On October 17, as the sun illuminated the earth in one time zone and one time zone, fans around the world congratulated Kimi Raikkonen in batches on his birthday.
Happy 40th Birthday Kimi!
Last week, it was said that Federer is the 38-year-old king, and Mingkimi is the real "old driver" - the only "post-70s" in the F1 paddock.
At the same time, Kimi Raikkonen is also the driver with the most fans besides the car king Schumacher. Otherwise, Lin Zhiying's son, the late singer Qiao Renliang, would not have been called "kimi" in English.
This, of course, is based first and foremost on his talents:
The fastest lap creator in F1 history;
21st century f1 oldest race winner and pole position winner;
The driver with the most victories in the first year of service in the history of the Ferrari team;
The driver with the most f1 races, podiums, fastest laps and most points in Finnish history;
Putting aside the data, the most memorable thing for Kimi fans may be the 2005 Japan station, Raikkonen's 17th place start, all the way to the championship, creating f1 history. His fastest lap at Suzuki Has Been Unmatched since 14 years.
In the 2007 season, Raikkonen won the only driver's championship of his career. The championship came very dramatically, and he was originally 7 points behind F1 first-year student Hamilton before the final battle in Brazil, and there was little hope of winning the championship. But unexpectedly, benefiting from McLaren's infighting, in the end, Raikkonen won the championship, Hamilton's car failure only got the 7th place, just the total score of 1 point, Raikkonen reached the top.
Compared to the countless inexplicable cylinder bursts, tire bursts and crashes on the track before and after, Raikkonen's luck as a driver may have been spent on that day.
A big reason why Raikkonen is liked by car fans is because of his "Iceman" personality, which is too straight. Recall his top ten quotes:
1, f1 without media will be heaven.
2, what people think of me, I'm not interested in that, and I'm not Michael Schumacher.
3. There was a commemorative award ceremony before Schumacher's curtain battle, and Raikkonen was absent, and he was asked why)
"I was on the big one."
4) I don't plan to go to a language school to learn Italian, and that's not why I came to Ferrari.
5. "A lot of riders have ritual movements related to their helmets before the race, do you have any?" ”
"I'll rub it so I can see it more clearly."
6) "Do you think you're a good neighbor?" ”
"Of course, I never stay at home because of my work relationship."
7. "What do you do in Finland?" ”
"Well, in the summer, you can fish and snap; but in the winter, fishing is not very suitable."
8) "Where are you going to use your kers system?" ”
"On the track."
9. "What advice do you have for rookie drivers Rosberg and Speed?" ”
"I want them to get a point when they give way."
10. Hamilton celebrates his first race title and says it's better than male and female love. The reporter asked Raikkonen for his opinion on the matter.
"Maybe he's still a virgin."