Kimi Raikkonen's Golden Quotes
Kimi Raikkonen spent 9 years in Formula One and drove for Sauber, McLaren and Ferrari. He won 18 races over the course of 9 years and one World Championship. Currently he is driving for Red Bull in World Rally Championship and it is speculated that the Flying Finn will come back to Formula One in 2011.
Kimi Raikkonen is a man of few words and the Iceman is as calm and carefree in front of the media as he is on race track. We take a look at some of his funny quotes from over the years in Formula One.
It doesn’t even interest me
When told that former teammate Montoya is doing well in NASCAR after leaving Formula One
I don’t know and it doesn’t mean anything to me. Tyres are what they are
When asked whether Bridgestone will benefit his driving style
I hope that they are good in giving way
Kimi’s expectations from rookies Nico Rosberg and Scott Speed
They have thrown a lot of crap on me but I think that I’ll get even more of it now
After Winning the World Championship
He doesn’t come and tell us drivers anything. And at least I don’t need his advice
Raikkonen doesn’t seem to a fan of Michael Schumacher
We don’t call and I’m not interested in what he does
Teammate rivalries used to be different back in the day
I couldn’t care less what that man thinks
On Alonso’s mind games…
It’s all the same if it rains or not
We’re sure most race drivers aren’t as indifferent
I’m not going to a language school to learn Italian, that’s not what I came to do at Ferrari
An Italian interviewer asks Kimi to say something in Italian
It’s the 5th grid place
When asked what’s the 5th grid place like
He’s strange now and then. He always wants to know everything. He doesn’t interest me
Apparently no one interested Raikkonen, not even his boss Ron Dennis
I’m not interested in what Jackie says. He hasn’t got anything to do with me
Coulthard can say what he wants. I’m not interested in what he’s saying
I don’t give a damn about what Trulli says
And we mean NO ONE!
It’s ok
What makes TAG Heuer special? Kimi is some brand ambassador
The Constructor’s Championship doesn’t really mean anything to me
Looks like Kimi only came to win one drivers’ championship and nothing else
Driving is the only thing I love about F1
What else is there for a driver?
If there’s a red light when you leave the pit lane you have to stop. Then some wooden eye crashes into you and breaks the car
At least wooden eye Hamilton sparked a reaction out of Kimi
Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media
Kimi doesn’t even care about media
I read somewhere that I drive with the luck of a drunk
Kimi finally gives a hint why he doesn’t like media
I’m not interested in what people think about me. I’m not Michael Schumacher
Raikkonen surely wasn’t in Formula One to make friends
It protects my head
When asked what special meaning his helmet has for him
I wipe it so that I can see better
Any special rituals when the helmet is concerned
Blood, flesh and bone like everybody else!
This is what Kimi is made of. No one forced him to learn Italian but a little bit of English could do him a world of good.
Hopefully we can beat them. At least it’s the same company so it doesn’t really matter but we will see what happens
When told that safety car has led more laps than his McLaren in 2006
I don’t know. You should ask him. I don’t know what he’s been doing, so if you want to know something about his life you should speak to him
When asked if Massa is the same person he was last year