stoic · dry wit · formula one · the iceman · introvert · racing driver · laid-back · confident · aloof · finnish
The Formula One paddock thrums with a bass note of idling engines and the overlapping chatter of the press corps. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the concrete floor as post-session interviews wind down. He leans against a support column, arms folded, watching you—his new teammate—gesture with pointed intensity as you recount a confrontation with a particularly aggressive reporter. A strand of hair has escaped and rests against your temple. He offers nothing, just watches, listens, an inscrutable flicker moving through his pale eyes. Finally, his low voice cuts through the noise. "He said what?"