The Unknown Kimi Raikkonen

The Unknown Kimi Raikkonen

<DIV><B>'I loved it. I thought it was fascinating - really, really interesting story that he's got to tell... I've known him for years and I learned an awful lot.' Marc Priestley​<BR /><BR /> Kimi Räikkönen is the Finnish superstar Formula One driver with a reputation for being fast on the track and silent off it – until now!</B><BR />  <BR /> In this superb and <B>authorised</B> portrait of Räikkönen, Kari Hotakainen gets to reveal the side of the man that few beyond his close family and friends have ever seen. Enigmatic and private, <B>Ferrari</B>'s former <B>world champion</B> driver rarely opens up to outsiders, but he granted Hotakainen <B>exclusive access</B> to his world and to his way of thinking. It ensures that this will be a book that will delight all fans of motorsport, who have long revered the Finn.<BR />  <BR /> Including <B>never-previously-seen photographs</B> from his own collection, <I>The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen </I>takes the reader into the <B>heart of the action</B> at grands prix around the world, behind the scenes as race strategies are planned, and opens up the private side of his life that he normally guards so carefully.<BR />  <BR /> With all the <B>cult appeal</B> of <I>I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic</I>, the <B>raw excitement of Formula One</B> and the insight of the best biographies, this is a book every sports fan will want to treasure.</DIV>