Former Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor told the story of how Kimi Raikkonen once told him “I hate Formula 1” in a bizarre encounter fitting of The Iceman.
Raikkonen became a beloved figure of the Formula 1 grid, not only because of his ability at the wheel, but perhaps more so for his rather unique personality. With Raikkonen, he would always say it as it is, which often led to some hilarious outbursts.
Kimi Raikkonen dropped ‘hate F1’ bombshell and left
Many brilliant Raikkonen stories have been shared over the years, the Finn known to have been quite the party animal off the track, far from his rather reserved and quiet demeanour in front of the cameras.
And on that note, Windsor, speaking in a livestream on his YouTube channel, revisited the scene of a David Coulthard birthday party where he shared a moment with Raikkonen, during which “I hate Formula 1″ were the only words spoken by the Finn.
“I remember going to a nightclub – it was DC’s party actually – after a Brazilian Grand Prix one year, and it was a late party,” Windsor began.
“There was a balcony overlooking the dancefloor and I went up to the balcony to look down on it, see who was there and what was going on, and Kimi was up there.
He had his elbows rested on this balcony, staring into space. I stood next to him and we both stared in silence at this scene, and then suddenly Kimi turned to me and said, ‘I hate Formula 1’, and then just walked away.”
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