Kimi at Wetten Dass – Full of eastern promise

We join Kimi as he turns on the charm in Turkey for a guest appearance on German television In 129BC, the Romans took control of Anatolia, a land of several independent kingdoms covering the space we now call Turkey. Evidence of this occupation is still tangible, and it is at one of the more spectacularContinue reading “Kimi at Wetten Dass – Full of eastern promise”

Seiska Magazine: Welcome to The Iceman’s Cave

Kimi about Jenni, money and children. Seiska asked Kimi Räikkönen 77 questions in his home in Porkkala. Are you nervous when going back to F1? Not at all. I wouldn’t have come back if I wouldn’t have liked to. I’m sure it’s going to be fun this season. What kind of chances of success doContinue reading “Seiska Magazine: Welcome to The Iceman’s Cave”

Seiska’s reporter tells: This is what Kimi Räikkönen is like for real!

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 Porkkala I had butterflies in my stomach. I had actually had them ever since the night before and Kimi even visited in my few hours dreamContinue reading “Seiska’s reporter tells: This is what Kimi Räikkönen is like for real!”

Exclusive Q&A with Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen

After two days back in the cockpit, two things are clear – Formula One has missed Kimi Raikkonen and Kimi Raikkonen has missed Formula One. Yes, the niggles which drove him to rallying two years ago are still there, but – for now – the 2012-spec ‘Iceman’ seems suitably chilled. Another thing that hasn’t changedContinue reading “Exclusive Q&A with Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen”

Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I’ve missed F1

2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen makes his F1 race return with Lotus this March, when he will grace the grid for the first time since his Abu Dhabi outing with Ferrari at the end of 2009. Following the launch of his new team’s 2012 car, the E20, the Finn discusses his comeback and the yearContinue reading “Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I’ve missed F1”

Interview in Zürich with MTV3

Kimi about his new team: There is a more homey atmosphere here Kimi Räikkönen gave MTV3 an exclusive interview in Switzerland. Kimi Räikkönen is after the first tests assured of his new employer Lotus-team’s atmosphere and action. “There is a clearly different working atmosphere here than there has been in my earlier teams. Here thereContinue reading “Interview in Zürich with MTV3”

Interview before France 2007

Kimi, you look happier than normal. KR: Why shouldn’t I? I guess it goes to show you have changed in recent times. KR: Have I? Six years of Formula 1 changes everyone. KR: Not me. I continue to like the things that I liked six years ago: I enjoy myself with friends playing ice hockey.Continue reading “Interview before France 2007”

Kimi on Raikkonen

Formula One journalists are used to seeing new promising talents show up in Formula One, racked up with trophies from F3000 or F3, hailed as the Next Best Thing, then only to vanish into the long list of “had potential” has-beens. But Kimi Raikkonen is different. He simply showed up out of nowhere, with littleContinue reading “Kimi on Raikkonen”