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[Hammer278]

No.

Lost interest after he won his title with Ferrari. The passion seemed to evaporate.

Don't miss his interviews. Sounded like a dalek.

Yeah, I pretty much udnerstand why he left F1. There is more stuff to do and the whole F1 atmosphere just wasnt for him, no room there for people with sort of different view

His interviews? You dont miss them? I sure do miss them. Ok, he doesnt sound like Lewis or Jenson, but some of his quotes are brilliant.

But something sort of went wrong afte winning the title with Ferrari, it was clear and he`s certainly happier away from F1, so good for him
Realisticly speaking, why should he come back from where he ran away? And its not like he went away with nice emotions, he was sort of kicked out of Ferrari, so all the stuff there was way too boring for him

Yeah what a way to treat a driver who I think was the first in the history of Ferrari drivers to win the WDC in his first season for them? Were there anyone else?

[Frontrunner]

what annoys me about Kimi at the moment is that he is doing different things all the time. one minute he does WRC then does trucks in America then all of a sudden he is competing in Nascar Nationwide. He should just focus on one thing, I would like him to just do WRC instead doing 1 WRC round here or there and then doing something else

[Hammer278]

Unfortunately Kimi is doing what this guy called Kimi likes.

[Blinky McSquinty]

The last few years in Formula One were very good for Kimi's bank account. In fact, he made so much money he can now pursue things that interest him, and cast aside financial considerations. He could have made more by hanging around, but instead he chose to follow his heart, his personal passions and desire to achieve personal happiness.

Kimi's a racer, pure and simple. I don't think he appreciates the extras that surround a Formula One driver, especially the sponsor obligations. When it's time to drive, Kimi drives. When it's time to party, Kimi parties. But to have an obligation to give up a few day's worth of personal time in the middle of party season is something he obviously disliked.

Kimi did some rallying, but honesly, how often do you compete? There's just 13 events on the WRC calender, so it's not that he competes every weekend. But over in the world of NA$CAR, a driver can easily get in a competition every weekend. Although this kind of motorized mayhem may not be to everyone's taste, it is extremely competitive, action-filled, and a lot of fun.

Maybe Kimi just wants an environment where he can truly compete regularly, and be free of sponsor obligations and the pressure and nonsense we see in Formula One.

And I don't see him as being inconsistent or bouncing around. The top tier in NA$CAR is the Sprint series, next the Nationwide, then trucks. And for all who are new to this kind of racing, they go through the trucks first, as a form of indoctrination and training. Once a driver starts to understand this kind of racing and has proven himself competent, then the progression to Nationwide, then Sprint follows. That is the exact path Montoya followed, and Danica Patrick is now on.

So Kimi is doing a few truck races to get his feet wet, then follow that up by doing a year or two in Nationwide to really learn it well before wading into the shark-infested waters of the unbelievably competitive Sprint series.

Kimi and JPM were teamates at McLaren, and more likely than not, Kimi contacted Juan and Montoya told him how much fun it was to just race in NA$CAR, and not worry about the nonsense politics.

[What's Burning?]

The last few years in Formula One were very good for Kimi's bank account. In fact, he made so much money he can now pursue things that interest him, and cast aside financial considerations. He could have made more by hanging around, but instead he chose to follow his heart, his personal passions and desire to achieve personal happiness.

Kimi's a racer, pure and simple. I don't think he appreciates the extras that surround a Formula One driver, especially the sponsor obligations. When it's time to drive, Kimi drives. When it's time to party, Kimi parties. But to have an obligation to give up a few day's worth of personal time in the middle of party season is something he obviously disliked.

Kimi did some rallying, but honesly, how often do you compete? There's just 13 events on the WRC calender, so it's not that he competes every weekend. But over in the world of NA$CAR, a driver can easily get in a competition every weekend. Although this kind of motorized mayhem may not be to everyone's taste, it is extremely competitive, action-filled, and a lot of fun.

Maybe Kimi just wants an environment where he can truly compete regularly, and be free of sponsor obligations and the pressure and nonsense we see in Formula One.

And I don't see him as being inconsistent or bouncing around. The top tier in NA$CAR is the Sprint series, next the Nationwide, then trucks. And for all who are new to this kind of racing, they go through the trucks first, as a form of indoctrination and training. Once a driver starts to understand this kind of racing and has proven himself competent, then the progression to Nationwide, then Sprint follows. That is the exact path Montoya followed, and Danica Patrick is now on.

So Kimi is doing a few truck races to get his feet wet, then follow that up by doing a year or two in Nationwide to really learn it well before wading into the shark-infested waters of the unbelievably competitive Sprint series.

Kimi and JPM were teamates at McLaren, and more likely than not, Kimi contacted Juan and Montoya told him how much fun it was to just race in NA$CAR, and not worry about the nonsense politics.

I think JPM just told him about the tailgate parties, nothing else.

[darwin dali]

The last few years in Formula One were very good for Kimi's bank account. In fact, he made so much money he can now pursue things that interest him, and cast aside financial considerations. He could have made more by hanging around, but instead he chose to follow his heart, his personal passions and desire to achieve personal happiness.

Kimi's a racer, pure and simple. I don't think he appreciates the extras that surround a Formula One driver, especially the sponsor obligations. When it's time to drive, Kimi drives. When it's time to party, Kimi parties. But to have an obligation to give up a few day's worth of personal time in the middle of party season is something he obviously disliked.

Kimi did some rallying, but honesly, how often do you compete? There's just 13 events on the WRC calender, so it's not that he competes every weekend. But over in the world of NA$CAR, a driver can easily get in a competition every weekend. Although this kind of motorized mayhem may not be to everyone's taste, it is extremely competitive, action-filled, and a lot of fun.

Maybe Kimi just wants an environment where he can truly compete regularly, and be free of sponsor obligations and the pressure and nonsense we see in Formula One.

And I don't see him as being inconsistent or bouncing around. The top tier in NA$CAR is the Sprint series, next the Nationwide, then trucks. And for all who are new to this kind of racing, they go through the trucks first, as a form of indoctrination and training. Once a driver starts to understand this kind of racing and has proven himself competent, then the progression to Nationwide, then Sprint follows. That is the exact path Montoya followed, and Danica Patrick is now on.

So Kimi is doing a few truck races to get his feet wet, then follow that up by doing a year or two in Nationwide to really learn it well before wading into the shark-infested waters of the unbelievably competitive Sprint series.

Kimi and JPM were teamates at McLaren, and more likely than not, Kimi contacted Juan and Montoya told him how much fun it was to just race in NA$CAR, and not worry about the nonsense politics.

I think JPM just told him about the tailgate parties, nothing else.

and

[f1ea]

Kimi ain't coming back.

[LewEngBridewell]

Nope. It's up to Heikki Kovalainen to become Finland's next superhero now. I wonder if he can eventually build on that sole win he achieved with McLaren back in 2008?