Kimi Raikkonen fails to understand his fandom in F1 ahead of his retirement

Kimi Raikkonen.

The 2007 Formula one champion, Kimi Raikkonen is a Finnish racing driver who competed in Formula one from 2001 to 2021. Kimi Raikkonen retired from racing in 2021 and is given the nickname “The Iceman” for his ice-cool attitude, on and off track. Kimi has always remained calm and has always been cool under pressure in a sport which comes with a lot of stress. The 2007 World champion, has decided to spend more time with his family and does not play on returning to racing in the future.

Kimi Raikkonen’s view on his journey towards his admiration

Kimi Raikkonen has his own clothing line called Kimi

“I don’t know why they like me”, said Kimi in an interview, he seems to think that people may like him due to his consistent weirdness or odd behavior and also because of his transparent nature, not pretending to be someone who other’s would like and just being himself. Kimi admitted that it was difficult for him to stick to an attitude that he felt was right, rather than trying to be someone he wasn’t just to please others. He reckons that it is very burdensome at the start as people tend to put you somewhere and choose a way or there but if you don’t change, they tend to give up on trying to change you. He seems to be happy to have fought this battle in the start as it gets easier as time passes because it is much harder to be someone else.

Reflecting on his time in F1, Kimi raikkonen became famous and an instant fan favorite due to his off track attitude and on track success. When asked in an interview about his iconic radio message, ‘leave me alone’ from the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Kimi did not seem to have any recollection and is truly shocked by his fandom in f1. Kim’s carefree attitude and one liners during the interview along with him screaming at the race engineer during the race has attracted and brought smiles to millions.

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Kimi will always be remembered for his victories with ferrari, quirky attitude, radio messages and his cry for water during the last few races with Alfa Romeo.

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