Kimi Räikkönen's Nascar-debut on Friday brought a lot of people who normally don't follow these races to Charlotte's media-premises .That didn't surprise Räikkönen or his background group, but even the driver was astonished when his mother Paula together with her friends showed up at the place to cheer for him.
– We just wanted to suprise Kimi and didn't tell him anything about our plans beforehand, Paula Räikkönen told in Kyle Busch Motosports' truck pit.
The last time mother Räikkönen has been abroad following Kimi's races has been during his F1-times.
– It's different when you sit in the car and there aren't mechanics around to fasten the seat belt, they have to do everything themself.
Before morning practice Räikkönen, like the other rookies, took a course of what they can expect in different situations on this special track and how they should react to different situations.
– Can you imagine how it felt for me to talk to a guy who is a world champion about these kinds of basic things, Austin Dillon, the teacher said.
The 21-year old youngster is one of Nascar's rising names. His grandfather is Richard Childress, who again is the owner of the legendary Dale Earnhardt Senior -team.
Turun Sanomat, Charlotte
HEIKKI KULTA
Courtesy: Nicole
