quote“He had a very strong attitude against authority and did not obey to anything or anybody unless he felt it was good or convenient. Not even his parents could offer him the best guidance once he left childhood.” But he also discovered that Raikkonen was “receptive, very disciplined and willing to go to the extraordinary, if he felt the instructions were useful”. Hintsa was among those people. “One of the best talent to arrive in Formula 1, a diamond of incredible potential”. The Finnish driver had something unique: “exceptional concentration power, and through that, he channeled all the energy”.
“An intimate and very small circle”
The key is in the “introvert aspects of his nature”. He loves to drive, “but needs a lot of moments of soitude to charge his batteries and concentrate”. “The strict rules, the formality and the jungle of norms got on his nerves, as did the meaningless conversations with people he didn't know very well. To appear in front of media and to talk at press conferences was mandatory for the drivers, but this began to damage his performances on track”. You can imagine what McLaren’s marketing department sues did to him too.
Raikkonen’s intimate circle was very small “and to spend time with his friends was crucial to balance his exhausting job and charge batteries”. “In a small group of friends, Kimi seemed different: relaxed, of nicer character and very talkative”. That balance between work and relaxation was destroyed at McLaren.
“He knew who he was and what he wanted”
Hintsa transferred the direct message to Dennis, that it was impossible to change Raikkonen. That he rather be a carpenter instead of a Formula 1 driver if he was asked to change his personality. “Kimi wasn’t born to be a star in the Big Circus” and Michael Schumacher’s or Fernando Alonsos’s intensity and dedication” wouldn’t work with the Finnish driver. Each had its own methods. “What media considered laziness, in Raikkonen was his unique ability to concentrate”. As a driver he was an authentic racer that “loved his job with all his spirit and his heart, his motives to compete were authentic and genuine”. Hintsa arrived then, to the real key in Raikkonen’s personality: “He knew who he was and what he wanted” and he wasn’t willing to quit being true to himself under any circumstance. “He could be very analytic when he talked about his career, but he never said a word about the man behind the driver” as he did not want to reveal a single thing about himself to the big audience.
“An agreement: we will behave well. Signs.”
Before arriving to the 2003 summer brake, Dennis was worried about Raikkonen’s possible behaviour. He asked Hintsa to make him sign a letter in which he would commit to behave well. Hintsa accepted, but in the inside he knew how difficult this task could be. After giving this a long thought, the doctor took a cigarette box, took off the cellophane wrapping and wrote a short phrase: “This is an agreement. We will behave ourselves during the summer brake”. Hinsta signed under it.
When he met Raikkonen, he put the package in his hand: -“Sign”. -“What is this?. -“An agreement”. Ron wants you to behave during summer”. Kimi stood there staring at Hintsa, laughed and signed the box. There wasn’t the smallest problem that August.
When Hintsa and his second wife lost at birth what would have been their first child, the doctor sent via SMS a general message to communicate he could not take care his professional commitments. Many replied through SMS. Others sent flowers. Only one called. “This is not fuc… possible. Of all people, why did it had to happen to you?” It was Kimi Raikkonen.
quoteRaikkonen in hot water over motocross track 5 May, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen is under fire for building a motocross circuit on his land in Finland without obtaining the necessary permits.
Yle, the Finnish broadcaster, reports that local residents have complained to authorities about the noise made by those using the circuit in Kirkkonummi, in the south of Finland.
Raikkonen, pictured above, is a keen motocross rider.
One resident said: “As I see it, Raikkonen’s motocross track was built against the provisions of the Acts.”
A local official commented: “We have requested that the landowner gives us an account of the facility. When we get it we can decide whether permission is needed.”
Yle said an agent representing Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion who drives for Ferrari, declined to comment to the media.
I think it's funny neighbors are complaining, what neighbors? There are none to be seen in that pic. If they are, they are really far away. Although I admit motocross bikes are really noisy, so I'm sure you can still hear them from really far away.
18 minutes ago Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene says if Kimi Raikkonen keeps performing at his current level then there will be no reason to consider replacing him at the end of this year.
Raikkonen's deal with the Italian outfit finishes this season, and his race seat is one of the prime targets for a number of drivers hoping to move up for 2017.
But having taken two podium finishes so far this year, Arrivabene made clear at the Spanish Grand Prix that there were no grounds for complaints about what his current Finnish driver was delivering.
And he suggested that as long as Raikkonen continued to perform at this high level for the remainder of the campaign, then that would likely be enough to earn himself a new contract.
"The future of Kimi is in the hands of Kimi," Arrivabene said an interview with Chinese broadcaster LeSports.
"At the moment he is showing that he is very committed, very good – and he is really delivering what we are expecting from him.
"More than this: we have four races now on our back and one race coming up that is the fifth races out of 21.
"It is too early to tell to Kimi's fans what is going on in the future, but I think at the moment I am very happy with what Kimi is doing." Age no barrier
Although Raikkonen is F1's oldest driver, and a new contract would mean him racing until he is at least 38, Arrivabene does not believe age should play a factor in Ferrari's decision.
"The age is not important," he said. "What is important is the commitment, the professional skill of the driver, the braveness of the driver too.
"I remind to you that Nigel Mansell won the championship at an age that was three years older than Kimi." Vettel trust
Arrivabene also said that he equally had total faith in Sebastian Vettel, whose start to the season had not delivered what he nor the team had hoped for.
"I am happy about our two drivers," he said. "They are warriors and they are two world champions.
"Sebastian has had bad luck, and we know the reason why. But I trust in Seb and also Kimi. Kimi grew up even more than last year and Seb has nothing to show because Seb is Seb."
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Little guy. Poor cleaning lady, there will be a lot of tiny fingerprints on the cups 
This was yesterday in the Finnish press. 
(Are they Seb fans? 
Lets see in what age he win his first race 