Alain Prost has warned Kimi Raikkonen to think hard before taking a
one-year break from Formula One.
The quadruple world champion said the Finn might have trouble convincing
team bosses to employ him in 2011.
"He will try to go rallying, but he is a bit lazy, likes to party and
drink a little," Prost told Europe 1 radio. "When you take a year off you
have to be extremely serious about it, preparing physically and mentally."
The Frenchman, now 54, took a sabbatical in 1992 before returning in 1993
to win his final title with Williams.
He said Raikkonen has lots of fans but also some detractors within the F1
paddock. "He sometimes had difficulty working as a team.
"Some Ferrari people in particular didn't appreciate his remoteness from
the engineers. He is a superb driver," said Prost.
"But it may be difficult for him to get the people who are half-way down
the middle about him to trust him again in 2011."
