The finn who fell...

[mcholeboy_59]

Kimi Kimi Kimi.....

Where do I start...

Am I the only one who can't stand him now? His quite frankly rude interviews, his dull race performances.. and I cant help thinking he's just in f1 for the money.. and has been since returning to ferrari.. I was a HUGE fan of him from 2003 - 2006 and of McLaren mercedes in general but Christ.. what the hell happened? Age? Lack of motivation? Pay cheques?

He was hailed as the World class next big thing in 01/02... unarguably one of the fastest on the grid in 03 - 06, then the music... just stopped.. He was easily matched/beaten by massa in his first couple of years of Ferrari.. then f*cked off to do rallying (which brought no success) came back to formula one with lotus... flashes of brilliant mid 00's Kimi.. then back to an ass woopin' from Fernando and seb at ferrari... (I know he can match seb sometimes in quali).. but come the race, he's laughably no where..

Where did it all go wrong? I'm puzzled with him.

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Vaud said:

How about 2007 when Kimi was WDC and beat Massa?

I'm aware... but it wasn't exactly a convincing WDC... and he wasn't miles ahead of massa like he should of been.

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StevieBee said:

Other than that, the Kimi today is exactly the same Kimi who arrived in F1 with Sauber with just 23 car races behind him. I see no change in his character whatsoever. He's made no secret that to him, F1 is a hobby that people pay him to do.

I'm not convinced.. He just seemed so much more hungry back then... plus his poor performances over the past few years backed up by suddenly amazing ones when his contract is up for discussion - just seems like he's rolling around just for the money, and to me that isn't what f1 should be about.

But what can you do... it works for Ferrari and it works for Kimi.

Been watching a lot of the races from the McLaren Kimi era and it's like a completely different person now.

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SamR380 said:

Even if it were true, why would it be a problem? It's not a normal job but it is a job at the end of the day. I'm sure I remember reading about a Premiership footballer who admitted to the same a few years ago.

It's not technically an issue... just to me, I like to see drivers who are hungry, hungry for wins, to do well, to drive to the absolute limit of their ability, every corner of every lap.. (forget tyre and fuel management for a min) .. you get the picture.. compare him to Fernando, who has been in f1 for longer, and is still hungry and visibly gets the most of of himself and the car...

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Pericoloso said:

His demeanour is typical Finn.
Having seen interviews with Finnish rally drivers who are very similar.
Not all Finnish people are like this before one takes offence.

Maybe..

But 3 of the top of my head would be hakkinen, gronholm and makinen..

They all seemed (for most) part to be quite chatty and actually had a sense of humour..

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Vaud said:

bring?

How is he ignorant? He is direct, for sure, and he lacks a general charisma that many countries would warm to. Personally I like him. No BS.

What do we want from F1 personalities - genuine question....?

Someone who's not a miserable f*ck. Even when he does well he's still a miserable f*ck.

Danny ric? He's as down to earth and as likeable as you can get

Ocon and the hulk are likeable blokes aswell.

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Muzzer79 said:

Nothing will beat his comment on the grid in Brazil 2006 when asked if he had been to Schumacher’s fawning goodbye presentation

“No, I was taking a st”

Legend.

He’s lost a few tenths in recent years and seems more prone to errors but his unconventional style and refusal to pander by kissing arse should be applauded.

He may not kiss arse as such but he still lubes up and practises touching his toes for the big F...

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Vaud said:

Lack of charm? He's hilarious. OK so he hates press conferences but I think all the drivers do and they are utterly pointless.

It's all part of formula one, if he doesn't like it then it's tough titties I'm afraid, many others seem to get on with it just fine

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mikecassie said:

Who would you sooner spend 1hr at an airport bar with, Kimi or Lewis?

Kimi would get my vote every single time. I could see Kimi cracking open the Finlandia and the stories would start flowing. With Lewis it'd be a few selfies, some ste about how his music career is going if he spoke to you, after all he'd be wearing his sponsors headphones at the time.

Yes Kimi gives some of the shortest answers in the paddock, but they are also some of the best answers.

I do agree his time on the boating pond of F1 is up and he needs to be called in but I for one will miss him when he departs the paddock.

Lewis... hands down, wouldn't even hesitate.

The only things I would like to ask Kimi and chat to him about Is the McLaren years, but he always seems reluctant to talk about anything but the here and now so it'll probably be a pretty dull convo.

Like when asked 'if you could change one thing about the tracks, what track would it be and what would you change' he responded something like 'boh errr it's pointless as you can't change anything' ... ergh.. yes.. but f*cking hell Kimi... have a little bit of imagination for Christ's sake..

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carinaman said:

had a Montoya like Tennis accident

Ah juan... he certainly was a character