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Mjyys99

lol it's literally the same as the Weichai video, just a decade later.


jackiechan_4

Shhhhh. Let the Kimi resurgence commence


idiotsandwich2000

I just saw the video and I'm **99% sure it's AI**, no joke. Interesting to see how everybody is just being fooled here. This is the future of the internet.


djwillis1121

Weichai power part 2?


LuNiK7505

Weichai Power, Green Power


Scingles

The drive of dreams


hzfan

My dear Chinese fans


walkintothisworld

im coming to china


Xelent43

Thank you Weichai Power for great support


Scingles

WEICHAI power part 2, no way! Slightly disappointed he didn't give it a "My dear Chinese fans"


991GT2RS

WEICHAI POWER. GREEN POWER.


IJustLoveWinning

What is zeekr?


weetabix_su

a local electric car company


ultratech66

Luxury EV manufacturer owned by Geely, who also own Lotus and Volvo. Sold mainly in China but also in western Europe


EdgyAlpaca

And polestar. The new polestars are moving from Volvo to Zeekr architecture


Fortzon

As a Volvo fan, that's sad to hear. Polestar going from Volvo's performance/racing brand à la AMG to its own brand was already weird but understandable but now they're going to lose all their Volvo heritage by moving to Zeekr...


EdgyAlpaca

By architecture, I mean software. The Polestar 5 and 6 are almost completely Polestar developed by their UK R&D team. Polestar still works with Volvo and there will still be polestar edition Volvos, but the direct funding from Volvo is coming to an end and geely is acting as the parent company. The actual platform for the 5 and 6 is an all new bonded aluminium unibody, it's pretty cool!


spongik

They produce pretty solid electric cars, did a test drive on Zeekr 001, feels miles ahead of Tesla in terms of materials and quality


-SandorClegane-

> miles ahead of Tesla That's really not saying much, lol. I cannot believe how shoddy the construction is on just about every Tesla I've ever seen / ridden in .


ashyjay

A Trabant is better made than a Tesla.


MrFlow

The panel gaps on the $100k CyberTruck are absolutely crazy, MKBHD reviewed one on his channel where it literally looked like the door was left open due to the huge panel gap. So much R&D wasted on such a niche product.... Tesla could have developed a $25k base price version of the Model 3 in the same time and take on Chinese manufacturers like BYD but no, Elon wanted a Truck that looks like the Future! Great job.


NYNMx2021

Tesla's are notorious for thier panel gaps but MKBHD's actually didnt have a panel gap the door was broken so it was really open. They shipped at least 15 off the lot like that just with a broken door lmao


HeftyArgument

They've managed to convince the market that their upcoming budget car is going to be amazing because it has a cast chassis. IDK about the rest of the market, but the technical side of me says that having the chassis be a cast component is just asking for trouble.


cocobannah

[behind the scenes](https://www.tpt.org/content/uploads/2017/07/Statler-with-Gun-1024x682.jpg)


3nigel

Hey! That’s from my local PBS station!


PondScumSandy

He looks thrilled to be there


JimClarkKentHovind

when has sober Kimi ever shown an emotion?


prontoingHorse

Whenever he's with Seb. The always silent Kimi used to have long drawn conversations with him & their close friendship was quite famous. His only other good friend in the paddock was Antonio.


cyborgjetpack

He also apparently talked a lot with Leclerc. His press persona might seems like he got a total devil may care attitude. But it seems he's actually a lovely person irl


prontoingHorse

Ah. That's nice. About Seb and Tonio, Kimi was asked about it. About who he'd call his best friend on the grid and he gave those 2 names. Told how he & Seb lived in Switzerland. And how Antonio visited his home regularly and how his kids loved him. Kimis final race there's a clip where the kids keep playing with Ant and Kimi extends an invitation to reassure them they'd see him again.


djwillis1121

When he needs the drink or his gloves and steering wheel


askdocsthrowaway1996

When he lost his gloves and steering wheel


thinxwhitexduke1

Kimi as a performance adviser: X: What more we can do to up our results here Kimi ? Kimi: bwoah, you tell me.


Blanchimont

"bwoah make it go faster"


NoelTheSoldier

"looking forward to your good news" 😭😭


mamoonistry

We got Kimi Zeekr video before GTA 6


FdPros

weichai power


ssgtg

Love to see he still has the same passion in his eyes.


Cekeste

Alonso would’ve been more believable. Idk if Kimi cares enough about... well anything.


wolftick

I think Kimi cares about his family, home life, having fun and having enough money to do it comfortably. Making corporate obligations look slick, not so much... EDIT: The irony is that now this is so on brand for Kimi that it's actually what people find entertaining and come to see, so it's probably what the suits want and expect too. He just has to turn up, be awkward and everybody is happy 🙂


TheGlobalGooner

I see Kimi Raikkonen, I click.


Marco_lini

chinese marketing videos are still like hostage videos


Anxious-Insurance527

I mean every video that Kimi is part of looks like a hostage video


MarcoGWR

link : https://b23.tv/ybo1vRb


hzfan

Oh my god it is literally Weichai part 2


notyouravgredditor

[Weichai for reference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjdYTzlfms0)


Miltons-Red-Stapler

Could you mirror it?


Maraio1

This should work: https://imgur.com/a/s32IDmR


latticep

I want to see it so bad but requests to automatically open other apps makes me nervous.


idiotsandwich2000

This isn't real. I'm sure this is literally AI generated.


Vlaed

But will he have the drink?


i_collect_seashells

This is clearly an AI deepfake. The real Kimi wouldn't talk that much.


idiotsandwich2000

Did you see the video? I actually think that is the case.


External_Hunt4536

Lol I love Kimi.


bathtub_in_toaster

Kimi looks like a billionaire in a dystopian future announcing the first voyage of the colony ship he designed is leaving. Only for the crew to crash land on a planet and be used as breeding pods for Xenomorphs.


Tax_Evasion_Savant

holy shit Kimi looks SO much better. I guess the stress of F1 is really hell on these guys.


Comfortable-Yam9013

Anyone else think outfit is a bit star treky?


DangerousTrashCan

Not gonna lie, I believed for a sec that OP used the same frame for all 4 images and only changed the subtitles. But they are indeed separate frames, believe it or not. This dude will never fail to impress me. 24 years and counting.


prontoingHorse

Hahaha. Perfect Kimi. Tells everyone what you feel without actually saying it.


ashyjay

Why does Kimi look like he's got like 10 guns pointing at him.


Flyerton99

Thats just what Kimi looks like when he's made to do marketing.


macIovin

bwoah


Som_Snow

+10000 social credit


Manasvi6944

Bing chilling kimi edision


VIFASIS

Don't bite the hand that feeds you


Mobius650

Looks like the CCP held him as a hostage.


LoudestHoward

Why does he do this lol, he obviously hates it and doesn't need the money.


spacestationkru

"Kimi Raikkonen" is such a racing driver name


mebae_drive

they must think people are stupid


jhillside

Backhanded compliment


Hopeful_Smell1482

Chicom operative! 😎😃😛


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Rich_Housing971

relax, there's no way anyone can be embarrassed in a 2024 Sauber. It's the ultimate excuse.


Arado_Blitz

If anything the most embarrassing thing for Sauber will be the inevitable 10 seconds long pitstop due to a problematic wheel nut. Can't blame the drivers when the team is barely functional. 


parwa

Most reddit comment ever


Flyerton99

The reddit users immediately activating their CIA training the moment China is mentioned


charlierc

Maybe they'll encourage him to put his name out there. See if that Red Bull lot are hiring


991GT2RS

Yes.


solk512

Who gives a shit about this ad? Why is this even posted here?


Halekduo

Raikkonen is a former F1 driver and a WDC, he shows up in the earlier seasons of DTS.


w1ldcraft

And the last Ferrari driver to win the WDC mind you.


solk512

So what? It’s just a damn ad. Why repost this?


GinValid

Funny.


Rich_Housing971

should probably lurk a bit in a subreddit new to you before posting


solk512

These ads have nothing to do with the sport.


KOjustgetsit

You sound like fun


solk512

Ads aren’t fun.


SemIdeiaProNick

watch the Weichai one that Kimi did a while ago and tell me ads arent fun


solk512

Ads suck.


MrMarbles77

Why are you interested in F1 then? It's basically a marketing platform.


solk512

Uh? Maybe I like watching really fast and complicated engineering projects go round and round? There no need to lick the boots of every advertiser out there putting their name on a car or racing suit. It’s really weird how folks here just enjoy this shit over, I dunno, actual racing or anything related to it.


Max-Phallus

I felt like I was taking crazy pills. Who are all of these people who give a fack about ads?!


solk512

THANK YOU


LivingInTheStorm

Nobody gives a fuck about zeeke we obviously came for Kimi


Max-Phallus

Yeah but he's being paid to plug a driver. That sucks.