r/SubredditDrama • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '15

Drama in /r/formula1 over if Kimi is a legend or an overrated driver

/r/formula1/comments/2w980j/the_podium_of_modern_legends/coor5lr
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u/Guinness2702 Feb 18 '15

For those who don't know Formula 1, Kimi Raikkonen is a one-time Formula 1 world champion. He's perhaps best known for the dry style of his interviews with media, and his unwillingness to suffer stupid questions. Poster's comment is correct; Kimi is a talented driver, but by no means one of the legends. To be fair, I don't think he is overrated, either, it's fair to rate him as talented.

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u/freedomweasel Feb 18 '15

If not for his personality and interview behavior, I can't imagine people would be talking about him nearly as much.

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u/Simpleton216 Feb 18 '15

I will never forget when he raced in NASCAR for 2 weeks. Someone just needed to get him his fucking water.

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u/raspberrykraken Feb 18 '15

He should only be known for his personality and spirit. Not his achievements.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

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u/raspberrykraken Feb 18 '15

Retired Michael Shoemaker can never be topped though.

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u/txobi Feb 19 '15

Alonso for me

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u/Guinness2702 Feb 18 '15

Don't know if I'd put Lewis in the legend category. Not many people have won F1 twice, but ISTM that it's more about the cars, these days. Vettel & Schumacher are both proof of that. Neither of them are truly great, yet they have more than 10 championships between them, largely owing to being no.1 driver in the best car.

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u/jcaseys34 Feb 18 '15

If he had more than one championship, maybe. Kimi's one of my favorite drivers, but he's no legend, especially considering the fact he's known more for his interview answers than his driving.

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u/I_Cant_Logoff Feb 18 '15

This happens all the time in r/formula1. It's either Kimi, Alonso, Vettel, or Button.

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u/grandhighwonko Feb 18 '15

Poor Lewis

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u/tHeSiD Feb 19 '15

/#blessed

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u/ttumblrbots Feb 18 '15

SnapShots: 1, 2

ttumblrbots will shut down like eventually or ^^something

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u/CozyHeartPenguin Feb 18 '15

A legend? Give me a break. While Kimi is great to watch and I enjoyed his driving even more in the WRC, he isn't a legend.

Daniel Ricciardo is already more of a legend than him just from his Top Gear lap.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

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u/thenuge26 Feb 18 '15

The FIA should have a mic on Kimi 24-7-365. Everything he says is hilarious.

My favorite has to be the classic leave me alone, I know what I'm doing.

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u/vikingmechanic Feb 18 '15

I love Kimi, he's the perfect Scandinavian stereotype!