Kimi-Matias Räikkönen [1] ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræi̯kːønen]; born 17 October 1979), nicknamed " The Iceman ", is a Finnish racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021 for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo. Drivers / Hall of Fame Kimi Raikkonen Share Fast-tracked into the sport with the shortest CV on four wheels, the unknown newcomer who came from nowhere and said next to nothing immediately proved he knew exactly what he was doing: driving a Formula 1 car as fast as it could possibly go.
Kimi Raikkonen A look at the F1 career and legacy of the 'icecool' Finnish driver
Finley Crebolder 02 Sep 2021 9:00 AM Kimi Raikkonen With Kimi Raikkonen announcing that 2021 will be his final season in Formula 1, PlanetF1 has dug out some of our favourite facts about. The real Kimi Raikkonen - a Finnish perspective on the Iceman Special Contributor Heikki Kulta 19 June 2020 Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Feature Share Ice cool, enigmatic and blindingly fast, fan favourite Kimi Raikkonen is renowned for being honest to the point of bluntness. Kimi Matias Räikkönen was born in Finland, on 17 October 1979, with racing in his blood. Kimi Raikkonen, a then 20-year-old from Espoo - Finland's second largest city - with just 23 car races under his belt, was flying in to get his first taste of Formula 1 machinery. His command of English was limited. His approach was to stay quiet and let his driving do the talking.
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He lived with them for a while in Essex, where a Finn in Chingford must have stood out like a zebra on the north pole. He still speaks fondly of those days. "Did you ever see that TV programme, Footballers Wives ?" Kimi once asked with a grin. "I lived in that house where they filmed it, when I first came to England…" The Notorious Kimi Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen of Finland, who drives for Ferrari, signed autographs before the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in April. Johannes Eisele/Agence France-Presse. Over the past two decades, Raikkonen of Finland has devoted himself to Formula 1. Even during a two-year hiatus from the series in 2010-11 after leaving Ferrari, he never switched off from. Finland . Socials. Stay in touch Get Alerts. Main . News . Photos. Kimi Raikkonen to retire from Formula 1 at end of 2021 season Kimi Raikkonen to retire from Formula 1 at end of 2021 season.
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Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland steers his car during the second practice session prior to the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has become Finland's Ambassador for Sport following a gala event this week in Helsinki. He received the title from Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila after his.
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 17 October 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a retired Finnish Formula One driver who, over the course of his career, drove for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Alfa Romeo. He won the 2007 World Drivers' Championship in his first year with Ferrari after replacing the then-retired Michael Schumacher, and went on to win 21 Grands Prix, more than any other Finnish driver. Bottas and Raikkonen fly flag for Finland. Finland boasts three F1 world champions. CNN —. The waiting is almost over for Formula One fans - a new season is upon us. But when the cars line up.
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Ad. "Raikkonen scored 390 points in two years with Lotus. Team boss Gérard Lopéz certainly did not expect such a result and the deal he had made to pay €50,000 per point almost led to. With more than 191,000 copies sold, the auto-racing biography of Kimi Räikkönen has entered 2019 as Finland's biggest first-year bestseller in history and is being published in a fast lane of foreign rights sales. Image - iStockphoto: Chromatika. Editor's Note: Since we published this story on January 25, Sakari Siltala has let us know.
