
Since I started in motor racing I’ve worked with people from all over the world. There’s always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don’t really care what people think. It feels just great to get involved with that. I just love the American spirit of racing. In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. Before then, I would change ideas from one second to the next.” Kimi Räikkönen In rallying every curve, every hill may be different than you thought. Only at that age did I seriously start thinking about this job. Everyone dreamt of becoming a race driver, while I only started thinking about it when I was 18 or 19. “When I was a kid, I would watch the grands prix. I’m happy, but there’s nothing to jump around about. Driving is the only thing I love about F1. It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team’s ambition. Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media. I’m not interested in what people think about me. For sure, sometimes I don’t know what I am doing. You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be. How important is it to you? – It protects my head. The helmet has a special meaning for many drivers.

Whatever you do, you are not going to make everyone happy. If you try to be someone else, it won’t work. I have no interest in telling all the people what I do every day and where I am.” Kimi Räikkönen Be yourself. We could live without those things in the past when we just had a phone on the street somewhere, on the corner or at the house. It’s always on silent, and I don’t like when it rings and people are calling. “If I could throw my phone away, I would probably do it. Top 10 Most Famous Kimi Räikkönen Quotes (BEST)

