Kimi Raikkonen Weighs in on His Disputed Instagram Post Involving Lewis Hamilton and James Hunt

Kimi Raikkonen received heavy criticism after a shared a seemingly controversial meme on Instagram. Although Kimi intended to play a joke on Lewis Hamilton, it didn’t settle well with the fans. They took it as an offense to the reigning World Champion.

Netizens took offense to Kimi’s Lewis Hamilton post

Kimi Raikkonen recently came out to clarify his post and his intentions along with it. “It was probably a little different back then when I started. But it has always been like that in the last few years,” the 2007 champion said regarding his joke.

Lewis Hamilton, in the post that Kimi posted, was advertising for a brand. Raikkonen took that picture, fused it alongside a James Hunt shirtless picture, and tagged it, “Evolution of a Formula 1 Driver”

“Nowadays people get upset about everything, unfortunately, that’s the way this world is,” the champion expressed.

Honestly, he isn’t wrong. The social wars on the internet have resulted in a lot of hostility in peaceful environments. Definitely, Raikkonen and Co. did things differently back in the day.

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Records don’t interest Raikkonen

Moving to lighter topics, Raikkonen was keen to inform that he might extend his career in F1 by another year. When questioned on the context of whether he was targeting the Barrichello record, he said, “That is not the reason why I continue or stop.”

Kimi Raikkonen has been an all-time favorite among fans. It is not just his racing that pleases us, but also the way the champion holds himself. His reply to the record affair melts hearts far and wide.

“Every record is broken at some point. It doesn’t make a difference to me. But I might look back on it from a different perspective in the future. At the moment I want to race and do my best.”

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