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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 ...
Kimi Matias Raikkonen spent his childhood in a house built by his great grandfather in Espoo, a suburb of the Finnish capital, Helsinki. To provide for Kimi, born on 17 October, 1979, and his older brother Rami, their hard-working parents Matti and Paula toiled, respectively, as a road builder and an office clerk.
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen[2] (s. 17. lokakuuta 1979 Espoo) on suomalainen Formula 1 -sarjan maailmanmestari, joka kilpaili Formula 1 -sarjassa vuosina 2001–2009 ja uudelleen 2012–2021. Vuoden 2007 maailmanmestaruuden lisäksi Räikkönen oli lähellä mestaruutta myös vuosina 2003 ja 2005 sijoittuessaan sarjassa toiseksi kumpanakin vuonna.
Sep 6, 2024 · Kimi Raikkonen made a welcome return to the Formula 1 paddock last weekend as the 2007 World Champion and his family visited Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. At the end of his visit, F1.com caught up with the Finn about what he got up to, how his son Robin is following in his footsteps and another Kimi who’s been making a name for himself…
Sep 1, 2021 · Top 10: Moments of Kimi Räikkönen Brilliance Raikkonen has struggled for form this season, and currently lies 17th in the drivers’ standings, having scored just two points. During his 344 Grand Prix weekends to date, he has taken 21 wins, 103 podiums and 18 pole positions and now has 10 further races to potentially add to that tally.
Kimi Raikkonen is one of the most talented drivers to have graced this sport in the modern era. The 2007 World Champion, of Finland, has thrilled fans worldwide during the last two decades and has become a firm favourite amongst the fans. Starting out at Sauber in 2001 at just 21 years of age, the infamous character of Raikkonen became apparent ...
Kimi Matias Räikkönen was born in Finland, on 17 October 1979. His career started at the age of 10 when he successfully raced karts, and in 1998 won the Nordic Karting Championship. He went on to compete in the Formula Ford Euro Cup and came second in the European Formula Super A Championship.
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).
Räikkönen still fills that role for Alfa Romeo now at the age of 41 – 20 years after he first entered grand prix racing. The Finn says he now races just for a “hobby”, and hasn’t shown any indication he wants to stop just yet. Formula 1 after just 23 car races – the Iceman cometh. His rise through the junior ranks was meteoric.
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 ...
