Kimi Raikkonen has all the time been famend for his blunt, no-nonsense manner, famously incomes the nickname ‘The Iceman’. Now, the 2007 System 1 champion has gone viral on social media along with his two-word response to a put up shared by the official F1 account.
Earlier this week, the official F1 Instagram account shared a throwback clip from the dramatic 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. The video confirmed the notorious second on the pitlane exit throughout a tense security automotive interval. Raikkonen had introduced his Ferrari to a cease alongside the BMW Sauber of Robert Kubica as they waited to rejoin the race.
Moments later, Lewis Hamilton failed to identify the stationary vehicles and the crimson mild on the finish of the pitlane, crashing into the again of the Finnish driver’s Ferrari, ending each of their races.
As the 2 drivers walked away from the wrecked vehicles, Raikkonen identified the crimson mild to the then-McLaren driver.
F1 captioned the video, “Who remembers this pit lane crash?” On the time of writing, the put up has been considered 4 million instances and has obtained 109,000 likes.
Raikkonen has the highest remark. “I do,” he wrote. The 46-year-old’s two-word response has obtained over 19,000 likes on the time of writing.
Followers have been fast to reward the remark from the previous driver. “You gotta love Kimi,” one fan wrote on Reddit, whereas one other added: “The unique one and solely Kimi. I miss him.”
“Too many phrases Kimi, you are gonna overwhelm us!” added one other fan, and another person posted: “I beloved his response to it. The opposite drivers would’ve began purses with Hamilton after being rear-ended within the pitlane. However cool buyer Kimi faucets Hamilton’s shoulder, factors to the crimson mild on the pit lane exit to guarantee that he sees it after which walks away.”
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