Kimi Raikkonen is one of most loved and famous F1 drivers for his quotes during interviews and radio conversations with his race engineers during the Grand Prix. Here is a list of the best Raikkonen quotes from the past.
Martin Brundle: âKimi, you missed the presentation by Pele.â
Kimi : âYeah.â
Martin: âWill you get over it?â
Kimi: âYeah. I was having a shit.â
"Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing"
Kimi: âSuddenly the steering wheel was in my hands. I tried to put it back on, but it was too late. I was just wondering where I was going to end up.â
Kimi: âIf thereâs a red light when you leave the pitlane you have to stop. Then some wooden eye [ Lewis Hamilton] crashes into you and breaks the car.â
Kimi: âIâm not going to a language school to learn Italian, thatâs not what I came to do at Ferrari.â
Kimi: âHe doesnât come and tell us drivers anything. And at least I donât need his advice.â
Kimi: âFerrariâs own parties are the nicest. There are all the crew and their children. I donât know exactly what I will do there. Maybe I will be Santa. Other parties are official and boring.
Interviewer: âHow does it feels to drive at 300 km/h?â
Kimi: âIt feels normal.â
Kimi: âDriving is the only thing I love about F1.â
Interviewer: âKimi, whatâs the 5th grid place like?â
Kimi: âItâs the 5th grid place.â
Interviewer: âWhat is your feeling before the race?â
Kimi: âItâs alright.â
Constructor Championship ?
Kimi: âThe Constructorâs Championship doesnât really mean anything to me.â
Kimi: âI donât care what happened to the others.â
Interviewer: âThe most exciting moment during the race weekend?â
Kimi: âI think so itâs the race start, always.â
Interviewer: âThe most boring?â
Kimi: âNow.â
Kimi: âOthers can sit in the simulators if they want. I´m here to drive.â
On his F1 helmet?
Interviewer: âThe helmet has a special meaning for many drivers. How important is it to you?â
Kimi: âIt protects my head.â
When asked if he's concerned about his public image
Kimi: âIâm not interested in what people think about me. Iâm not Michael Schumacher.â
Interviewer: âWhat kind of a relationship do you have with Peter Sauber?â
Kimi: âHe is my boss.â
On skipping the F1 prize giving ceremony
Kimi: âIâd rather be probably out of second and third place so I donât have to go to the prize-giving.â
Interviewer: âIs it true that sometimes youâre bored in the car?â
Kimi: âOnly when I am in front by a country mile, like in Melbourne last year. Then you are thinking about other things or youâre playing with the buttons on the steering wheel.â
Music Preference
Interviewer: What is on your I-Pod?
Kimi: Mostly Finnish music, all sorts. You wouldnât know, so it doesnât matter what I say.