"So...wanna see a pensioner drive?"
Michael Schumacher casts a pretty big shadow over all of F1, and nobody knows it better than Kimi Raikkonen. That's bred a little animosity by Ferrari's latest world champion to his septuple-crown predecessor, but that hasn't stopped either from fulfilling their contractual obligations towards their corporate overlords at Fiat by appearing side-by side, swapping keys in a television commercial for the new Fiat Bravo.
The ad reminds us of a similar spot filmed with uber-rivals Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso earlier in the season for their employers at Mercedes-Benz. The same spirit of, ahem, "camaraderie" permeates this Fiat spot, filmed in German, in which Kimi and Michael take turns behind the wheel and riding shotgun. Follow the jump for the video, complete with – God bless 'em – English subtitles.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Son House @ Dec 11th 2007 6:46PM
Kimi's "bred a little animosity" towards Schumi? Really? First time I've heard of this. Kimi seems like too cool of a MOFO for that; I think he's actually incapable of expressing that emotion (as well as most other emotions). It honestly seems to me that his existence is on a higher plane - a monosyllabic, vodka-permeated higher plane - far above the politics and bickering of F1.
Mike Jenkins @ Dec 11th 2007 6:47PM
there's no video
Quattrofan @ Dec 11th 2007 7:19PM
Yeah, that photo shows pure animosity towards each other.
chairman @ Dec 11th 2007 7:26PM
You can see the video here but without English subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=pdHkMTV0F38&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DpdHkMTV0F38
Luis @ Dec 11th 2007 7:30PM
Thanks...Go Kimi!
V @ Dec 11th 2007 7:38PM
I think the punchline of the ad belongs in the ad itself, not so much under the photo in your article. ;)
XeroState @ Dec 11th 2007 7:42PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZd_LJ1PERk
Commercial with english subtitles
hoeun kim @ Dec 11th 2007 9:39PM
is it just me or they seem a bit gay in that pic...
John R @ Dec 12th 2007 6:33AM
You know, i was thinking the same thing. Nothing but respect for Kimi and Schumi and I know they don't swing that way, but that did seem kinda flamboyant.
AndyMF @ Dec 12th 2007 3:00AM
"Shut up and Drive"
Haha...Wouldn't the world be so nice if everyone did just that?
little soldier @ Dec 12th 2007 3:51AM
I watched on youtube. Did you see the plate on that car? "F.AG. 1583". I guess Fiat is targeting a particular crowd with this commercial!
Solo Racer @ Dec 12th 2007 12:10PM
F.AG. = Fiat AG, the AG being the Italian equivalent of Corp.
Westside T.O. @ Dec 12th 2007 12:43PM
Actually AG is the German equivalent of Corp. The Italian equivalent would be something like S.p.A.
Westside T.O. @ Dec 12th 2007 12:40PM
Actually AG is the German equivalent of Corp. The Italian equivalent would be something like S.p.A.
Ubizzle @ Dec 12th 2007 1:20PM
I'm pretty sure its Fiat Auto Group