The Inside Line - on Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen
Q: What keeps you awake at night?
Kimi Raikkonen: Nothing keeps me awake. I have the ability to sleep well, wherever I am.
Q: If you could banish one thing from your life - for the rest of your life - what would that be?
KR: There is nothing to be banished.
Q: What’s been your most valuable life lesson?
KR: Never give up.
Q: What do you admire?
KR: Those boys from 1960s and early ‘70s in F1. Drivers made from steel in cars made of wood.
Q: If you could give your younger self some advice what would it be?
KR: Never give up.
Q: If your racing career ended this season what would you do with the rest of your life?
KR: I have some plans in my mind. I have a life outside racing as well, so it wouldn’t be the end of the world for me. (laughs)
Q: What animal best reflects your personality?
KR: My German Shepherd dog, Aksu.
Q: What is more important than winning?
KR: Health.
Q: What would you spend your last dollar on?
KR: I've got an idea, but it's a secret. (laughs)
Q: What is your biggest weakness?
KR: Candies, especially Finnish salmiak.
Q: What’s your ultimate comfort food?
KR: I'm a big friend of sushi dishes.
Q: What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a race?
KR: I've got a genuine Finnish sauna at home. It's the best place to relax and go through the race.
Q: What scares you?
KR: I'm not the type of a person who is scared of something. If something is going to happen, it's meant to be that way.
Q: What’s the best advice you have been given?
KR: Never give up.
Q: Are you the man you always thought you would become?
KR: Yes I am. My dream was always to become a world champion and that's what I have achieved.
Q: What tastes like home?
KR: Rye bread and liquorice.
Q: When were you happiest?
KR: October 21, 2007 in Sao Paulo, Brazil (after winning the world title).
Q: If you had to stay in one place for the rest of your life, where would it be?
KR: Finland.
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