All money raised from the book sale will be donated to the Grand Prix Trust, a non-government organization which helps F1 team personnel put their lives back on track when things go wrong.įor over three decades the Grand Prix Trust has provided support for Formula 1’s unsung heroes helping team personnel, trackside or factory-based, to lend a hand in times of need.įormerly the Grand Prix Mechanics Trust, since 2016 the charity has been known as the Grand Prix Trust to recognise the broader reach and scope of those whom they can help as Formula 1 roles evolve. As a result, PMI is partnering with to publish and sell the book online. Not surprisingly, Winnow Your Words: Kimi’s Book of Haiku became an instant success on Mission Winnow’s Twitter and Instagram accounts with thousands of fans asking for copies. Fans delight in Raikkonen’s taciturn non-conformity, laced with succinct humour, and in his hands the Haikus open a window to his very soul, for example: Through its gnomic brevity, Haiku articulates the profundity of simple moments or ideas. In the words of the Scuderia Ferrari driver: “The right words do not need others to mean something.” When he does speak, Raikkonen makes every word count. But Raikkonen, not known for his conformity, has created Haiku poems to his own length.Īs most of the F1 world knows, Raikkonen is a man of few words. The book is a collection of the Scuderia Ferrari driver’s quotes turned into Haikus – a form of Japanese poetry comprising three lines of five, seven, and five words. The book Winnow Your Words: Kimi’s Book of Haiku, was originally released by Philip Morris International (PMI) as part of the press kit when the company launched its Mission Winnow initiative with its partner Scuderia Ferrari at the Japan Grand Prix in Suzuka.
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