomerell]

I dont see anything special in this news. If Ferrari want to have Schumi as an internal guide for Räikkönen how to work with the organisation, thats great help if needed for anybody new in the comppany. for that

[Jordan191]

Well according to some of the internet experts on this BB , MS was so afraid of Kimi he retired rather than face him.

Why would the great Kimi need a babysitter if he's this big bad driver MS was afraid of?

[SpamJet]

Maybe this is more for Schumi's benefit, getting him used to mentoring ferrari drivers. Kimi probably wont need much mentoring, but it would ease MS into the role.

[Ferrari_F1_fan_2001]

Schumacher had a completely different work ethic to what Raikonnen has. I think Todt is expecting another Schumacher to emerge straight out of the blocks in terms of ethics, commitment and dedication. You can't mould somebody to be like Schumacher when they've been doing things differently for 6 years. The mindset and psychology is totally different. It's as though the team is still geared towards Schumacher and rather than making the transition to work differently themselves, they're expecting another Schumacher to come in and take off where Michael left off.

[Spunout]

Sure Schumi might advice Räikkönen. Hell, Massa might do that too!

Todt & co surely will. Why? Because they are Ferrari employees - just as Schumi. It´s their task to help everyone from driver to cleaning lady.

It seems the fact that one Ferrari employee is ex-driver leads to wild speculation of Daddy Mikey helping Kimi with driving or tying his shoelaces.

[as65p]

Originally posted by Ferrari_F1_fan_2001
... I think Todt is expecting another Schumacher to emerge straight out of the blocks in terms of ethics...

Sh..., what a mess.

Anyone around here having experience how to best get half a glass of beer out of a keyboard?

[Radz]

I actually think this has the potential to be a good idea. Firstly, you have a recently retired 7-time champ who's looking to find his new place in the Ferrari family. Secondly, you have blisteringly fast racer coming in to a new team after a number of years at McLaren. Thirdly, you have Ferrari 'the team', who have become VERY used to working with the aforementioned 7-time champ and who need to adjust to a new dynamic.
By having Michael there, you have someone who can potentially advise Kimi on the best way to adapt to the new team and he can also help the team to work with Kimi. This happens all the time in business (when I started my current job, my mentor for the first month or so was the guy who had previously worked in my position) and it usually benefits all concerned. It's not babysitting, it's making the best possible use of those involved. If I were Kimi, coming into Ferrari, I'd listen to any helpful comments that Schumacher could offer (about working with the team, NOT about how to drive ;) ).

That said, I'm not Kimi, so who knows if this will even go anywhere?

Radz

[SeanValen]

Originally posted by Radz
I actually think this has the potential to be a good idea. Firstly, you have a recently retired 7-time champ who's looking to find his new place in the Ferrari family. Secondly, you have blisteringly fast racer coming in to a new team after a number of years at McLaren. Thirdly, you have Ferrari 'the team', who have become VERY used to working with the aforementioned 7-time champ and who need to adjust to a new dynamic.
By having Michael there, you have someone who can potentially advise Kimi on the best way to adapt to the new team and he can also help the team to work with Kimi. This happens all the time in business (when I started my current job, my mentor for the first month or so was the guy who had previously worked in my position) and it usually benefits all concerned. It's not babysitting, it's making the best possible use of those involved. If I were Kimi, coming into Ferrari, I'd listen to any helpful comments that Schumacher could offer (about working with the team, NOT about how to drive ;) ).

That said, I'm not Kimi, so who knows if this will even go anywhere?

Radz

Spot on Sir, well said



The problem many have in Michael helping out ferrari, it's sort of confirmation of the legacy he's left behind, you want ferrari to move on and see how it operates without him, but he's still there, and many people expected him to retire fully! But he's still a ferrari man at heart, people saw the retirement of the driver this year, but not his team work ethic, that lingers on, like beer and pizza, you need a combination, Michael was the one who talked up Kimi to Luca when he tested at Sauber, Michael's been there from the beginning of Kimi's career, there is respect there, which helps. Everyone concerned wants ferrari winning, so same goal!