---
title: "Watch Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen Duke it Out in the Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio"
description: "Can Alfa's M-fighter make the Ice Man smile?"
date: "2017-09-07"
modified: "2017-09-07"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14084/watch-sebastian-vettel-and-kimi-raikkonen-duke-it-out-in-the-alfa-romeo-guilia-quadrifoglio"
categories:
  - "Alfa Romeo News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Alfa Romeo"
  - "Giulia"
  - "Giulia Quadrifoglio"
  - "Kimi Räikkönen"
  - "scuderia ferrari"
  - "Sebastian Vettel"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
  - "test track"
---

# Watch Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen Duke it Out in the Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio

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The Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio is a [brilliant Italian stunner](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/5825/can-the-alfa-romeo-guilia-shake-up-the-luxury-sedan-market>) capable of taking on anything the Germans are slinging these days - when it works. It's been a tempestuous two years since the car's oft-delayed launch, with troublesome reports of reliability issues [plaguing the sport sedan](<https://www.carbuzz.com/news/2017/7/15/Alfa-Romeo-Seems-To-Be-In-The-Middle-Of-A-Giulia-Reliability-Crisis-7740124/>) from the get go. And that's a real shame, because as this video featuring [Scuderia Ferrari](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/14125/ferrari-signs-new-long-term-sponsorship-deal-with-marlboro>) F1 drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen shows, the Giulia has enough fire to melt even the coldest of hearts.

Thanks to the magic of corporate synergy, Alfa Romeo was able to wrangle up Vettel and the Ice Man (plus third driver Antonio Giovinazzi) and set them loose on a test track at their proving grounds in Balocco, Italy with a couple of Guilia Quadrifoglios. Raikkonen is famous for his reserved mannerisms—even a podium finish in an F1 race [doesn't warrant a smile](<https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/kimi-raikkonen-explains-why-he-looked-less-than-happy-after-bahrain-formula-1-pit-talk/news-story/a16e1669d96b1514a2e4db4269d93d11>)—and while the video is loosely posed as some sort of drifty race, it's clear the main objective is to have fun and show off Alfa's 505 horsepower BMW M3-fighter.

Watching three Quadrifoglios tear around the track is certainly an effective advertisement, but nothing communicates the car's visceral dynamics better than the Ice Man breaking into a brief grin near the end of the session, clearly taken with the little Alfa. We certainly don't blame him for letting his emotions get the best of him—as the ad's copy notes, they always win in the end. If only that translated to sales.

https://youtube.com/embed/VA3W-uUyNVY

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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