Felipe Massa, The 2007 Formula 1 World Champion???
November 23rd 2006 18:21
The Brazilian Ferrari Driver Felipe Massa said to Gazzetta dello Sport in an Interview that he believes that he can be the 2007 World Formula 1 Champion
He has a big chance of pulling this off because Ferrari are already seen as favourites for next season due to their great partnership with Bridgestone, which will be the only tire supplier for next years season!!!
Massa will be joined at Ferrari by Kimi Raikkonen who also said about Felipe that he is probably the one that he will battle with for the championship!!!
Massa had a great season this year winning two Grand Prixs: in Turkey and Bahrain and has a very good chance in front of Kimi due to his great partnership with the Ferrari Team and because Kimi still remains to be seen how well will he adapt at the Italian Team!!!
114 days left till the first Start of the 2007 Formula 1 Season and we already have every clue needed to make us believe that Next Years Season will be a season to remember!!!
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Massa will be joined at Ferrari by Kimi Raikkonen who also said about Felipe that he is probably the one that he will battle with for the championship!!!
Massa had a great season this year winning two Grand Prixs: in Turkey and Bahrain and has a very good chance in front of Kimi due to his great partnership with the Ferrari Team and because Kimi still remains to be seen how well will he adapt at the Italian Team!!!
114 days left till the first Start of the 2007 Formula 1 Season and we already have every clue needed to make us believe that Next Years Season will be a season to remember!!!
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And in what concerns the team... I`m very curious to see how he performs under the pressure of Kimi Raikkonen... with Schumi he knew from the start he was number two... but now... he has a chance to be the man... and a tough fight also which comes along with this chance... Hope the Team doesn`t suffer because of the dispute that will be betwen Felipe and Kimi... because an internal competition will be for sure!!! Both young and both hungry for the world title!!!
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I'm still a bit sceptical. Sure, they've come out to say that both drivers would be on a level playing field next season, but I just can't help but feel that they would favour Raikkonen if it came down to making a call.
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Many don`t know if they will make a revolutionary move... but I for one wouldn`t change a strategy that has won so many Formula 1 Championships...
This also remains to be seen... and I think will find the answer to this one soon... before the start of the first race...!!!
Also there is another thing to take into consideration here...If Massa accumulates more points through out the season than Kimi ... I don`t see Ferrari still supporting Kimi... because the Drivers Title is much more important than an internal battle...
Also there may be some restrictions in what concerns overtaking to prevent a direct fight betwen the two drivers... this could be a solution to this problem!!!
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Don't forget about Alonso too. I know many people do not believe in him in 2007. But I'm sure , in 2007. he will be very serious competitor for title race again.
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I'm not sure of Jean Todt's involvement in the team either now that he is CEO of Ferrari. He'll still be involved, no doubt, but maybe just a bit less.
I personally feel that "on a level playing field", Kimi would the number 1 driver. But like you said, should something happen to him, then Ferrari would have no qualms backing Massa instead.
The same thing happened when Schumi was out injured and the team had to back-up Irvine for the driver's championship instead. Schumi returned and had to aid Irvine's quest for the team's cause.
Daressi: I think Alonso will only be as competitive as his car allows.
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The ball is in McLaren`s hands now... because Alonso doesn`t need to prove to anybody that he is a great driver... he won 2 consecutive championships with Schumacher still driving a F1 car... but McLaren has a lot to prove in order to make peace with their dissapointed fans after their winningless season... which was 2006...
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Btw, I also tip F1 , and about half of last season I was author for F1 section at www.freebetting.net.
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In what concerns Jean Todt... I have heard about that... and I think that he will still be very much involve in making the team strategy or training someone for this in the future... But also I have to wonder about something else: Will Schumacher be involve with Ferrari next year??? I heard some rumours on the net that Schumi is still going to be a part of Ferrari... not as a driver...
I have to wonder about Schumi being the next brain behind Ferrari`s team strategies!!! He could be very good at this... and I don`t think he will stay away from Formula 1 as he said...!!! I don`t think he`ll drive a car but he will be there... Ferrari needs him...!!!
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Schumi will be working as a talent scount for Ferrari. Apparently, he has a good eye for spotting talent and had previously said that Raikkonen would be a top driver long before he even made the break into F1.
Therefore, he won't have a direct influence on the running of the F1 team.
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What you said about Schumi I already knew but i wasn`t very sure if there is a contract for that or not... it wasn`t about that... Like some critics, I don`t see Schumi`s involvement in Formula 1 staying only at that level... knowing the Team was built around him!!! When Schumi came from Benetton he came with the whole package and I have to wonder if his involvememt next year will be the glue to keep the team working efficiently!!!
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I don't see Schumi's involvement in F1 being limited to just a scouting role either, but for the upcoming season at least, I think that will be his role.
One of the main reasons he retired was to spend more time with his family so I don't think he'd be doing anything too time consuming for the foreseeable future.
Another reason why he won't be too involved is the pressure he would have on Kimi and Massa if he were to have a huge say on team affairs. Imagine the hard time the new boy would have with Schumi still breathing down his neck?
Sometimes, you need to cut ties with an imposing figure (or at least allow things to cool off for a while) in order for a team to move on.
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I also think that the Ferrari Team cut the ties with Schumi because of the need for a change... on the marketing level especially!!!