Kimi Raikkonen was set to leave the Prancing Horse at the end of the 2018 season, after spending 5 seasons with the team. On his last day at work, the 2007 world champion swapped helmets with his Ferrari teammate, Sebastian Vettel. The German and he shared a great bond for 4 seasons between 2015 and 2018.
In typical Vettel fashion, the German joked about dropping the Finnish racer’s helmet. However, Raikkonen was not bothered, and claimed the helmet was fake!
Raikkonen trolls Sebastian Vettel with fake helmet
Sebastian Vettel joked about dropping Kimi Raikkonen’s helmet after the two drivers exchanged their helmets. However, when the duo posed for a photo, Raikkonen revealed the truth
In a video shared by Ferrari, the Finn is seen replying, “It’s a fake one. It doesn’t matter if you drop it.” Seb was left speechless and laughed along on hearing the classic-Kimi response.
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Surely, Raikkonen was joking about the helmet being fake. The helmet was not fake as drivers often swap race-spec helmets with one another. The Finn shared an original helmet with his teammate of 4 years, penned with a note reflecting their journey.
Kimi Raikkonen talks about working with Vettel
Kimi Raikkonen might be a man of few words, but the Finn admires Sebastian Vettel. Ahead of his departure from the sport, Raikkonen revealed in F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast that he is in awe of the 4x world champion’s style of working.
The Finn said, “Obviously he’s a great guy. We had a good relationship always, and a particular way of working!” Raikkonen also regards Seb as one of his best teammates along with Antonio Giovinazzi.
Kimi putting the car into gear without the clutch is wizardry 🧙
When Kimi and Seb took on this co-driving challenge 🤝 pic.twitter.com/bnwxixAk6R
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) August 8, 2022
Vettel too, spoke highly of his former Ferrari teammate. The driver said, “I probably had the best relationship with him because he was so straightforward. There was never an argument. If we crashed into each other, we talked about it, fixed what happened, maybe laughed about it.”
The 4x world champion claims Raikkonen was always respectful of his presence on the team. The German also claims the 2007 world champion was one of the best talents he had ever witnessed in F1.
The duo shared 15 race wins with each other while they were at Ferrari. The duo also battled Mercedes for the title in 2017 and 2018, finishing second in both seasons.
