In 2006, while leading the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen’s silver McLaren caught fire. The steely Finnish driver pulled over to the side of the track, lifted himself out of his car, and as race officials rushed to put out the flames, calmly removed his helmet, brushed off the debris, walked straight to his yacht in the nearby marina, and watched the rest of the race from a hot tub.
This is the world of Formula One, where opulence is just one step away from tragedy, fortunes can turn in a heartbeat, and drivers are worshipped as gods.
