If there was ever a way to get off on the wrong foot with one's new team ...
Following the season ending Brazilian grand prix, Kimi Raikkonen has returned to the headlines for the wrong reasons.
The Finn, bidding to finish his McLaren career on a high with a front row start, was interviewed on the Interlagos grid by British broadcaster ITV's Martin Brundle.
Brundle observed that Raikkonen, 27, was the only driver to miss Pele's presentation of a gold trophy to Michael Schumacher, whom he replaces at Ferrari in 2007 and beyond. "Yeah," Kimi answered.
"You'll get over it, then ?" Brundle asked sarcastically. Raikkonen answered : "Hey, I was having a sh*t."
"Thanks for that," Brundle recoiled. "At least you'll have a nice light car on the grid ..."
Tabloid newspapers in England reported that ITV were 'inundated' with complaints from viewers of the live feed.
What was Kimi's message? "OK, boys, he's gone, let's get on with the show"? Despite that, one could never say that Kimi couldn't give a sh*t.
Ah, Kimi Raikkonen - keepin' it real and tellin' it like it is.
