Pic of new Mclaren 2005 Challenger and some Kimi news

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... Now some Kimi news ( Warning graphic description)

Raikkonen's party is not over
The Finn's drinking continues in U.K.

British tabloid The People reported a story about Kimi Raikkonen and another drinking session in a London club. The McLaren driver and his friends supposedly spent more than 7000 Euros on drinks and erotic dancers.

Apparently, Raikkonen's reaction to the show was so obscene that he shocked both the personnel and the other customers of the club.

The Manager of the club was called to the rescue and couldn't believe what he saw: "I was gobsmacked. I thought I'd seen most things in the lap dancing game but when I saw one of the world's top racing drivers sprawled there with his trousers undone I couldn't believe it," said the club manager to The People.

"I was working downstairs and got a call there was a problem. I raced up and at first I thought there was nothing wrong. Then I looked again and Kimi's hand was there on his crotch with his trousers undone and his body exposed. I shouted 'What the hell are you doing, get out now' but he waved me away," added the manager.

"Fortunately it was nearly the end of the night and the house lights came on. I sent away the two girls and managed to get his group downstairs. It was too much. He was drunk as a skunk and didn't care who saw what was going on."

Raikkonen - nicknamed 'Iceman' - is apparently not too worried about his image. "It doesn't matter how famous he is, it doesn't excuse his shocking behaviour," said the London club manager.

Contacted by the British tabloid, the manager of the Finnish driver - Steve Robertson - denied knowing about the situation. A close friend of the driver claims that Raikkonen is not at fault: "It's not appropriate for an F1 driver to speak to a newspaper about something like this especially on a Saturday afternoon when he is off duty."

Hugo GIGUERE
© CAPSIS International

[baiskee]

:whoa: danda-danda....driver na lang kulang.

[van_wilder]

sana kung pwede lang mika + kimi

[hagiber]

Yung kimi news mukhang smear campaign... That same story was also published in the past, word for word pareho yung description pero iba lang yung names.

[wrcastro_ph]

sana kung pwede lang mika + kimi

Tama ka Bro. mas gusto ko and Mika ang Kimi tandem ... kung pwede lang sana. I'm an avid fan of Hakkinen... and so as McLaren.

[mazdamazda]

mika won't be coming back to f1 (though he expressed a LOT of interest in that proposition). he's racing in the DTM right now.

let's see if the new mclaren can compete with the ferrari in terms of reliability.

[effone]

i think this F1 season will be a good one, mclaren versus Schumi. 2 of the best driver in F1 + mclarens best, this will be a test for schumi.

[stinkaboy]

ang fogi!!!!!!! :D

[kimpOy]

dapat sa circuit forum ito...

[Ungas]

Moving...

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25/01/05 - 16:21]

Raikkonen reprimanded by McLaren
Whitmarsh wants to protect his team's image

For the past few weeks, Kimi Raikkonen has made the headlines with his actions away from the race tracks. The young Finn's explosive parties made the news and his drinking sprees don't fit very well with the impeccably professional image of the McLaren Mercedes team.

At the introduction of the new McLaren MP4-20, some journalists tried to learn more about these incidents and Raikkonen replied: "I know where you are trying to go now but it doesn't make me any slower," said the Finn to ITV. "It's my private life so what I do in the car is completely different because I am for sure giving everything that I can to the team. It's part of life. You cannot always believe all the things in the newspaper..."



McLaren's Chief Executive Officer Martin Whitmarsh is taking the news seriously and will take the time to have a talk with Raikkonen.

"I'm aware of the media coverage that Kimi received over the course of the weekend," mentioned Whitmarsh to ITV. "Certainly that's not a welcome thing, either for Kimi or the team. Even if they [the reports] are not entirely true, the perception is extremely negative and that's something that we have to take seriously."

"We've got a whole range of multi-national brands that are associated with our team and they don't invest in Formula 1 for this sort of imagery. We'll take whatever steps to ensure that Kimi understands the seriousness of the situation. I think he does and perhaps there was a touch of naivete about what happened here and he's learning that as a reputation starts to develop, you've got to be ultra- sensitive about having fun in a public place."

Hugo GIGUERE
© CAPSIS International

[hens]

Have you guys seen the 'horns' attached to JP Montoyas car??? sana ilagay nila sa final version of the car..GANDA!!! (anong gamit pala niyan?)

[wrcastro_ph]

I dont think that will be allowed by the FIA rules.

[hagiber]

Allowed yan :-) It adds more downforce and smoothens the airflow to the rearwing..

[Monseratto]

Prediction is that Renault and Mclaren has a very good package and will beat Ferrari in Melbourne. Dalawang Linggo na lang umpisa ulit ang circus!

[hagiber]

Hmmm.. based on the latest testing times from Barcelona, Renault looks stronger than Mclaren this year... yung question is can either team (specially the engine guys) ensure that the whole package lasts the distance...