Ferrari ace branded “rude and arrogant”

Every F1 fan on the planet must have watched the footage of Kimi pushing over an official photographer at the British Grand Prix on Sunday (if you still haven’t, you can watch it here).

The photographer involved in the incident was Paul-Henri Cahier, a very well-respected French snapper, who has been taking pictures of F1 for almost 40 years. He responded to Kimi’s actions on his website, with this statement:

“Paul-Henri Cahier has been an F1 photographer for almost fourty (sic) years and has been close to the greatest champions, but none of them has ever behaved in such a rude manner.

“It is understandable that drivers might get irritable because of the pressure they undergo, but Kimi Raikkonen never even attempted to express his discontent in a non violent way. Paul-Henri Cahier luckily did not suffer any injury, and so does not intend to take any action, but he regrets the arrogance with which Kimi Raikkonen treated someone who was merely doing his job.”

What’s this? Racing driver in “rude and arrogant” shock! We don’t believe it.

Cahier also denied that he had got too close to Kimi’s gear:

“There never was any contact between the two men, nor did Paul-Henri ever touch Kimi’s equipment. Furthermore, the distance at which Paul-Henri Cahier was taking a picture, although close, was completely standard.”

Cahier will not take any further action against Raikkonen, but we doubt the Finn lost too much sleep over the incident.