“There are plenty of other cool people in the world” – Lando Norris has never spoken to Kimi Raikkonen despite having spent three years together in F1

Samriddhi Jaiswal | 15/04/2022
"There are plenty of other cool people in the world" - Lando Norris has never spoken to Kimi Raikkonen despite having spent three years together in F1

McLaren driver Lando Norris admitted that despite having spent three years racing in F1 he never spoke to Kimi Raikkonen.

McLaren driver Lando Norris admitted that he never spoke to Kimi Raikkonen during their three years together in F1. Raikkonen ended his two-decade-long career in the F1 in 2021 as he retired from the sport at the age of 42.

The Finnish drove for the Alfa Romeo in the final three seasons of his career and scored 57 points. Meanwhile, Norris was building his reputation with McLaren.

Answering questions by fans, Norris was asked if he missed Raikkonen on the grid. The Briton said, “I don’t think I ever said a word to him apart from a, ‘You alright?’, like when you walk past someone you know but don’t really know.”

“I miss watching Kimi; I miss his interviews and that side [of him]. But apart from that, no. There are plenty of other cool people in the world and we have an exciting grid.”

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Lando Norris puts together his ultimate combo

Furthermore, while streaming on Twitch, the McLaren star was asked by the fans to choose his best combination of five F1 drivers.

While he found it difficult to do so, he anyway put together a list. the surprising part of it was that the list did not include his current McLaren teammate Daniel Ricciardo or four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.

Charles Leclerc was also not part of the five Norris chose. Among the present drivers, the McLaren driver chose his former teammate in Surrey, Carlos Sainz. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were obvious choices, alongside two-time Champion Fernando Alonso.

Norris also added Yuki Tsunoda to the list, purely because of his ‘entertaining radio messages’.

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Samriddhi Jaiswal

Samriddhi Jaiswal is an F1 editor and writer at The SportsRush. She started her career as a business journalist but soon found her calling in lights out here we go! Samriddhi has been a Ferrari fan even when her interaction with F1 was occasional. Her first real experience with the thrilling sport came when Charles Leclerc clinched his iconic victory in Spa and Monza and painted the track red. Now, a Tifosi, Samriddhi is a hardcore fan of the prancing horse and can relate to the chaos within the Italian camp and also admires Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Off the track, she finds her home in books and musical instruments.

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