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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. Räikkönen won the 2007 Formula One World Championship while driving for ...
Sep 22, 2021 · Kimi was the last of the real racing drivers: an endangered species since the early 1990s, when old-school heroes were gradually replaced by younger athletes with a higher degree of corporate awareness. The breed persisted right up to the dawn of the 2000s ( Jan Magnussen was the last full-time smoker in the sport, for example).
- Anthony Peacock
Peter was intrigued by that. He was a real racer at heart. My father tried to convince him that if he didn’t take Kimi this year, he wouldn’t see him again as he would get swallowed up by a big team.” Jacky Eeckelaert, Race Engineer: “It’s amazing to think that 12 months before we tested Kimi, he was a kart driver. So it was a bit ...
Jun 19, 2020 · Ice cool, enigmatic and blindingly fast, fan favourite Kimi Raikkonen is renowned for being honest to the point of bluntness. The Finnish journalist Heikki Kulta, who has interviewed the ‘Iceman’ countless times over the past 20 years, shares his personal appreciation of the real Kimi, from Issue 4 of The Official Formula 1 Magazine ….
Kimi Raikkonen finished a solid third overall in the 2018 Drivers’ Championship, racing reliably, scoring points regularly (including 12 podiums and a 21st career win at the US GP) and remaining a bright spot in an otherwise frustrating year for Ferrari, for whom his 2007 driving title made him the famous team’s last World Champion.
Jan 4, 2022 · Raikkonen’s F1 epilogue: How he changed and where he stood still. “No art,” says Kimi Raikkonen, interrupting The Race’s first question. “As a driver, you don’t need to think about what you’re doing, because once you have to think about it, something is not right.”. That might seem like classic Kimi Raikkonen, undermining the ...
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Mar 14, 2023 · 4. Kimi Räikkönen Height & Weight. Kimi Räikkönen is around 1.75 meters (5’ 9”) tall. This is ideal for Formula 1 where drivers need to be shorter to fit into the cockpit of the car. Kimi weighs around 70 kilograms (154 lbs), which is also about the average weight for Formula 1 drivers. 5.
