Kimi Räikkönen

Probably one of the coolest drivers ever to grace F1 alongside James Hunt.

His part life-style may not have been to some teams liking in F1 but you can't deny that Kimi was probably one of the best drivers on the grid from 2003-09. He should have won more championships than he did!

Kimi won his one and only F1 Championship in 2007. Kimi won 18 races, 16 pole positions, scored 62 podiums and claimed 35 fastest laps in his time in F1.

Kimi is probably the must unluckiest driver to ever grace F1 and the amount of retirements he had no fault of his own were lots.

Kimi won his first GP in 2003 winning the Malaysian GP and he claimed his last victory in F1 at the 2009 Belguim GP.

Kimi started his F1 career in 2001 driving for Sauber, he then went on to drive for Mclaren and Ferrari before quitting the sport in 2009.

Kimi produced probably the 2 most funniest moments to happen in F1 over the last 10 years, when he said :censored: at the Brazilian GP in 2006 when Schumi first retired from F1 and the other one at the Malaysian GP where the race was red flagged and he went to the garage and got into shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops and started eating ice-cream.

Whether you liked him or not you can't deny his talent, he produced one of the comebacks of the past 10 season by starting near the back of the Japan GP in 2005 and went on to win it! Probably one of his best race wins in F1.

Did you like Kimi or Not?
 
And even then he was given the boot at the end of season ROFL

Back on topic, did anyone have the misfortune to hear any of the "interviews" with Kimi after the announcement? Is it an act or is he really incapable of making a sentence longer than three or four words?
 
My F1 photographer acquaintance assures me it's an act - he's a right laugh off camera apparently, just hates interacting with the media. Which is a bit odd, and rather aloof. It's a bit of a mystery as to why he has so many fans worldwide.
 
In my opinion Raikkonen was the driver of the day yesterday and was unlucky not to have the stewards tell Verstappen to move over. Just why Ferrari could have hit on a strategy that could actually work will have to be examined by the stewards but it was well executed.
 
After today's Rosberg news I've got a little scene in my head where Kimi is alone in his house looking first at a picture of Nico, then Jenson, then Felipe and then suddenly getting up and starting singing and dancing to "I'm still standing" by Elton John.

I think 'true survivor' should be his new nickname.
 
After today's Rosberg news I've got a little scene in my head where Kimi is alone in his house looking first at a picture of Nico, then Jenson, then Felipe and then suddenly getting up and starting singing and dancing to "I'm still standing" by Elton John.

I think 'true survivor' should be his new nickname.
his pal Alonso will also be there to keep him some company ...
 
I was surprised by how long Raikkonen has had to wait since his last pole - if he gets one he breaks the record wait. These are the last wins and poles for current F1 drivers:
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