The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen
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Summary
Kimi Räikkönen is the Finnish superstar Formula One driver with a reputation for being fast on the track and silent off it – until now！
In this superb and authorised 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， Ferrari’s former world champion driver rarely opens up to outsiders， but he granted Hotakainen exclusive access 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。
Including never-previously-seen photographs from his own collection， The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen takes the reader into the heart of the action 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。
With all the cult appeal of I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic， the raw excitement of Formula One and the insight of the best biographies， this is a book every sports fan will want to treasure。
In this superb and authorised 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， Ferrari’s former world champion driver rarely opens up to outsiders， but he granted Hotakainen exclusive access 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。
Including never-previously-seen photographs from his own collection， The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen takes the reader into the heart of the action 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。
With all the cult appeal of I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic， the raw excitement of Formula One and the insight of the best biographies， this is a book every sports fan will want to treasure。
Reviews
Juuso
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Luin jäämies-Räikkösen elämäkerran Tuntematon Kimi Räikkönen （Siltala， 2018）。 Teoksen on kirjoittanut Kari Hotakainen。Minä en varsinaisesti koskaan ole ollut liiemmin kiinnostunut autourheilusta tai Kimistä。 Lapsena seurasin kyllä kisoja MTV3:lta， kun Räikkönen aloitteli uraansa Sauberilla ja McLarenilla。 Samoihin aikoihin sain jonkin verran lisätietoa Kimistä lukiessani Seiska-lehteä torstaisin koulun jälkeen。 Tämä teos oli helppo ja nopea lukea。 Se ei mullista maailmaa， mutta jaksaa pysyä ihan Luin jäämies-Räikkösen elämäkerran Tuntematon Kimi Räikkönen （Siltala， 2018）。 Teoksen on kirjoittanut Kari Hotakainen。Minä en varsinaisesti koskaan ole ollut liiemmin kiinnostunut autourheilusta tai Kimistä。 Lapsena seurasin kyllä kisoja MTV3:lta， kun Räikkönen aloitteli uraansa Sauberilla ja McLarenilla。 Samoihin aikoihin sain jonkin verran lisätietoa Kimistä lukiessani Seiska-lehteä torstaisin koulun jälkeen。 Tämä teos oli helppo ja nopea lukea。 Se ei mullista maailmaa， mutta jaksaa pysyä ihan kiinnostavana taitavan kerronnan ja sopivan lyhyiden lukujensa ansiosta。 Kerronta ei etene puuduttavan kronologisesti， eikä mihinkään epäolennaiseen ole tuhlattu turhaan sivuja。 Teos tarjoaa nopean kurkkauksen erikoiseen F1-maailmaan ja samalla antaa mielikuvan loppujen lopuksi melko mukavan oloisesta jantterista， jonka sanomiset ja olemuksen ymmärtää kirjan lukemisen jälkeen hitusen paremmin。 Kimi ei täysin avaudu vieläkään， ja niin sen pitääkin mennä。Teoksen ääniraidaksi sopii Eagles - Life in the fast lane。⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Susa
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Unghh， olipa jotenkin vähän raskaasti kirjoitettu， Hotakaisen tyyli oli paikka paikoin melko paatoksellinen。 Ihan mielenkiintoinen kyllä。 Olen imeytynyt F1-maailmaan viimeisimpien kuukausien aikana （sen hemmetin Netflix-sarjan syy。。。） ja pakko myöntää， että olen ajatellut Kimin "brändin" olevan vaan todella huolella luotu， ja varmaan se tietyllä tapaa nykyään onkin， mutta ehdottomasti kaikelle sille suoruudelle， vähäsanaisuudelle ja jäisyydelle on pohjansa todellisuudessa。 Unghh， olipa jotenkin vähän raskaasti kirjoitettu， Hotakaisen tyyli oli paikka paikoin melko paatoksellinen。 Ihan mielenkiintoinen kyllä。 Olen imeytynyt F1-maailmaan viimeisimpien kuukausien aikana （sen hemmetin Netflix-sarjan syy。。。） ja pakko myöntää， että olen ajatellut Kimin "brändin" olevan vaan todella huolella luotu， ja varmaan se tietyllä tapaa nykyään onkin， mutta ehdottomasti kaikelle sille suoruudelle， vähäsanaisuudelle ja jäisyydelle on pohjansa todellisuudessa。 。。。more
Sam Taylor
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Having read （and got bored with） a number of other F1 drivers autobiographies I was keen to see what makes the ice man tick。 I really loved the distance that this was written in， the opinions of the author carry you around this man and cover periods of his life。 It’s refreshingly different and paints the picture you’re there with the author as kimi chills with his family。 Light hearted and sincere definitely worth a read if you’ve put up with any other driver biographies or fancy ‘one more’。 Oth Having read （and got bored with） a number of other F1 drivers autobiographies I was keen to see what makes the ice man tick。 I really loved the distance that this was written in， the opinions of the author carry you around this man and cover periods of his life。 It’s refreshingly different and paints the picture you’re there with the author as kimi chills with his family。 Light hearted and sincere definitely worth a read if you’ve put up with any other driver biographies or fancy ‘one more’。 Other drivers I’ve read for reference are。 Lewis Hamilton， David couthard， jenson button， 。。。more
Soobie's scared
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Well。。。 Not exactly what I expected but a good biography nonetheless。Sport biography isn't really my genre but I read some of them in the past。 The one by Zlatan Ibrahimović， for instance， made my look at him in a different way and I found new respect for the guy。 His ego may be huge but he knows what to do on a football field。 I also read a biography by an Italian sport shooter and it was so fun。。。This one。。。 Well， sometimes I had the feeling the protagonist wasn't Kimi Räikkönen， but the write Well。。。 Not exactly what I expected but a good biography nonetheless。Sport biography isn't really my genre but I read some of them in the past。 The one by Zlatan Ibrahimović， for instance， made my look at him in a different way and I found new respect for the guy。 His ego may be huge but he knows what to do on a football field。 I also read a biography by an Italian sport shooter and it was so fun。。。This one。。。 Well， sometimes I had the feeling the protagonist wasn't Kimi Räikkönen， but the writer himself。 There's too much of him in the book， which was supposed to be the story of Räikkönen's life。 It's the story of how Hotakainen got to know the Finnish driver instead。 He sure is no invisible narrator。Another thing I really dislike about this biography is the tone。 Hotakainen seems to picture Räikkönen has a "poor" humble kid trying to survive in the most exclusive sport in the word。 It's not a biography， it's an hagiography。。。 Everything Kimi does is OK: it's the world around him that's rotten。There are a lot of interviews with people who worked with Kimi but they usually say a couple of positive things and then they're gone forever。 At the same time， Hotakainen gave me the chance to see how is the life of a F1 driver， albeit one as peculiar as Räikkönen。 I also like the part about karting very much。 And the were tons of pictures too。20£ were probably a lot of money for this book。。。 I bought it second-hand for less than half of that and it was worth it。 。。。more
Lea
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Väga hästi kirjutatud raamat- näitas hoopis teistsugust Kimi kui ta läbi meedia tundub。Hea tõlge :）
Jose Sbuck
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A good author writes a biography of a perplexing person。 Sounds interesting， huh？ My expectations were high but 。。。 after reading the book， I felt like having wasted my time。 There's not much depth， in terms of analysis or new facts。 Kimi Räikkönen is from a relatively poor family。 He played with cars and bikes from an early age， and learned about the mechanics as well。 He didn't go to school much， but instead spent his time racing。 Räikkönen is a talented driver who got a few lucky strikes， and A good author writes a biography of a perplexing person。 Sounds interesting， huh？ My expectations were high but 。。。 after reading the book， I felt like having wasted my time。 There's not much depth， in terms of analysis or new facts。 Kimi Räikkönen is from a relatively poor family。 He played with cars and bikes from an early age， and learned about the mechanics as well。 He didn't go to school much， but instead spent his time racing。 Räikkönen is a talented driver who got a few lucky strikes， and finally got a deal in F1， and after a few seasons， went on to win the championship。Hotakainen writes an old-fashioned from-rags-to-riches story。 There are moments where the author makes interesting observations regarding the "F1 circus" and about the lifestyle of a top athlete。 Most of the book is however simple high-level reporting without much insight。Recommended to fans of Räikkönen。 。。。more
Kelvin Zhou
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Easy to read and says a lot about the psyche of Kimi during his growing up years and as a novice driver and now with a family。Ice man appears cold and aloof at times but he is really， according to the book， a down to earth guy very much detached in the glamorous world of F1。Hands-on， direct， shy and no bullshit - like the Finns that I come to know in my course of work。 He believes in have a time for everything in life and very much values friendship， loyalty and family。“I never thought that I wa Easy to read and says a lot about the psyche of Kimi during his growing up years and as a novice driver and now with a family。Ice man appears cold and aloof at times but he is really， according to the book， a down to earth guy very much detached in the glamorous world of F1。Hands-on， direct， shy and no bullshit - like the Finns that I come to know in my course of work。 He believes in have a time for everything in life and very much values friendship， loyalty and family。“I never thought that I was a star of any kind， in the 90s， with landlines， you were bound to have something tô say， people didn’t just ring for the fun of it。 That’s why my phone had been on silent for years。 I can’t be bothered to answer when the voice at the other end says that it’s nothing really。”Above quote sums up the person that he is。 。。。more
April
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There’s no chronological order to this book， it’s very choppy and makes it very hard to follow。 Also wasn’t a fan of the author deciding to focus on other people （seemingly irrelevant to Kimi） for longer periods than necessary， considering this is a biography about Kimi and not others。 But it was still interesting to read about his life， that’s the only reason why this book is any good imo。 The actual story， not the storytelling in the slightest。 Would’ve rated it more， but just can’t get past h There’s no chronological order to this book， it’s very choppy and makes it very hard to follow。 Also wasn’t a fan of the author deciding to focus on other people （seemingly irrelevant to Kimi） for longer periods than necessary， considering this is a biography about Kimi and not others。 But it was still interesting to read about his life， that’s the only reason why this book is any good imo。 The actual story， not the storytelling in the slightest。 Would’ve rated it more， but just can’t get past how it was written。 。。。more
Mikey Moriarty
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An easy listen with some hilarious tales
Kristiane Width
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Kimi might be the secret Messiah
Connor Blaikie
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Terribly written book about my favourite F1 driver。 The only saving grace were some of the interesting and humorous stories about Kimi's life that I had not heard or read before。 Large portions of his career are glossed over and it feels like the author never digs into the meat of anything。 Too bad - I was hoping for this to be good。 Terribly written book about my favourite F1 driver。 The only saving grace were some of the interesting and humorous stories about Kimi's life that I had not heard or read before。 Large portions of his career are glossed over and it feels like the author never digs into the meat of anything。 Too bad - I was hoping for this to be good。 。。。more
Berk
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I'd give it 2 stars if it weren't for the amazing quotes and insights by Kimi himself。 The book pretty much abandons any hope of chronoligal progression following Kimi's F1 debut， afterwards the book reads like random chapters about Kimi being pieced together。Overall the book is enjoyable for a long time Formula One fan like myself， but I doubt newcomers to motorsports or general biography readers would find much to enjoy in this book。The iceman deserved better。 I'd give it 2 stars if it weren't for the amazing quotes and insights by Kimi himself。 The book pretty much abandons any hope of chronoligal progression following Kimi's F1 debut， afterwards the book reads like random chapters about Kimi being pieced together。Overall the book is enjoyable for a long time Formula One fan like myself， but I doubt newcomers to motorsports or general biography readers would find much to enjoy in this book。The iceman deserved better。 。。。more
Douglas Morrison
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A biography of a man I have long admired and my second favourite racing driver of all time （Okay， Senna had to take first）。 Not that Kimi would care either way， and that is why we all love Kimi so。The book is disjointed and kinda crazy。 I got the impression the writer was desperately trying to deal with the sprite that is Kimi and then translate the actions into something we all would enjoy。 He failed， I fear， but then did you expect anything else？We did discover much on his personal and home li A biography of a man I have long admired and my second favourite racing driver of all time （Okay， Senna had to take first）。 Not that Kimi would care either way， and that is why we all love Kimi so。The book is disjointed and kinda crazy。 I got the impression the writer was desperately trying to deal with the sprite that is Kimi and then translate the actions into something we all would enjoy。 He failed， I fear， but then did you expect anything else？We did discover much on his personal and home life， more than he wanted out， mayhaps， but his racing life remains a closed book。Still， it was worth the read。 。。。more
DaViD´82
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Slovy klasika "více BWOAH než MWOAH"。 Nezvykle pojatý životo。。。 No， spíše letmý nekonfliktní náhled na zázemí a kariéru jedné z ikon motorsportu。 Nejen po sportovní stránce， ale především náturou。 Introvertní cynik se smyslem pro humor， který si netyká s pozorností， médii， kolovrátkovými prázdnými dotazy a pro úsečnou hlášku nejde daleko。 Po přelomu století nesporně nejrychlejší （pokud ne i nejlepší） pilot， kterému chyběla cílevědomost （večírky， alkohol a Kimi， to byla svého času synonyma） i ště Slovy klasika "více BWOAH než MWOAH"。 Nezvykle pojatý životo。。。 No， spíše letmý nekonfliktní náhled na zázemí a kariéru jedné z ikon motorsportu。 Nejen po sportovní stránce， ale především náturou。 Introvertní cynik se smyslem pro humor， který si netyká s pozorností， médii， kolovrátkovými prázdnými dotazy a pro úsečnou hlášku nejde daleko。 Po přelomu století nesporně nejrychlejší （pokud ne i nejlepší） pilot， kterému chyběla cílevědomost （večírky， alkohol a Kimi， to byla svého času synonyma） i štěstí na spolehlivá auta。 Co zarazí je， že to nenaplňuje standardní představu podobně zaměřené knihy。 Kniha o pilotovi F1， tedy sportu stojícím na specifické kombinace emocí， analytických setinách vteřiny a penězích， je z velké části pojata jako "lyrická bytost， básník slova， laik neznalý formulí poznává kolotoč a cirkus， kterým velké ceny jsou a přitom tu a tam něco sdělí i o Kimim"。 V první polovině to ještě funguje; pro fanoušky （ať již F1 či Kimiho） tu sice nezazní nic， co by nebylo známé， ale je to podáno čtivě a s elánem。 Střídá se podivování se nad fascinací uši trhajícími rakvemi na kolečkách， zákulisím stáje během cen， fanoušky "letíme se přes půl světa vožrat a z místa nevidíme nic， ani ty závody" a v neposlední řadě zlidovělými historkami z Kimiho pařícího období či o jeho kariéře， lidech kolem něj apod。 Jen mi není jasné， komu je to určeno。 Pro cílovku tu není nic nad rámec dobře známého， byť dobře napsaného。 Jako kniha "o nelehké cestě kluka od vedle z ne až tak dobře situované rodiny na vrchol" to také dvakrát nefunguje。 V první polovině ještě ano， ale druhá se zvrhne v "nevím jak dále， vše již bylo řečeno， kariéra zrekapitulována， tak obejdu širší okruh jeho přátel a spolupracovníků a nechám si sáhodlouze potvrdit to， co jsem napsal v první polovině， ale napíšu to jinými slovy znovu"。 A co hůře， k ničemu to nemíří， nekončí to zlomem v kariéře， životním milníkem， nekončí to ani spolu s ročníkem či aspoň konkrétním závodním víkendem。 Prostě to takříkajíc "končí uprostřed věty （čti poslední pětiny publikace） a navíc nadbytečné věty"。 Každopádně doufám， že podtitul "poslední autorizovaná kniha" není pravdivý， protože prostor pro knihu， která by šla pod povrch， analyzovala a byla tak nějak více "pro fajnšmekry" tu u Kimiho nesporně je。 On je poměry， zázemím， kariérou， talentem i náturou echt vděčný。 Vždyť by stačilo vydat sborník jeho hlášek z rozhovorů a týmových rádií a byl by na světě nepochybný bestseller na úrovni Murphyho zákonů。 Tady se však nekonfliktně klouže po povrchu "introvert， co raději třikrát měří a vůbec neřeže/svéráz s dobrým srdcem a k tomu nádavkem autorovo podivování se nad světem asfaltových okruhů"。 Zajímavé？ Ano， ale nic navíc。 。。。more
Charlotte Spillerova
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I loved this book because it was a good compilation of Kimi’s highlights and funny moments， but also the “behind the scenes” and some of his private life。 Lots of respect for that guy， he’ll always be my favourite。 Him + Ferrari are what defined F1 for me and how I got interested in it。The 16 day bender chapter as well as the stuff with his father were some of the standouts。
Linny Lim
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A clear different perspective from other persons about untold story of Kimi Raikkonen。 As an F1 fan since twenty years ago， this book tells a lot。
Cory Sydee
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Terribly written by the author who knows nothing about F1。 It was interesting to learn more about the real Kimi Raikkonen behind the F1 persona but the writing was just appalling。 It’s a shame it wasn’t written by a writer who could have done a much better job。
Elmeri Pajari
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Tämä kirja palautti useamman vuoden lukutauon jälkeen oman lukuintoni， kun teksti vei vain mukanaan。 Aloitin lukemisen rauhallisena sunnuntaina ja vetäisin kerralla huiviin aika lailla kahdella istumalla。 Iltapäivällä ensimmäinen sessio ja samana iltana koko kirja loppuun。 Vei niin sanotusti mennessään。 Loistavasti kirjoitettu kirja Kari Hotakaiselta。
Antonino Bilello
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This book is not to be praised for minutia of detail， but for the grand effort of documenting the life of a man who hates to speak about himself。 A gorgeous printing， delightful photos， insight into truth and meaning， and a history of a family and the world they have lived through so far makes this book worthy of the attention of fans of motorsport， Finnish nationalists， and lovers of nonfiction。
Kristýna Pavelek
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Biography of Kimi Raikkonen， driver in Formula one
Nat
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The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen - a beautiful story about great talent， perseverance， confidence， and support。 The book felt very personal since we're not used to seeing the Iceman from so many angles during crude formal interviews。 Apart from being a legendary racing driver， he is a dear son， a loyal friend， a skilled mechanic， a caring father， and a beloved husband。 He doesn't talk much， but his actions speak loud enough for many to respect and love him。 Kimi Matias Räikkönen is a one-of-a-kind pro The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen - a beautiful story about great talent， perseverance， confidence， and support。 The book felt very personal since we're not used to seeing the Iceman from so many angles during crude formal interviews。 Apart from being a legendary racing driver， he is a dear son， a loyal friend， a skilled mechanic， a caring father， and a beloved husband。 He doesn't talk much， but his actions speak loud enough for many to respect and love him。 Kimi Matias Räikkönen is a one-of-a-kind prodigy who has been trusted to drive some hell of expensive cars at 300km/h speed for over 20 years， yet he remains the same down-to-earth pal from Espoo。 You want to describe him as direct， focused， and reserved， but his genuine sense of humor reveals the approachable and fun side。 He keeps following his passion with great joy and dedication to the people he works with and the people he loves。 Whether he likes it or not， but he's an inspiration to many， both in racing and far beyond。 I agree， parts of the book were written in a bit cringey manner， but the touching and fun moments made it very enjoyable for me。 。。。more
Superpippo
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Libro interessante che fa vedere anche il Raikkonen privato。 Particolare anche il modo di raccontare dell'autore che entra a far parte della storia， troviamo dialoghi e momenti di vita ritratti in questo libro。 La prima parte un po' più lenta ma la seconda si divora Libro interessante che fa vedere anche il Raikkonen privato。 Particolare anche il modo di raccontare dell'autore che entra a far parte della storia， troviamo dialoghi e momenti di vita ritratti in questo libro。 La prima parte un po' più lenta ma la seconda si divora 。。。more
JJ Coetzer
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Took me a long time to finish this book even though it's not very long。Don't get me wrong I'm a big Kimi fan， but the writing leaves a lot more desired。Not well written， disjointed， and a bit out of touch with little feeling to itMight have lost something in translation， I don't know。If it wasn't for Kimi， this book would get 1 star and on my DNF shelf。 Took me a long time to finish this book even though it's not very long。Don't get me wrong I'm a big Kimi fan， but the writing leaves a lot more desired。Not well written， disjointed， and a bit out of touch with little feeling to itMight have lost something in translation， I don't know。If it wasn't for Kimi， this book would get 1 star and on my DNF shelf。 。。。more
Lucia Bartkova
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Zaujimavy clovek， fascinujuci pribeh， otrasne napisana kniha。
Lachezar Valchev
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I was looking forward to read this book， but I expected more！ It is not bad but it did not bring any significant insight to this incredible person - Kimi
Erkan
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"Leave me alone， I know what I'm doing！" "Leave me alone， I know what I'm doing！" 。。。more
saya
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我愿给Kimi5星，给作者-2
Heta Koski
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Tulipahan tämäkin luettua。
Stacey
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Possibly my favourite f1 driver。 This book was thoroughly enjoyable。
Jorge Zermeno
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