Wonder

I just got a look at the new Ferrari F60 and it is a pretty car with out all the aerodynamic shit cluttering the vehicle up. It looks like a mean little red racing machine, though it would be nice from an aesthetic point if the front and rear wings were bigger... but if it helps make the racing more kick ass then I don't really give a toss.

With that said I got to thinking about old Kimi Raikkonen. He had a pretty weak year in 2008. Some say he lost motivation and all that. Maybe he did. Maybe the car didn't suite him. In my mind Kimi is a very raw racer and I sometimes wonder if the direction the car was built in somehow hindered his style. It was all so much about aerodynamics and little wing-dings all over the car, I just wonder if it all didn't suite his driving style. One of the main reasons I have a suspicion of this is because Felipe Massa had a much better season but I've never thought too much of his driving. He has never done anything that has made me say "Wow!"

Don't get me wrong, Massa is a solid racer, I just don't think he is all that great and I have a feeling the way the car was built suited him better because I don't think he is all that raw of a racer.

I could be completely wrong here. I don't know. What I do know is I am excited to see how these stripped down cars help racing and I expect to see the rawest talent rise to the top (in terms of impressing, if not winning races and such) while the more marginal drivers really show their mediocrity this coming season.