Raikkonen slams Mercedes

Raikkonen slams Mercedes#173

By Freddie - 28 Jan 06, 14:58

- 28 Jan 06, 14:58#173

From eurosport.com :

Kimi Raikkonen says McLaren have an engine problem and Mercedes have a lot of work to do before the start of the Formula One season if they are to be competitive. The Finn tried out the new MP4-21 for the first time at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday.

He was 12th fastest out of the 14 cars on track after completing 65 laps.

Uh-oh, doesn't sound good - I really hope the McLarens will be more reliable this year so we can see a 1:1 comparison between Kimi/McLaren and Alonso/Renault without any excuses about reliability

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#177

By Karen S - 28 Jan 06, 17:22

- 28 Jan 06, 17:22#177

Whoops..not a good move Kimi to slam Mercedes like that... guess who will be looking for a new drive now come 2007 LOL

Yes - must admit being a MASSIVE DC fan... and following the testing times with Red Bull... we know that they have had cooling problems with the car - but even then Monty was only 1/10th faster than DC and Parfett I think it was was behind....

lets face it ..its been SOOO good to see another team win the championship..and not to have total Scummi dominance I dont care WHO wins ( ok ok RBR would be totally AWESOME)

......but its poor losing by men like Big Ron to blame HIS DRIVERS for them losing the championships last season ...when the problem then was with Mercedes ) EEK!!! - just thought...Im changing my car from a Merc A class to a PT Cruiser on Wednesday - and I had forgotten that even they are powered by Mercedes...

WOW havent Mercedes got BRILLIANT engines

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#179

By Stephen - 28 Jan 06, 17:26

- 28 Jan 06, 17:26#179

Karen S wrote:WOW havent Mercedes got BRILLIANT engines

Lol, Mercedes power everything!

Anyway, news story doesn't sound good - and to be 12th out of 14 cars is quite shocking, although I suspect McLaren would be just 'shacking down' the new car.

#187

By simac - 30 Jan 06, 17:57

- 30 Jan 06, 17:57#187

I tell you what makes me laugh, the BMW Mini has a Chrysler engine (made in Brazil). Since they made the deal, Merc bought Chrysler so in fact, when you buy a BMW Mini it has a Merc engine LMFAO I think that is hillarious

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