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Kimi Raikkonen: Drunk and Driving The McLaren driver lost his driving license and 7500 dollars after the Hungarian GP	By Ovidiu Panzariu, Sports Editor 23rd of August 2006, 13:22 GMT Adjust text size:


Kimi Raikkonen is, arguably, one of the most important drivers in Formula One right now. Not only that Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes are dying to sign Finland's most known pilot, but he is also the current runner-up in the Great Circle. Only a few mechanical problems kept him from winning last year's title against Alonso. This year, though, things didn't quite work out for the McLaren driver. He didn't have a competitive car to drive and had to settle for 3rd and 4th in the standings. As far as the last GP is concerned - the Hungarian race - Kimi might have given the media too much to write about. After participating in the race, the McLaren driver was invited to one of Red Bulls' parties in Budapest. We are not 100% sure on how much he had to drink at that party, but what we can be certain of is that he lost his driving license and 7500 dollars with it. Now, there are two stories to tell: According to the Danish media, Kimi drove back from the party drunk. At one point, the police stopped him and realized that he was under the strong influence of alcohol. They took his driving license away and fined the F1 pilot 7500 dollars. On the other hand, according to German tabloid "Bild am Sonntag", the driver had a little too much to drink at the above named party and lost his wallet. Therefore, he also lost his money and registration - passport, driving license, etc. What we do know is that he had a hard time getting out of Hungary the next day, having no identification on him.

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