Formula One Kimi Raikkonen Profile

Name: Kimi Raikkonen
Birthday: October 17, 1979
Team: Ferrari
Country: Finland
Podiums: 49
F1 Titles: 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimi Raikkonen entered Formula One  as a regular driver for Sauber-Petronas in 2001. Having previously only raced in very junior open-wheel categories, he was given his Super Licence from the FIA after a performance delivery promise from his team boss, Peter Sauber. He joined McLaren Mercedes in 2002, and became a title contender by finishing runner-up in the 2003 and 2005 championships to Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, respectively.

Switching to Ferrari in 2007, Raikkonen became the highest paid driver in the sport, and secured his first Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, beating McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point.

Raikkonen is very calm and cool —prompting the nickname “Iceman”, which is written on the side of his current helmet design.

After a disappointing first week for Ferrari, Raikkonen won his first race of the 2008 season at the Malaysian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen, and placing 2nd behind Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship standings.

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