Ten questions to: Kimi Raikkonen

Ten questions to: Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen, known as 'The Iceman', is famous for giving very little away when it comes to interviews. But in the searing heat of Greece we managed to make him melt. A little, at least...

What is your favourite rally?
“There are still some rallies that I haven’t tried yet, so I don’t know. But it’s always nice to go home to Finland, so I’m looking forward to that rally.”

What was your favourite Formula One race?
“I like Spa as it’s a great track but my personal favourite race was Brazil 2007 when I won the championship. It was a crazy race and I just had to go flat-out.”

How tricky was it coming back into the rally car after missing two events?
“That wasn’t so easy because I still don’t have a lot of experience and the last car I drove was a NASCAR truck, which was quite different!”

How’s the NASCAR going?
“It’s good fun actually. It’s another completely different style of driving, but it went quite well and I’m going to do some more later on this year.”

Is rallying still your main priority?
“Yes, rallying is still definitely the main focus. I’m enjoying myself and I think I’m making progress: now we do most of the rest of the season.”

What have you learned most this year?
“That you need experience in rallying to do well and there is no short cut. And also that you need your pace notes to be exactly right. It’s a bit like Formula One: it’s always the last little bit that makes the difference but that last little bit is always the hardest one to find.”

What do you do to relax at weekends?
“Just relax with friends and go on my boat. The boat is perfect as nobody can bother you.”

Who were your heroes in racing and rallying?
“I don’t really have heroes. But looking back in the past, I always liked the character of James Hunt in Formula One and in rallying Tommi Makinen is a really good guy.”

What are the most important things that you pack to go on a rally?
“My computer and my mobile phone so that I can stay in touch with people and watch some videos.”

What’s your favourite vegetable?
“Potatoes. But I eat most things.”

Fonte: wrc.com

rsrsrs...adorei a entrevista. Light, bem light!!! Fico feliz que o foco de Kimi seja o rali, porque é o que eu quero também! rsrsrs... Mas como ele disse, ainda deve fazer outra participação na Nascar este ano. Vamos ver...

Sobre os caras que ele admira serem James Hunt e Tommi Makinen, está bem de ídolos o Iceman, embora ele não os defina assim!!! rsrsrs...

Quer dizer que o legume preferido de Kimi é a batata? Adoro batata, sou quase uma inglesa por causa disto! rsrsrs... Mas ele fez questão de dizer que come a maioria dos legumes. Viu Tati? Acho que ele estava querendo te agradar. #KimiagradandoanutricionistadoORT

Beijinhos, Ludy