RAIKKONEN - Emotional Post Race Interview

Falling asleep at the wheel and still having strong laps....hmmm, he might want to have some red bull before the race to stay alive.

Good for him, a deserved win.

 

From Autosport.com:
"I've never hidden my joy, since the first day I came to Maranello," Raikkonen told the official Ferrari website."

Don't think it was an interview, I think it was a blog he wrote for the Fcar website. Honestly doubt he wrote it himself

 

I smell PR Bs..

 

Yup. I saw the post-race interview. I've seen more joy expressed by coma patients.

 

KR dominated the entire weekend so a bottle of Finlandia for him.....

 

Prost and Senna were also reserved in their victory compared to Schumacher. I think it is Finnish reserve and perhaps some shyness which is why Kimi appears wooden while the Massas, Schumis and others of the world appear so openly joyful. Hakkinen was equally wooden as well.

Also working for a frigid Ron Dennis for so long, who isnt exactly a paragon of warmth, must have something to do with it.

I say Kimi is being honest to himself. He is a reserved guy and is acting like one. If he were to suddenly turn garullous and have a 500w smile pasted all over, it would look patently false.

I dont give a crap if Kimi smiles a lot or doesnt. He was recruited for his spectacular talent and I am glad he is seeing the results for it. He could have been a 2X champ quite easily if events had slightly changed in 2003 and 2005.


KR - 2007 WDC !

 

Actually, let's revise the above to have it sound the way Kimi would had said it;

"IhaveneverhiddenmyjoysincethefirstdayIcametoMarenellonowafterthesuccessin thefirstracewiththeteamIamincasethisispossibleevenmorejoyful."

"Ononeoccasionjustabout10lapsfromthefinishIalmostfellasleepevenwithouttheradio IknewwassayingKimiwakeup."

"WhenIpassedthechequeredflagitwasreallyanemotionalmomentamomentInever wouldhavemissedforanythingintheworld."

 

lol...

 

Aren't you a clever one! Sneaking in a cute pun

 

That is how he delivers English, it sounds like they forgot to tell him about commas and periods, much less exclamation points......


Anyway I agree let the driving speak for itself!

 

Excellent Pun

 

He talks like he drives - fast - on the brake or on the throttle with no coasting

 

I wonder if his radio was really broken, or if the crew was saying,
"This must be on the blink -- all I can hear is a monotone mumbling sound."

(Kimi's interviews do sound a bit like engine noise on the radio.)

 

He talks like Jack Kerouac writes.

 

i think that's a word in finnish.

 

I wonder if we're finally seeing the true talent of Kimi. Give him a good car and he'll not only win but he'll dominate so easily that he has a hard time staying awake while the rest of the drivers (including the world champion Alonso) work as hard as they possibly can to keep up. It's only the first race of the season though...he probably just got lucky

 

Not sure Alonso worked as hard as he possibly could: They all know they need to keep that engine alive for another race and that 2nd race happens to be at Sepang, hottest circuit of the year.

Alonso did a Schumacher or a Prost in Melbourne: Get 8 points safely without stressing the engine. What's the point of trying to win at all cost? You gain 2 points, but risk a DNF in the 2nd race. Sad strategy but true.

Having said that, I don't think Kimi was flat out either. These are both experienced racers who know first hand that to finish first you first must finish.

 

very true.

 

If you look closely you can see his lips move.
With more practice he'll be able to drink a glass of water and still be able to conduct the interveiw. Massa gets to be the Dummy.