Everyone knows the mysterious Mocha. The color of the depots misses her good friend Kimi Räikkö from the depots.
Moko photographed together with Kimi Räikkönen in 2017. AOP
A man everyone knows.
Yet a man no one seems to know anything about.
There is no ambiguity as to the most mysterious character in the Formula One. Mokothe only name he knows is an eye-catching character wherever he moves.
The Senegalese, who is big and always dresses in colorful patterns (Moko loves Marimekko), immediately takes the reins when Iltalehti asks her for an interview. He gladly agrees with that, with a wide smile and a familiar pat on the shoulder.
But your feet need to rest. Moko selects the FIA’s inviting guest venue as the seating and interview place for all the facilities in the depot.
– The Finnish media is interviewing me now, Moko shouts at the approaching FIA official, who immediately gives up his intention to send uninvited guests on his travels.
A friend of Räikkönen
Colorful outfits and big jewelry are an integral part of Moko’s look. Zumawire / MVPHotos
The special interview session will be interrupted when almost all the people in the depot will greet Moka. Team leaders, drivers, media personnel, even FIA management.
Everyone seems to have a thing to do with a character who has been granted an eternal passport to a formula bankruptcy.
– I don’t know everyone, but everyone knows me, Moko laughs.
No wonder, as he has been involved in the inside of the sport for longer than any current F1 driver or the majority of stable staff.
– I fell in love with formulas in 1979. I remember the famous Dijon duel Gilles Villeneuven and Rene Arnoux’n between. After that, my heart was sold, Moko recalls.
Moko’s heart beats for Ferrari in particular. The success of the Italian stable always pulsates, so Charles Leclercin The pile brought a smile to his lips.
– Maybe this young man will finally bring Ferrari back as a champion. The previous championship is Kimi RaikkonenMoko recalls.
Speaking of which. Moko and Räikkönen got along very well with the formula crashes. Moko admits that something is different now, when Räikkönen left the formula bankruptcies behind at the end of last season.
– I miss Kim. He was a special type in formulas because he was always honest. When he said something, he could always be trusted. He has a big heart, Moko praises his friend.
Räikkönen will return to the racetrack in August when he participates in the NASCAR series race.
“I’m going to travel to Watkins Glen to encourage Kim,” Moko reveals.
Valtteri Bottas is not as familiar to Moko as Räikkönen, but the Alfa Romeo driver has also made a big impression on the mystery man.
– You will have a lot of good drivers in Finland. As for the conversations I have with Valtter, like Kim, he is an honest, genuine and really warm-hearted person. Top guy, very good man.
The bag was taken
Moko is a mystery of formula failures, but still everyone has a huge deal for him. Once upon a time, even F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was happy to talk to Moko. AOP
Moko can’t explain what fascinates her about formulas.
In his own words, he doesn’t own a car, let alone a driver’s license.
Yet the F1 depot is always the place he returns to, from one weekend to the next.
– My only link to formula one is my huge passion for the sport. I’m not interested in fame or celebration, but the sport and its excitement.
Moko can’t even guess how many GPs this weekend’s Monaco race is for her.
Preparing for the weekend got a miserable turn in Spain a week ago when Moko was hit Sebastian Vettelin like a long-clawed one.
– Absolutely absurd. I was taken with a bag that contained all my important stuff. My passport, my credit card, my money. Everything went. There’s an incredible piece of paper ahead, Moko says.
However, after a long shed, Moko gets serious.
– However, they were just matter. This week, there was news of 11 newborns dying in a hospital fire in my hometown of Senegal. No one died in my misfortune, Moko says.