Comments on: Massa passes crucial medical tests

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:51:16 +0000

I agree to everything you said. Ferrari nowadays is nothing more than a brand polishing institution. What only matters to Ferrari is it’s NAME and the money it makes. No one mentions the word “sport” anymore, and even if they do they no longer remember what it means. A fearless knight, riding a tireless horse, winning trophies in a straight fight (I am slightly exaggerating here) is very much a thing of the past.
And that is the image more or less through the whole of F1. So, you are leaving Ferrari and…? Where do you go?

By: vicweir

vicweir — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:56:15 +0000

Re. Whitmarsh’s comment that all will be well at Ferrari as long as Alonso is winning, I really can’t understand how anyone can see FA as merely a robot for the publicity department!! My memories of 2007 are anything but that.

But additionly, Whitmarsh, presumably wilfully, disregards the pleasantries with which other World Champions have greeted rivals into the team camp! It’s against all F1 nature.

I am surprised that Ferrari have dumped Raikkonen in favour of Massa and not at all confident that the latter will be the happy bunny so many seem to think he is.

And Fernando? The on- track swerves towards the pit desk when angry with the team, the removal of doors from hinges (if true), dancing on the bonnet (which mr Ecclestone et al found “undignified” as well as a health & safety hazard, if you can believe it!), furious scowls from behind dark glasses at the media, card tricks, a double world champion.What else can you ask for? And sexy? Well,you should have been reading the Renault F1 blogs over the past two years.

I am sorry we won’t see Kimi and Fernando in the same team – that would have been something special.

By: Martin Collyer

Martin Collyer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:17:01 +0000

A bit late perhaps, but I want to join in the congrats to you Buck, you have got it spot-on.

By: Rory H

Rory H — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:46:57 +0000

i’m with you buck!

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:59:45 +0000

James,how highly do you rate mass.And how do you think he will do against Alonso.

By: C Lin

C Lin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:12:19 +0000

Great post Buck!
One of the BEST I have read in this blog.
Thumbs up!

By: Buck

Buck — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:49:27 +0000

Ha ha. You’re probably right. But then again, how many more people is there out there like me who are going to turn their backs on Ferrari. Can they afford to lose them too?

By: A. N. Other

A. N. Other — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:46:39 +0000

To “Buck” :

Sir, this is the best post I’ve ever read on this blog’s
comments section. All the rest of the posts pale in
comparison, though there have been many fine posts.

How sad and pathetic that Ferrari have overlooked what is the very essence of what makes a Ferrari a Ferrari. Perhaps that’s because for several decades now, a Ferrari has been nothing more than the high-end offering of FIAT. I’ve heard
several old-line Ferrari mechanics share this opinion, in case you might believe it’s merely my own.

Enzo himself should be rattling his own bones over how far things at Ferrari have strayed from what matters in one of the few great sports on earth.

I for one hope with great passion that Kimi returns to show Ferrari the way home, both literally and figuratively.

By: Buck

Buck — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:38:49 +0000

Massa definitely has some Brazilian passion, but let’s not forget he is still Schumacher’s protégé.

By: Drex

Drex — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:13:02 +0000

Your article is really intersting.
I have been having similar thoughts, but along different lines.

Mine was what kind of Ferrari driver is a real Ferrari Pilot or legend.
Is Ferrari emotion or is winning everything?? During the last years of Enzo Ferrari the team were not so strong but full of emotion especially Bergers 1-2 after his death at Monza.

Is Michael Schumacher a real Ferrari legend?? Winning at all cost, determined to simply win??
Yes.
But is he a traditional Ferrari Pilot. Is he emotion, with the heart, Alesi, Pironi…

I would say no, that falls to Felipe Massa.