Kimi Raikkonen

[sweetspice]

[live.music.life]

Thanx! Btw do you have the HQ of the pic I mentioned?

[sweetspice]

more young Kimi

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OMG.... You're the best, sweetspice!

[ricardamanutd]

Lovin' all the pictures of Kimi. He's my favourite F1 driver. Can't wait for him to come to Singapore in September.

[sweetspice]

Can't wait for him to come to Singapore in September.

[sweetspice]

[live.music.life]

Terrible race in Monaco =(

Thanx for the pix btw.

[Wild Rose]

the race was not terrible, it was AWESOME! but the result for Kimi was terrible! bad luck in the exit of the tunnel with his brakes!

[sweetspice]

new auto of Kimi

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 1974 from collection of Sharon Stone

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[live.music.life]

Thanx again! You're the best Sweetspice =)

[sweetspice]

Thanx again! You're the best Sweetspice =)

thank you

[Booogy87]

dear Kimi's fan

Kimi FAQ:

People in Kimi’s Life

Dad: Matti, road builder

Mom: Paula, government office clerk

Brother: Rami; Older by 1 year 10 months; Rally driver in Finland

Nephew: Juustu (child of Rami)

Wife: Jenni Maria Dahlmann;

- Married since 31nd of July 2004

- Jenni Dahlman

- Miss Finland runner-up 2000, Miss Scandinavia 2000;

- Born Oct. 27, 1981. 0.

- 1.78m tall

Close friends: Mika Häkkinen and Toni Vilander

Education

Qualification: Regular Finnish school system

Favorite Subject: Sports (esp. ice hockey during winter)

Conscription: 12 months compulsary service in Finnish Army

Languages Spoken: Finnish and English

Sports

Hobbies: Snowboarding, jogging, going to the gym, MotoX, ice-hockey, skidoos, jet-ski, golf (learned in England)

Motorsports: Watches almost all motorsports on TV

Favorite Rally Driver: Tommi Mäkinen and Markus Gronholm

Favorite Ice Hockey Team: Espoo, Finland and NHL teams

Favorite Football Team: Finnish National Soccer Team

Best F1 Overtaking Maneuver: Mika Häkkinen overtaking M Schumacher in Spa 2000

Cars

First Road Car: Lada

First Time in an F1 Car: Sauber Test, Mugello "FANTASTIC!!"

Company Cars: Mercedes ML (Switzerland), Mercedes C-Class (Finland) (Sept. 2002) and the Mercedes CLK (Dec. 2002)

Dream Road Car: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

Clothes

Shopping: Doesn't really like clothes-shopping.

Racesuit: Sparco Nomex, loose,full vertical velcro fastenings, no waistbelt

Raceshoes: Silver and black

Ring: Wears a silver one on his left ring finger

Sunglasses: Hugo Boss

Watch: Tag Heuer

Supporters

Fans: "Its nice to have fans and I really like all the support I get!!!"

Website Visits: "Yes for sure."

Money

Salary: $51M/three year 2007-2009 Ferrari

Net Worth: Approximately $16.3M, ranked 28th in 2003 F1 Rich List

Charity: Donates a lot to charity especially children's charities

Other Stuff

3 Things to Take on a Desert Island: Lots of food, wife and helicopter.

Ambition Outside Racing: Start a family at some point

Dream Holiday: Carribean

Favorite Country: Finland

Films: Watches a lot of movies. Likes A Knights Tale and Gone In 60 Seconds

Handedness: Right (Writing), Left ((ice-)Hockey)

Ideal Dinner Companion: "Girlfriend, girlfriend and girlfriend!"

McLaren: "I decided on this team because both drivers are given an equal chance and, as one of the top teams, it means you have a chance to win races, and also of course to try and win the championships."

Ferrari: "It was my ultimate dream to drive for Ferrari, a team with such a great history"

Oversteer: Prefers it.

Pets: a Geman shepard, called Ajax, as a wedding gift and a Jack Russel Terrier called Peppi.

Rest and Relaxation: Going home to Switzerland, spending time with friends and family

Sleeping: Sleeps a lot. Needs to be woken up before qualifying and races

Smoking: Kimi hates it! (But Jenni does)

Tattoo: Black smiling sun on right wrist (Summer 2001). See picture above

Yacht: Does not own one; rents

Houses: Kimi lives in Wollerau, Swiss, has a home in Finland and in 2007 will also have a house in Milan. His house

Kimi’s Answers To Gone in 60 seconds (f1 magazine)

Williams over Ferrari

Finland over Britain

Dry over Wet

Hot over Cold

Black over White

Hotel over Villa

Casual over Smart

Ron Dennis over Peter Sauber

Diamonds over Pearls

Vodka over Whisky

Photo shoot over Press Conference

Häkkinen over Rosberg

Kylie over J-Lo

Big Mac over Whopper

About Name Days:

The origin of name day comes from catholic way of having saints for everyday or day for every saint. At least that's what I think.

In Finland most of the people are Lutherans and have no saints. But never the less we want to have names in the calendar. And since they are there, you are allowed to be angry when nobody remembers your name day. That's the explanation for Finish name days, don't know about other countries that have them.

No big deal though', children get a little present for their name day and colleagues at work may say "Happy name day", but that's it.

All the names don't have a day - just the most common ones. And then some calendars don't have all the names in them because the lack of space.

Anyway, Rami has got a name day and it's December 18th. Kimi hasn't got a name day. Kimi isn't very common first name in Finland (well, maybe among 0-3 years boys).

Kimi is a Finnish version of Swedish name Kim (and that's short of Joakim). You can find Kim in calendar on 20th of may, and I bet that's when Kimi spends his name day.

Did you know that...

- Kimi is the 6th Finn ever to drive in F1

- Kimi met Hanna (his ex-girlfriend) on a blind date

- Kimi was asleep 20 minutes before his first F1 GP, but can't remember what he dreamt about

- Kimi likes traveling across the world

- Kimi isn't afraid to stall on the grid

- Kimi thinks it would be cool to have Michael Schumacher as his teammate, because he could learn a lot from the world champion

- Kimi likes to play golf just for fun

- Kimi brought seven of his cousins, four aunts and his 75-years old granny, Sirkka, to watch the Hungarian GP 2001

- Kimi bought a play station

- He thinks Eau Rouge is just a corner among the others

- He eats junk food whenever he wants to

- Kimi says he used to ski a lot, but now he prefers snowboarding

- Kimi thinks smoking is very dangerous

- His favorite hobbies besides F1 are motor sports

- On his free time he watches movies, spends some time with his friends, just relaxes and does a lot of different sports

- Between the warm-up and GP he goes to a drivers meeting, eats and relaxes

[Booogy87]

Quote:

Which is the most beautiful memory of your childhood?

- I don't have one in particular.

How were you at school?

- I must say that I don't like to submit me to an authority, so for me the master was not the most pleasant! And then I was more interested in sport, in particular, the karting. Then, when I have attended the mechanics school, I felt better because I could be applied to my favourite things.

The first time you have driven?

- I was five years old when I drove for the first time a cross minimoto.

The first competition?

- A go kart contest when I was eight years old: I don't remember how it finished...

The first kiss? The first love?

- Uhm, good question… Really, I can't remember.

The first holiday alone?

- In a holiday place, in Finland: with my best friend.

Today, which is your ideal holiday?

- I travel a lot with my job, so my favourite holiday is at home, in Switzerland or Finland, spending time with my family and my best friends.

-Which is the most beautiful gift that one could give you?

- The latest version of the IPod.

Which things wear out your patience?

- Stupid questions in an interview?

Which things give you a smile?

- When I can practice my favourite sports and when I'm with my friends.

Which are your favourite dishes?

- Chicken and mashed potatoes.

The hobby that you prefer?

- Sport, with any doubts.

Are you interested in Politics?

- No, not at all!

Cinema or television?

- Surely cinema

Which is"your" song?

- There are many songs that I like in special way, above all Finnish ones.

The latest book that you read?

- The James Hunt biography.

The thing or the things you wouldn't leave?

- My Apple computer, the IPod, the cell phone.

Are you superstitious?

- No, I'm not.

The greater joy have you felt?

- As a driver my first victory in a Gp, at Sepang in 2003.As a man, the most beautiful memory is my wedding day with Jenni.

Your greatest regret?

- Fortunately I still haven't had many occasions to regret.

Have you a recurrent dream?

- No, I haven't.

Who is your best friend?

- Toni Vilander.

How many cars and motorbikes have you got in your garage box?

- I have about ten between mtorbikes and minimotos, and five cars. My favourite one? The Enzo, my first Ferrari.

Which other sport do you like?

- I like to play hockey on ice, to go with the ski-doo and the jet ski.

Which is the sportsman of the present or the past who you admire particularly?

- I know that it can seem strange not but there isn't any personage of the sport that I admire particularly, neither between those of the past nor between the contemporaries.

Which feeling gives you the speed?

- I like to go fast, in every thing I make: on car, on the snow, on the water. The slowness is for me synonymous of boredom, the speed of excitation and fun. Fo sure, I know well that on the roads every day we must respect the speed limits:to run there is the track, for everyone.

The beautiful thing of your job?

- Competion: it is the essence of what I make.

The thing you don't like?

- I know that for you and your colleagues is not a pretty thing to say, but I would to avoid interviews… But, it's a part of the game and the perfect world doesn't exist.

How much time do you dedicate to the training?

- It depends on the circumstances: if I don't have to drive then I can train also two times a day, while when I'm on track, like in a test day in which I can run about 500 km, the effort that I make is already exctacting enough.

The evening before the race what do you do?

- I try to relax me and sleep: nothing special.

Which was your best victory?

- Monaco and Spa 2005.

Which circuit do you prefer?

- Technically Spa is the most complete, but also Monaco is fascinating.

The circuit you don't like?

- Honestly there isn't any circuit that I wouldn't in the championship: for me the most important thing is runnig.

When did you drive a Ferrari for the first time?

- My Enzo, some time ago.

The thing that you love of Ferrari?

- Th first time I have been in Maranello Jean Todt has made me a walk around the factory. Walking around I really felt that it was a special place, where you can breath the history and the essence of motorsport.

Who is the favourite of the championship?

- We will begin to see it in Melbourne.

How will Renault be without Alonso?

- A team that has won four championship in the last two years cannot not be a strong rival also this year.

How will McLaren be with Alonso?

- Strong, one of our more frightening adversaries.

How will the championship be without Sch.?

- The F.1 has lost a great personage but, sooner or later, it had to happen: a chapter of the history of this sport has closed, a new one will begin in Australia.

Who could be the surprise of the championship?

- Difficult to say: in the tests BMW has gone well but in the race results can be various. We must wait and see.

This year same tyres for all: better or worse?

- For me no difference. With only a supplier we lost a parameter that in past years, could address the race in one direction or in another. The main consequence will be that there will be less gap among best cars.

How many races will Ferrari win this year?

- I hope all!

And you, how many ones?

- The same.

Who will win between you and Massa?

- Every driver always tries to beat the others, also his teammate. For sure, both Felipe and me will try to win, for us but mainly for the Ferrari.

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Last pic is cool. Thx.

[Booogy87]

Interview after Monaco GP

He s so cuuuuuuute :wub: