Raikkonen cannot understand why Rosberg retired
Kimi Raikkonen says he cannot understand why Nico Rosberg retired as world champion after 2016.
This week, the Finn launched the initial Finnish edition of his autobiography, which translates as 'The Unknown Kimi Raikkonen'.
He said that when he eventually retires from F1, staying away from the paddock will not be difficult.
"No it will not be hard to stop this job," the Ferrari driver said at the launch in Helsinki.
"I will be relieved when all of the things not involving driving will end. The driving is great but nothing else," Raikkonen added.
When asked if he would be tempted to follow Rosberg's lead in returning as a regular pundit, he answered: "When he explained why (he is stopping) I thought it was cool and I understood.
"Now he's standing there with a microphone. I cannot understand why given the reasons he gave for wanting to leave," Raikkonen added.
He is not ruling out staying involved in some capacity, though.
"Yes, I'm interested in doing something like developing a car, but in the background not in public. It will not be standing with a microphone," Raikkonen insisted.
As for his book, the 38-year-old said: "It is what it is. I don't really care if someone likes it or not."
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Mercedes obviously paid Rosberg off as they couldn't keep him and Lewis in the team together due to the hostility between them so they sabotaged Lewis's car throughout the season to give Rosberg a head start. They let Lewis back in when they realized Rosberg was not holding off Ferrari and the championship was heading to Vettel but it was too late for Lewis by then for him to catch up. As far as I'm concerned it's the only explanation.
Everything in Lewis's life is explained by one of the two statements: when he does well and wins, that's because he is Lewis and a Brit; when he does poorly it's because he was sabotaged.
Now there's a real conspiracy.
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