Well with all the tabloid nonsense going on with 'baby Alonso vs Iceman' and other bullshit, the main reason why Kimi was hired has been lost.
Ferrari needed another consistant driver, anyone could see that Massa was not doing it for 4 years. Kimi mark 2 was bringing points in nearly every race bar 1 or 2, just like Alonso.
Massa's time was over, another top driver was available. Hulk looks really interesting, flashes of brilliance but there is a question of is it the car or is it him with the up and down form.
Kimi is a known quantity and will be there for 2 years. Binachi could be a shark by then.
'Ferrari only have a clear number one policy' is garbage too. Why did Massa and Kimi coexist in the same team and both have shots at the WDC and were helped by their number 2 in their challenges?
Alonso is number one there because he stamped it with consistency and pace. Massa had no consistency therefore he found himself out of the running very fast.
Lately Ferrari have been under threat in the WCC from Mercedes and it is really only Alonso's results and form that are keeping them up there, something had to change.
So they will start the 2014 rule reset with two very consistent and fast drivers, the perfect line up for a possibly chaotic season of learning and unknowns. They have removed the driver from the possible problems.
They would not have had that with Massa.
The hiring makes perfect sense, and makes Ferrari the strongest driver line up next season.
Hiring Kimi to 'piss off Alonso, remove his power, have a driver who can actually win a WDC' is just tabloid garbage and makes no sense.
