The Citizen (Gauteng)

Up for F1, but not for parking lot

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– Mastering daunting street courses at breakneck speeds while racing against the world’s top drivers does not necessaril­y mean you can handle a tranquil Swiss parking lot.

Just ask Formula One star Kimi Raikkonen.

The Finnish former F1 champion has been ordered to pay a fine of 350 Swiss francs after crashing into a parked car in his hometown of Baar, in the northern Canton of Zug, Switzerlan­d’s ATS news agency reported yesterday.

The agency said the incident in May occurred when Raikkonen veered to avoid an oncoming vehicle and collided with a car parked to his right. –

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