Story and Photos by Paul Pedicelli
MONTRÉAL, QC – Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver Kimi Räikkönen went back to school on June 6, far from his native Finland, as he paid a visit to the children of Coronation elementary school in Montréal, QC. The 400-plus students, most dressed in red, awaited eagerly for the 27-year-old star driver to appear, with many holding up papers bearing Ferrari’s prancing-horse emblem.
All were keen to see the “ice man” and share a day in his life as a driver in the fastest sport on earth with the most famous team in motorsport history.
Kimi was kept busy with a multitude of questions from the speaker and later from the children, with questions ranging from how he goes so fast to what type of transmission his car has. Also on the agenda was the race with miniature F1 cars on a replica Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, presented by students that are winners in the World Robotics Championship. Needless to say Kimi’s car came out the winner in that one!
The day’s visit was capped off with racing on the simulator (having Kimi as driving coach, no less) and the students getting autographed cards from the ace driver. Definitely a day the kids won’t soon forget!
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