For many years he has been one of the most popular Formula 1 racers. Many fans can’t even imagine a championship without Kimi Räikkönen. From next season, they will have to come to terms with his non-participation in the starting field.
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Kimi Räikkönen at the gala dinner after the 2007 championship season.
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World Champion 2007 (so far the last driving title for Ferrari) announced on Wednesday that after the season he will definitely say goodbye to his career.
A man who often starts answering journalistic questions with a sigh of “bwoah” is not only famous for his skills on the track, but also for his straightforwardness and funny reactions – and he certainly doesn’t say much. We bring you Finn’s most memorable statements or verbal disarmament from his more than 20 years of work in elite motorsport.
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- (During the pre-season test in 2019): Kimi, how was the testing going and what do you say to my new colleague Antonio Giovinazzi?
Räikkönen: Ask him. I just came to eat.
- How do you feel when you run at a speed of 300 km / h?
Räikkönen: Normal.
- Do you ever get bored in the car?
Räikkönen: Only when I’m miles away, for example last year in Melbourne. Then think of other things or play with the buttons on the steering wheel.
- Give me a break, I know what I’m doing. (to the team radio during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2012)
- The helmet has a special meaning for several competitors. How important is it for you?
Räikkönen: It protects my head.
- Do you have a special ritual before you put on your helmet?
Räikkönen: I wipe it so I can see better.
- Which part of the race is the most interesting for you?
Räikkönen: I think it’s a start. Every time.
And the most boring?
Räikkönen: Just this. (smiling)
- What can upset you in everyday life?
Räikkönen: When you ask me such questions.
- Kimi, you missed Pelé’s speech.
Räikkönen: I was vacuumed.
- I don’t care what people think of me, I’m not Michael Schumacher.
- If I could drop the phone, I probably would. I’m always in silent mode, I don’t like it when it rings and people call me.
In the past, we could live without these things, we had a phone somewhere on the street or in the house. I’m not interested in talking every day to everyone I do and where I am.
- Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.
- Driving is the only thing I love about Formula 1.
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- You are not cutting on paper.
- There is still a lot of talk about the motivation to race. But no one but me really knows what I’m doing or what I think. So I don’t care what people think.
- In Formula 1, racing is in the shadow of several things. There is too much policy in it.
- I am a man of flesh and bones like everyone else.
- (About the Yas Marina track): Well, the first few turns are good, but the rest is on the ground.
- (About circuit conditions): I don’t care if it’s raining or not.
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- Party life has made me a better rider. Several proven theories claim that you race better when you have a little more fun. It may sound strange at first glance, but it was normal for me in the past. “
- (About life in Finland): In the summer you can catch fish or fuck here. And in winter… Then it is not so good to go fishing.
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