Seiska's reporter tells: This is what Kimi Räikkönen is like for real!
9.2.2012 9:00 / TEKSTI PANU HÖRKKÖ, KUVAT PASI MURTO JA AOP
Seiska's reporter Panu Hörkkö visited Kimi Räikkönen at his home and he was surprised - positively.
When I drove on Feb 3rd from Helsinki to Kimi Räikkönen's villa in Porkkalanniemi I had butterflies in my stomach. I had actually had them ever since the night before and Kimi even visited in my few hours dream to be honest.
So the unconsciousness pulled cruel tricks on me. I was however about to meet Kimi for the first time and I had heard that he hates reporters. I wondered which one of us is more troubled with the meeting - the one who was going to be interviewed or the interviewer?
Kimi's expression was something completely different from what I had expected!
When the photographer and I arrived to Porkkalanniemi we were greeted by Riku Kuvaja. He informed in his kind way that he would go and walk around the villa with the photographer and I could soon interview Kimi in peace.
Soon after that the glass door opened and a beanie-headed Kimi came out to shake hands with me.
I immediately saw an expression on Kimi's face that I hadn't seen in one single magazine or tv-interview earlier. Kimi was unbelievably laidback and frankly put charming, if a man can say so about another man.
Kimi's boyishness and grinning continued all through our 3-hours meeting and the ice broke easily in the Iceman's cave. Kimi answered my questions in a laidback way and used his witty sense of humour. His laughter was catching and the atmosphere was warm.
As an example I could mention my question "How tough steam-man are you?" Kimi replied in his personal way:
- I like to go to a sauna but just the normal steams. No Sauna-Timo-business for sure, Kimi said.
It wasn't pretending from his side, I can say based upon my life experience that Kimi is genuinely a laidback person - and modest too on top of that - unlike many "heroes" I have met.
Lacking speaking skills, they say!
After we left the villa I could only think that dammit, that guy just hates cameras just like probably 99% of Finnish men also hate!
Next F1-season I am going to concentrate on following only Kimi and his grips in Lotus. The guy did after all set the fastest laptime in Jerez testing!
I will leave in their own league those who nag about Kimi's poor skills of commenting or posing. Afterall I know myself that we Finns have an exceptionally charming hero in this man. And a man can say this about another man.
Good luck to the upcoming season, Kimi!
Fonte: www.seiska.fi/Tradução para o Inglês: Nicole
A-d-o-r-e-i!!!! Este é apenas um aperitivo do que é a matéria que a revista finlandesa fez com Kimi. E sabe o que acho mais maravilhoso de tudo? Quando leio as pessoas se surpreenderem com o jeito simples e relaxado do Iceman, eu penso: "Se preocupam tanto em ver apenas a imagem de Iceman que esquecem o cara bacana que Kimi é". Novidade nenhuma pa4ra quem é fã do Iceman, não é não galera?!
Beijinhos, Ludy
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