Raikkonen Should
Have Stayed
At McLaren

Former Formula 1 World Champion and fellow countryman Mika Hakkinen, believes that Kimi Raikkonen made a mistake by leaving McLaren for Ferrari. Unlike many in the Formula 1 world Hakkinen attributes Kimi's recent run of poor performances more to being at Ferrari, a move which he believes Raikkonen did not think through fully. This is what Mika had to say:
 
"I warned him that changing teams might not go well for him. Unfortunately for Kimi, my forecasts are being fulfilled. Winning the world championship is like a spider-web, which needs many threads, and time. Of course it is true that McLaren's recent past had some problems, but it is a team that has always had the capacity to recover.

It is possible that Kimi has not measured the risks too well because it looks like being a difficult year for him. Also the McLaren car has evolved a lot in the past races, and winning titles can depend a lot on minor factors. In this game there are many excellent drivers, so Kimi cannot rely exclusively on his talent."

Hakkinen's point may seem true at the moment and it may continue to be so. However, the reason Raikkonen joined Ferrari was primarily for their consistency and the fact that the team is very stable. If anything, Ferrari is the safest team to be with in Formula 1. Only time will tell if Kimi Raikkonen's choice to leave McLaren for Ferrari was the correct one.