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Raikkonen's book of Haiku is going up for sale

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Saturday 24 November 2018 13:56

When Kimi Raikkonen's book of Haiku was revealed ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, did you find yourself saying: "Man, I wish I could buy one of those…"? Well, you're in luck! No fewer than 10,000 copies of Kimi's Book of Haiku' are set to be printed, with proceeds going to charity.

Some absolute pearls of wisdom feature in the book, as well as some classic Kimi quotes that have been adapted for the traditional Japanese text.

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It's not just racing covered, but general life themes, too…

Finland
in summer there's fishing
In winter
the fishing is bad.

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Poetry, meet @kimimatiasraikkonen ???? Think you can come up with your own #F1Haiku? We'd love to hear it! . #F1 #Formula1 #JapaneseGP #KimiRaikkonen #Kimi7 #Ferrari #Haiku #NationalPoetryDay @scuderiaferrari
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Proceeds from sales will be donated to the Grand Prix Trust, which comes to the aid of Formula 1 drivers, mechanics and more when they are in need.

If you want to get your hands on a copy, click here!

Just in time for Christmas too, we hope that you've been good this year...

MORE: Raikkonen writes a book of poems... and it's classic Kimi

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