Interview

There is only one… Kimi Raikkonen

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If there is one driver who comes across as being very much his ‘own man’, it’s Ferrari’s 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. But is Finland’s famous ‘Iceman’ really as single-minded as his laidback public persona suggests? It’s time to find out…

If you could pick just one meal to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?__

Kimi Raikkonen: Salmon? Very Scandinavian…

If you could pick just one pizza topping what would it be?

KR: Tuna - to stick with the fish!

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Family comes first - Kimi Raikkonen with wife Minttu

If you could pick just one holiday destination…

KR: Home. Who needs a holiday destination?

If you could pick just one track to race on…

KR: Spa, I guess.

If you could pick just one road car to drive…

KR: A Ferrari, of course. Any kind of Ferrari.

If you could pick just one race car to drive…

KR: Ferrari - the one I became world champion in (F2007).

If you could pick just one colour to wear…

KR: Black.

If you could pick just one sport to play…

KR: Motocross.

If you could pick just one song to listen to…

KR: Depends on the mood, so any! (Laughs) Or actually, the radio. So you see I’m not very sophisticated when it comes to music, but rather random.

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Guns N' Roses - A childhood musical favourite of Kimi Raikkonen

If you could pick just one thing to drink…

KR: Water.

If you could pick just one book to read…

KR: I don’t read. No books for me.

If you could pick just one city to live in…

KR: My summer place. It has a name, but I’d rather not tell you more than that it is in Finland.

If you could pick just one movie to watch…

KR: Nothing in particular.

If you could pick just one person to live with…

KR: My family - I’m unable to choose just one.

If you could pick just one team mate…

KR: This one that I have now.

If you could pick just one fruit to eat…

KR: Banana.

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Places Kimi Raikkonen would rather be? - On a Motocross bike

If you could pick just one vegetable to eat…

KR: Carrots.

If you could pick just one mode of transport to use…

KR: Car - what else!

If you could pick just one F1 corner to drive…

KR: Eau Rouge.

If you could pick just one age to be…

KR: Any. I am super satisfied with my life so far.

If you could pick just one F1 era to race in…

KR: 1970s.

If you could pick just one band/singer to listen to…

KR: When I was young it was Guns N’ Roses - but that’s a bit of a long time ago.

If you could pick just one piece of exercise equipment to train with…

KR: If I could I would do Motocross for exercise - all the time.

If you could pick just one thing to collect…

KR: I don’t collect anything. It’s boring.

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Spa-Francorchamps - Kimi's favourite race track - and home to his favourite corner

If you could wear just one type of footwear to wear…

KR: Shoes! (Laughs)

If you could pick just one type of chocolate or candy to snack on…

KR: Finnish candy.

If you could pick just one memory from your racing career to keep…

KR: When I won the championship.

If you could pick just one other race series to watch…

KR: I watch a lot of motorsport, but my favourite is Motocross. Does that come as a surprise?

If you could pick just one person to date…

KR: I don’t need to worry about that!

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