- 04 Oct 09, 18:51#160333
Vanilla-Bear wrote:the answe is as clear as daylight. its been covered in the kimi thread i think. hamilton wants a support guy - not somebody thats going to upstage himMcLaren Fan wrote:From F1 Live:Boring
Heikki Kovalainen could retain his McLaren seat team principal Martin Whitmarsh claims. The British-based team has been contemplating a new team-mate for Lewis Hamilton, and in recent days the link with a return to McLaren for Kimi Raikkonen has strengthened.
Whitmarsh said in Japan that the current Ferrari driver is one option for 2010, but insisted that McLaren's current Finn is not yet out of the running.
"We are not waiting for Kimi," the Briton said. "There's a very good possibility that Heikki will be driving for the team again next year."
Hamilton, managed by his father Anthony, has suggested publicly on a number of occasions that he would like to keep Kovalainen as his team-mate.
Whitmarsh admitted there is a chance the Briton will still have the same team-mate at the start of next season, but only if Kovalainen can immediately up his game.
"I don't sense that we need to make a decision in the next week, two weeks, three weeks, even beyond that," he said.
"I think the right and courteous thing to our current drivers is to support them and see if we do a good job and get some results in these last few races."
Source: GMM
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Well, we all know why Hamilton and his father would like to keep Kovalainen at McLaren, but this absolutely never be allowed to happen, and the team had better not fall for any of the Hamiltons' nonesense.
All the Macca fans or a major percentage want Kimi. Heikki is tragic. ust stop being boring, think strateically and get Kimi. He is far moe talented
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