Lauda doubts Kimi's right for Ferrari

Former F1 Champion Niki Lauda has questioned Kimi Raikkonen's ability to prevent Ferrari from falling apart in 2007.Ferrari announced at the Italian Grand Prix that Raikkonen would be replacing Michael Schumacher next season and that Schumi, who was instrumental in Ferrari's rise to the top of F1 since joining them in 1996, would be retiring from the sport.However, Lauda has questioned whether Raikkonen's the right man to hold Ferrari together or whether the Scuderia will fall apart under his leadership."Ferrari will need to rebuild themselves," Lauda told German magazine Focus."Question is, will they rebuild as well as they did with Michael, or will it be the same old Italian chaos? "Kimi must be careful that, after Michael, everything won't fall to pieces."It may happen, even more so because one thing is for sure: Raikkonen can drive fast, but he can't do anything else, so Ferrari must give him a complete car."It worked at McLaren, but they're not an emotional team like Ferrari. The Italians, by contrast, need the human component, and Michael was ideal for this. He could get the whole thing working. "I can't see Kimi doing the same."The Austrian also warned Raikkonen about the Italian press and urged the Finn to becareful of what he does even when he's away from the race tracks."Michael has managed to survive the press for 11 years with his private life," Lauda added. "Raikkonen will have to be able to do that as well. "Italy is fully behind Ferrari, emotionally. But if they don't win, as it also happened to Schumacher, and if Kimi was found drunk, the effect would be ten times more negative than elsewhere."Italians look for excuses by nature, because they try to avoid being guilty themselves. And that's why Kimi risks a lot: one beer too many and he becomes the scapegoat for everything, even though he's innocent. But try explaining that to the Italian fans..."