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Dan, you seem to have misunderstood where I am coming from. I don't necassarily want Raikkonen in F1. What I'm saying is that, while the jump from, say, FRenault to F1 should be huge, I think Raikkonen's pace and to a certain extent Button's competitiveness this year show that it is not. He said himself that the Sauber was easier to drive than his FRenault, so the cars are obviously too easy to master and don't really test the drivers skills. Button has been as competitive as quickly as he has, taking into consideration his lack of racing experience, because of the format of the races. There is no need to learn racecraft, as none is needed.
So my point is that I believe Raikkonen would be competitive in F1 and that the FIA are hoping to cover this fact up by making him race in another series beforehand, rather than look at the underlying problem which is that F1 is not challenging enough for the drivers (other than physically) for it to truely be the pinnacle of the sport.
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