Kimi Raikkonen Quotes

In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. There is too much politics.

Be yourself. If you try to be someone else, it won't work. Whatever you do, you are not going to make everyone happy.

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.

I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula 1 after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity.

For sure, sometimes I don't know what I am doing.

You don't drive races on paper.

You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be.

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?

In rallying every curve, every hill may be different than you thought. That makes it interesting.

Ha, some days ago the same people were one hundred per cent sure that I'd signed for Red Bull! So much for that.

I'm happy, but there's nothing to jump around about.

I'm not interested in what people think about me. I'm not Michael Schumacher.

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.

Driving is the only thing I love about F1.

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.

Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.

It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition.