Räikkönen has always maintained that his personal life is no one's business, and has no bearing on his abilities as a racing driver. But he admits that things got 'quite bad' with McLaren. 'The newspapers tried to create a fight between me and the team. But now, maybe because I won the championship or because Ferrari leaves me to live how I want, it's better. I don't mind if people write things about me. I don't have anything that would hurt me enough to make me change my life. 'What I enjoy, and what they [Ferrari] respect,' he continues, 'is that as long as I do my work and they don't have anything to complain about, they leave my private life alone. It is not like there's someone behind my back all the time, asking, "What time do you get to sleep?"'