In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. There is too much politics. Kimi Raikkonen More Quotes by Kimi Raikkonen More Quotes From Kimi Raikkonen Be yourself. If you try to be someone else, it won't work. Whatever you do, you are not going to make everyone happy. Kimi Raikkonen being-yourself ifs trying If I could throw my phone away, I would probably do it. It's always on silent, and I don't like when it rings and people are calling. We could live without those things in the past when we just had a phone on the street somewhere, on the corner or at the house. I have no interest in telling all the people what I do every day and where I am. Kimi Raikkonen phones people past For sure, sometimes I don't know what I am doing. Kimi Raikkonen hurrying knows sometimes I’m not interested in what people think about me. I’m not Michael Schumacher. Kimi Raikkonen schumacher people thinking The helmet has a special meaning for many drivers. How important is it to you? - It protects my head. Kimi Raikkonen protect important special Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media. Kimi Raikkonen paradise media would-be You don’t drive races on paper. Kimi Raikkonen paper race Since I started in motor racing I've worked with people from all over the world. We are all here to go racing and prejudice will never play any part in that. Kimi Raikkonen motor-racing play people In rallying every curve, every hill may be different than you thought. That makes it interesting. Kimi Raikkonen curves different interesting Im winning races, Im still challenging for the world championships, the team is fantastic and I have a great relationship with everybody here - so why would I want to even consider changing? Kimi Raikkonen team race winning I'm happy, but there's nothing to jump around about. Kimi Raikkonen Where I went off, you can get back on the track by going through the support race pitlane, but you have to go through a gate. I know this as I did the same thing in 2001 and the gate was open that year. Somebody closed it this time. Next year, I'll make sure it's open again... Kimi Raikkonen track race years When I was a kid, I would watch the grands prix. Everyone dreamt of becoming a race driver, while I only started thinking about it when I was 18 or 19. Only at that age did I seriously start thinking about this job. Before then, I would change ideas from one second to the next. Kimi Raikkonen jobs kids thinking There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think. Kimi Raikkonen motivation race thinking My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming. Kimi Raikkonen careers facts world It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition. Kimi Raikkonen gps team ambition Do you have any ambitions outside racing? My main ambition at the moment, whether inside or outside racing, is to become Formula 1 World Champion. Kimi Raikkonen champion racing ambition When I did some NASKAR races this year I noticed that I was increasingly missing the racing side - to race against each other - because in rallying you really race against the clock. Kimi Raikkonen race missing years Driving is the only thing I love about F1. Kimi Raikkonen driving things-i-love You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be. Kimi Raikkonen guarantees-that car winning
