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[Rediscoveryx]

Follow this link. Kimi's apparently taken to the bottle again, this time at a London strip club...

[Rob Silver Speed]

Aren't F1 drivers supposed to be non-drinkers, non-smokers and super healthy? Lets just hope he stops doing things like this or we're gonna lose a potential world champion

[Rediscoveryx]

Or gain a potential James Hunt.;)

[Hellenic tifosi]

For God's sake, why is this a scandal?

[fifi]

Originally posted by Hellenic tifosi
For God's sake, why is this a scandal?

exactly, surely hes allowed a night out in the off season

[Dan_11]

Man i get up to some stupid **** with my mates and the girls, but I'm not a celeb.

But Kimi...
This is guy is hailed by HSJ as the next Senna.
I don't remember ever hearing Ayrton getting pissed all the time, and pulling down his jocks in front of lap dancers.

When Kimi does **** like this, he could loose respect from his team members.
Dont forget heavy drinking kills brain cells and slows reaction time. Top racing drivers need everything in tip top condition. Cant afford to go throwing it away.

I bet Kimi never had much full tenage fun. Too much time at the race tracks spent racing. And now he has the cash, he is going for it.

Montoya realises his destiny, and acts accordingly.
Unlike Kimi who keeps imbarrassing himself, and acting like a clown.

I love how HSJ keeps showing us that comment about some guy seeing Senna's eyes in Kimi. Yeh right, those sad sleepy eyes could be because he is was dead drunk the night before.

[just me again]

Maybe this is the same story

http://www.pitpass.c...es_art_id=23319

[Double Apex]

Originally posted by fifi


exactly, surely hes allowed a night out in the off season

Yup, I agree. It doesn't look like he's hurt anyone, all he's done is made a bit of a fool out of himself. No problem with that, happens to everyone

[davegp3]

It is clear now that Kimi with his behaviour is much closer to James Hunt than Ayrton Senna or Michael Schumacher.

[A Wheel Nut]

This from a man who can hardly say two words during the post race press conference.

Methinks Kimi needs to drink more of that champagne rather than spray his team with it.

[Dan_11]

Its all good. I love this side of Kimi. Its a laugh.

I never bought into this Mr. Ice tea. Kimi is similar to another Finn. Hakkinen. Away from the track, with people they know, they open up and have a lot of fun.

Kimi has a temper, he loves alcohol, and is freaking horny!
He is no saint like Senna.

[SkorbiF1]

he doesn´t do it every night, just couple times a year. so what?
I can´t understand what is the big deal with his drinking.
He is young, let him have fun if he wants to. (as long as its not during gp weekends)

[Piif]

Originally posted by Dan_11
He is no saint like Senna.

Senna, a saint?

[JForce]

Any more incidents like this and it will be interesting to see what Ron does.

[bern@rd]

Originally posted by Hellenic tifosi
For God's sake, why is this a scandal?

Or then this is the usual tabloid junk.
If it isn't, good for him.

[Fidgey]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dan_11
[B]Montoya realises his destiny, and acts accordingly.
Unlike Kimi who keeps imbarrassing himself, and acting like a clown.

Two wrongs dont make a right.
One eats to excess ;)
One drinks to excess

[Thunder]

What is he scandal here? Kimi

[Rediscoveryx]

Originally posted by Dan_11

He is no saint like Senna.

Calling Senna a saint is like calling Kimi a party pooper

[Gilles4Ever]

Cool

Party like there is no tomorrow then go out and be faster than JPM

[Pinguin]

Originally posted by JForce
Any more incidents like this and it will be interesting to see what Ron does.

I assure you, Ron will do nothing. He knows fully well that Kimi has spent all of his teenage years racing only, and therefore was inevitably prepared for this. I think in an edition of F1Racing when Ron was hightlighting Kimi's strengths & weaknesses he mentioned this and said later Kimi might realise he's missed some precious time in his youth. Now is that time (after marriage )

Remember Ron being boastful of extracting the most out of his drivers. Saying things like recommending them to change somethings -in their lives- or sacrifice this or that in order to be a better driver. All that is obviously BS since -I beleive- he/they never got the maximum of Coulthard. Right now Montoya may be Ron's number 1 in terms of obedience to instructions by coorporate people, since he is new. But it may well change with time....

McLaren exclusively(& secretely) tested new aero parts for MP4-20 at Valencia on Monday & Tuesday -that's why other teams could only test as from Wednesday- with Raikkonen at the wheel. If I am allowed to do some guessing I'd say he wasn't impressed with the results of the test & knows he's in for another 2004-like season... so he doesn't give a damn now.

OR more likely...

Not becoming the youngest WDC ever has got so much over him that he basically has lost motivation & resolve... Remember this was a major reason for him joining McLaren & his NUMBER 1 goal. He was so fixed on this. I'm not even sure he's been training over the winter as one can see he's even taken on some weight....

Bring on 2005 says Montoya privately

[sputnik]

This rock'n-roll-irreverence-off-track mentality is what is going to allow KR to dominate JPM's psyche.

In the past years, every time he was interviewed after a podium finish i was always struck by his eerie, emotionally detached countenance; like he should have been wearing a black cape; F1's prince of darkness.

Expect JPM to be wearing a big crucifix outside his uniform come Australia... "Damn you to hell, Räikkönen!"

[crackr]

Best line in the news bit:

"The poor girls were so embarrassed they didn't know where to look"."

Yeah sure...

[Deeq]

I hope the accusations are false for KR sake, for If correct then he is really a major arshole, worth no respect at all from anyone specially his young wife. :

Yes it is a big scandal If the reports are accurate and the accusations right, common flashing at stripers..

[xype]

Originally posted by crackr
Best line in the news bit:

"The poor girls were so embarrassed they didn't know where to look"."

Yeah sure...

Uhm, that must have been small then...

[F1 Tor.]

Originally posted by Hellenic tifosi
For God's sake, why is this a scandal?

Going out and getting pissed is no big deal. Pulling your pants down in front of strippers while your wife is at home is something a teenager would do. He may be a great racer but he's got lots to learn about handling himself IMO.

[ivanalesi]

Its a bit unfair to make a big story everytime a driver gets drunk, I'm sure that team personel know a lot of such cases, but the horror thing in this story is his behaviour. And you dont do this before testing or after testing, alcohol has long lasting effects. Otherwise a pretty funny story... next time Kimi dont show cards and pants:) Just have fun:)
Btw, Im not agree that Mika has ever had such behaviour, to me, they are completely different, somehow Mika looks a lot more concentrated and much better team player... anyway, dont expect to hear anything from Ron - Williams style letters, it will be private stuff, we know that he had problems with his wife so its understandable(why on earth 23 years old will marry?)

[Pinguin]

Originally posted by F1 Tor.


Going out and getting pissed is no big deal. Pulling your pants down in front of strippers while your wife is at home is something a teenager would do. He may be a great racer but he's got lots to learn about handling himself IMO.

wRONg!!!

He's just making up for lost time -from his youth when he spent his time racing only & not having enough fun!!

Pretty normal phenomenom.

[Hellenic tifosi]

Originally posted by F1 Tor.


Going out and getting pissed is no big deal. Pulling your pants down in front of strippers while your wife is at home is something a teenager would do. He may be a great racer but he's got lots to learn about handling himself IMO.

I don't disagree that such behaviour is completely childish. However, I have not yet understood why this should be considered a "scandal".

Also, how did you reach the conclusion that his wife is "at home"? I somehow find it hard to believe that such "high profile" couples can maintain a normal and healthy relationship. However, this is none of my business so I stop it here.

[kismet]

Stupidity annoys me to no end, and this really is stupid, stupid, stupid. Being a bit of a git when drunk is one thing, but exposing oneself (hee! - sorry, I'm twelve) to this kind of bad publicity repeatedly is just moronic. Especially as McLaren are about as anal about PR as a team can be. The boy needs someone to slap some sense into him a.s.a.p. and, by the looks of it, his circle of friends could do with a similar treatment. I'm fairly good with whips, maybe I could volunteer...

[tombr]

He's just making up for lost time -from his youth when he spent his time racing only & not having enough fu

I bet Kimi never had much full tenage fun. Too much time at the race tracks spent racing. And now he has the cash, he is going for it.

might realise he's missed some precious time in his youth.

Valid points that he missed out on some drinking & womanizing opportunities when he was younger because he was focused on racing. Now that he's at the pinnicle of motorsports isn't the time to change focus and try to make up for all the opportunities he missed several years ago. He's gotta focus. If he focuses on bottles & broads, he might be worlds champion one day but it's gonna be worlds champion of bottles & broads.

[Uxoros]

I wouldn't be surprised that all this story is made up from A to Z.

[skinnylizard]

when he drives and drives fast no one is going to care. jesus, the guy isnt that old, give him a friggin break.

[kismet]

Well, you know, until pics...

Sorry again, still twelve.

[ViMaMo]

He did not hurt anyone. He did step over the line. He should have been more responsible. But then he is young, things do happen. Forgiveable but not repeatable.

[RedIsTheColour]

Just a note to the self appointed morality police: the People is one of Britain's dirtiest ****-tabloids, pitched to those who enjoy celebrity gossip, news on ringtones and in depth stories on paedophiles. You must really want to believe to give any credibility to toilet papers like the People; you can only say with any certainty that he went to a strip club, everything else will be bs of the smelliest kind.

On a side note, the fact that millionaire just-married KR spends time this way is a big contrast to family guy JPM and it's handed a useful psychological tool to him. Nasty Ron will not be pleased but a bit of needle in the garage might add some spice to the season...

[prettyface]

Originally posted by xype


"The poor girls were so embarrassed they didn't know where to look"

Uhm, that must have been small then...

I was going to say that was a cool stunt from Kimi, a much needed James Hunt-type personality in modern F1; but then the article says this:

"Then I looked again and Kimi's hand was there on his crotch with his trousers undone and his body exposed."

Sounds more like a plain reclkless youth with too much money than James Hunt to me. I hope for Kimi's sake that he wasn't jacking off or requesting "services" from the strippers. No class.

[sinfield]

The story came from 'The People' don't forget, but then again you never saw Hakkinen getting such coverage. Come on Kimi - get a grip....

Robbo.

[HBoss]

You people worry too much with his private and personal matters.

[sinfield]

I have a couple of pals, who shall remain nameless, who were both competing at the same time in FFord and FRenault. One of them loved a party , the other would avoid the booze almost totally. One of them won the British F3 championship and now ten years on is still a highly paid professional driver while the other is a part time instructor at Silverstone...

Not saying Kimi has done anything wrong, but the money and fame seem to be turning his head somewhat and the focus of a Mika or Michael might serve him better........

Rob

(currently drinking Stella Artois as I write - bloody hypocrite !)

[Lotus23]

Rob, a nice story, but which was which?

Was the Party Guy the more successful one?

BTW, I enjoy the occasional Bud Light myself.

[Lukin]

I wonder how nuts this place went when Irvine was at Ferrari.

[sinfield]

Originally posted by Lotus23
Rob, a nice story, but which was which?

Was the Party Guy the more successful one?

BTW, I enjoy the occasional Bud Light myself.

OK -

The party guy is now the instructor, however, he does have the most stunning girlfriend so it isn't all bad...

Rob

PS: Both these guys lived in the same small village as me. In the village nearest ours a certain Dario Franchitti was renting a room and I only saw him in the pub once !

[SpamJet]

Kimi's group drank £5000 pounds worth of booze without dying? Say theres are 10 of them buying a hundred pound bottles of booze, thats 5 bottles each!

And the girls who were about to remove there g strings were embarrassed?

And none of the other punters saw or swamped kimi for attention or took photos on there camera phones?

Who makes these stories up?

[sinfield]

As I said, the story did originate from 'The People'. The words pinch of salt spring to mind....!

Rob

[HSJ]

Originally posted by Pinguin

If I am allowed to do some guessing I'd say he wasn't impressed with the results of the test & knows he's in for another 2004-like season... so he doesn't give a damn now.

Oh no!



Seriously, if KR actually acts like this, I can't say I "approve" of it (my approval isn't required ). And although really I only care about what drivers do on track rather than off it, this stunt, if true, really does get a from me.

[fumes]

Originally posted by F1 Tor.

He may be a great racer but he's got lots to learn about handling himself IMO.

We bow to your expertise in the matter.;)

[lanius]

Originally posted by fumes


We bow to your expertise in the matter.;)

[Gabbiano]

Originally posted by Dan_11
Man i get up to some stupid **** with my mates and the girls, but I'm not a celeb.

But Kimi...
This is guy is hailed by HSJ as the next Senna.
I don't remember ever hearing Ayrton getting pissed all the time, and pulling down his jocks in front of lap dancers.

When Kimi does **** like this, he could loose respect from his team members.
Dont forget heavy drinking kills brain cells and slows reaction time. Top racing drivers need everything in tip top condition. Cant afford to go throwing it away.

I bet Kimi never had much full tenage fun. Too much time at the race tracks spent racing. And now he has the cash, he is going for it.

Montoya realises his destiny, and acts accordingly.
Unlike Kimi who keeps imbarrassing himself, and acting like a clown.

I love how HSJ keeps showing us that comment about some guy seeing Senna's eyes in Kimi. Yeh right, those sad sleepy eyes could be because he is was dead drunk the night before.

I was going to say something about somone else we know acting like a clown....


oh nevermind...

[holiday]

Raikkonen reminds me more and more of Paul Gascoyne.

"First I drank only on the day after the matches, then on Monday, later on Tuesday, Wednesday..."

Hopefully KR is not on his way to become another Finnish footnote to the Schumacher era..

[Ice T]

Young rich man goes to bar, waves cash around, buys lots of drink, gets inebriated, makes ass of self with girls, exposes self to world, gets chucked out of club. Big deal. Happens all the time.

Perhaps Kimi is the Paris Hilton of F1. He just needs the small dog and to say "Ewwww! That's hot!" all the time.