”Kimi gave up too early”
”Kimi gave up too early”
JYVÄSKYLÄ
Iltalehti 1.8.2013 (paper edition)
JOONAS PARTANEN
Kimi Räikkönen went to rally for two years before coming back to F1 season 2012 - practically in the seat that Kubica left vacant.
Kubica followed closely Räikkönen's rally project.
– I think Kimi gave up too early. In rally it's all about motivation and the way you approach it. Because Kimi had won the WDC in F1, many expected him to do well immediately. But because it's a completely different sport, he was a rookie driver in practice who started from zero. I think he did a good job in the beginning, but maybe he then found out that he would rather go back to F1. It's all about choices, Kubica ponders.
– I supported Kimi because rally-people often say that track-drivers are worse than rally-drivers. It's a competition and both genre's fans praise their own genre.
Experience is crucial
Kubica emphasizes the significance of experience in rally.
– In rally it's difficult to do well quickly, even for those who have grown into it. It's even more difficult for the rest of us. I grew up to be a driver in an environment where I had to focus on completely different things than in rally. Driving the car fast is important, but what's even more important is to know when you can drive fast - you have to have experience of stages and good pace notes.
If it's difficult for track-drivers to succeed in rally, then it can't be easy for rally-drivers to switch to tracks either.
– The best of them would do okay and be about 1-1,5 seconds per lap behind others. People may think that it's little, but the corresponding difference could in rally mean about 30 seconds per stage, Kubica evaluates.
Fonte: Iltalehti.fi (edição impressa) / Tradução para o Inglês: Nicole
Eu não vejo como desistência. O que acontece é que o finlandês teve uma oportunidade de voltar para a F1 e para ele era vantajoso. #pronto
Já falei sobre o assunto aqui outra vez, quando Loeb comparou Kimi e Kubica (link para quem não leu), mas o polonês fala assim porque infelizmente para ele, acho muito pouco provável que exista a possibilidade de retornar ao cockpit de um F1.
Por isto a dedicação dele é exclusiva ao rally e sim, ele pode ter muito mais sucesso.
Sobre Kimi, eu acho que se a F1 não tivesse voltado à mente dele, ele teria uma estrada longa no WRC. Os frutos demorariam para ser colhidos, mas tenho certeza que ele conseguiria.
Beijinhos, Ludy
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