Iltalehti- Hello it's Kimi. I won.
- Who was second?
- I don't know.
This phone conversation took place between Räikkönen and his publicist of the time Kikka Kuosmanen when Räikkönen was in Formula Renault.
The duo had agreed that Räikkönen would call Kuosmanen after each race to tell his topmost feelings. Räikkönen's family friend took care of Kimi's things and media-contacts until last year.
- You couldn't really get anything out of him no matter what you tried, Kuosmanen says.
Interviewing Räikkönen is its own form of art, but it is not impossible.
- I remember Kimi's first F1-tests in Jerez. At that time already I thought that this was not going to be easy. There wasn't even that much media present, remembers TS's F1-reporter Heikki Kulta.
- You just have to be patient. You may have to wait but you always get an interview. You should not be too aggressive. It is nice to work with Kimi, MTV3's Anette Latva-Piikkilä says.
- He could however talk a little louder, Latva-Piikkilä adds and laughs.
Like many other atheletes also Kimi is sick of answering self-evident questions.
- Now that you follow him, you can see that he hasn't changed in any direction. The race is forgotten in 15 minutes. He isn't interested in going through it. There is speaking if the subject is interesting, Kuosmanen says.
JARNO JUUTI
Source: Iltalehti
Courtesy: Leijona
