Re: Did someone say something to Kimi?

James <giallo355@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Oh no!  It's an on-topic post!

> Seriously, did someone have a come-to-Jesus meeting w/Kimi?  Did the
rumors 
> of being replaced by Nico Rossberg finally motivate him

Maybe that is part of it, but the main reason seems to be that Ferrari
finally cured the understeer that made the car unsuitable for Kimi's
driving.

Gary Anderson's latest technical column talks about that in some
detail. Front wheel covers and different shape of the front wing 
seem to be the main factors.

I suppose Giorgio Piola did something similar in his column (published
in Autosprint, among others). He has a site, but the content there is
for press only:

http://www.studiopiola.com/pages/information.asp

> to earn his $35M salary?

Some estimates say that Kimi is receiving $51M .

>  Was it simply the wind-tunnel being out of commission that caused 
> their poor showing in N.Amerika?

That must have been a factor since the cure was aerodynamic. But it also
seems that it took some time for Ferrari and Kimi to become convinced that
there was a real problem which could not be solved with changes in the
setup or in the driving style.

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