Between the Lines at the British Grand Prix

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - British Grand Prix - Preparation Day - Silverstone, England

Kimi Raikkonen

The Question: Kimi, coming to you, the GPDA fans’ survey revealed that you are the most popular Formula One driver it would seem, amongst those polled. What’s your reaction to that?

What Kimi said:

KR: I think it’s a good thing. I would rather take the fans than not having them. Obviously, some people… maybe I was lucky that they were ones that answered the survey, but I’m happy to have fans and obviously that’s a good thing.

What he might have meant to say: 

KR: OMG, you love me, you really love me! For so long I lived under this dark cloud where I believed that I had to put up this façade, presenting myself as a cold, uncaring, unfeeling robot. But now that I know you really, really care I can show my true self – the driver who loves art, poetry, music and the occasional light libation, purely in the interests of being social of course.