Rosberg: I know one F1 driver who chain smokes
14 November, 2012
Nov.14 (GMM) According to Nico Rosberg, he knows of only one current F1 driver who smokes cigarettes.
The conversation of smoking come up when Rosberg was recalling the last time F1 visited Texas.
The Mercedes driver’s father, the inimitable ‘Flying Finn’ Keke Rosberg, won that 1984 race in Dallas.
“Yes,” Rosberg told Italy’s La Stampa, “it was 40 degrees and while the other drivers wore refrigerated suits, he [Keke] was bare-chested in the sun, smoking a cigarette.
“He had beaten them all before it started,” Nico smiled.
The Italian newspaper said that the behaviour of Rosberg’s father almost 30 years ago would today be “unthinkable”. Indeed, it was believed that the last smokers in F1 were Jan Magnussen at the end of the 90s, or perhaps Mika Salo.
“About the smoking?” Rosberg wondered. “No, you’re wrong – there’s one driver who lights one cigarette after another. I’m not naming names.”
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@Forza Ferrari: LOL but Rosberg did say “who lights one cigarette after another”.
Most likely candidate is Kimi or Ham. In last year’s Indian GP, Ham wore a helmet with Bob Marley’s picture on it. So he could be a pretty serious pothead. Light that dewbie up Hamster! LOL
@michaelprescottmacarthur thanks!!!!
@maybet So your his best mate then?
It is reported in many sites that Kimi is a heavy smoker!
@F1aero Go bury your head
@bphiam quite a few smoke in F1 they just keep it away from the media lens
@bphim No, he doesn’t want to blow up Kimi’s spot, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to use process of elimination and google image search “kimi raikonnen smoking,” and what do you find? Kimi in a blue t shirt with a cigarette in his hand.
Rosberg just told us without actually using his name.
If Rosberg won’t name names, I think it’s just another “I know something you don’t know!” schoolyard remark. If the driver were chainsmoking, Rosberg wouldn’t be the only one to know it, we’d ALL see it!
Frigging Kimi Raikonnen, What an idiot!
@McLarenfan
heavy smoker?? not really…he smoke occasionally during party thats all.
McLarenfan: I would have to agree with you on Kimi.
And you have made me laugh with your last bit with the Engineer/kimi conversation. Kimi’s reply could be fit into just about any conversation. Funny as hell. still almost pissin’ myself when I think about hearing the radio traffic during the race.
It’s Lewis Hamilton in yet another vain and unsuccessful attempt to be cool.
It’s not schumi! He just puts cigars in his mouth and doesn’t light them. Kimi is the smoker.
kimi is a heavy smoker. he smoke Marlboro red.
but does it really matter.
This made me laugh on another site!
Engineer: “Kimi, smoking is dangerous for your health!”
Kimi:”Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing!”
Schumi!!!!!!!!!!!
And the candidates aaaare..??
Hahahahahhaa
My guess would beee kimi
It’s Paul Di Resta