Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Matias Räikkönen, born October 17, 1979) is a Finnish Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari replacing Michael Schumacher after he retired in 2007. He finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in...

Kimi Matias Räikkönen, born October 17, 1979) is a Finnish Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari replacing Michael Schumacher after he retired in 2007. He finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2003 and 2005. He has driven for Sauber-Petronas (2001) and Team McLaren-Mercedes (2002-2006) and has signed a 3-year deal with Ferrari for the 2007 through 2009 seasons.

 
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Kimi Raikonnen will take part in 12 of the 13 rounds of next year’s World Rally Championship. The news was confirmed earlier today by Citröen Sport, who announced Raikonnen will form part of their Citroën Junior Team racing in C4 WRCs. According to Kimi this deal fulfils a life long ambition, “I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career. “Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroën C4. This is a new but very exciting challenge. For the moment we have a ... Read Full Story
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A news is eventually central: Kimi Raikkonen will not be upon a 2010 regulation asingle grid since he has signed full-time with Citroen's youth Universe Convene Championship team. A 2007 universe champion's signing of a stipulate, rightaway confirmed by a French carmaker, was initial reported on ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
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Former Ferrari Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen has signed a deal to drive a C4 World Rally Car on 12 rounds of the 2010 World Rally Championship Citroën confirmed. The announcement brings an end to weeks of specilation concerning the former F1 champion’s plans for 2010. Read Full Story
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Kimi Raikkonen's F1 career is over, at least for now, after Citroen confirmed that the Finn will compete with their Junior Team in next year's World Rally Championship. Read Full Story
 
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Kimi Raikkonen is set to walk away from F1 and a possible drive with Mercedes GP as reports claim he's on the verge of closing a deal to compete in next year's World Rally Championship with Citroen. Read Full Story
 
For now at least, Kimi Raikkonen has eyes only for his new rally foray. The Finn agreed a settlement with Ferrari this year to end his contract early, turned down a solid McLaren offer, and subsequently signed up with Red Bull backing to do the full ...  
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Kimi Raikkonen drops his strongest hint yet that the 'sabbatical' he initially planned on taking from F1 in order to join the World Rally Championship in 2010 might turn into a permanent switch.  
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A rejuvenated Kimi Raikkonen has revealed winning the World Rally Championship would be of far greater significance than his Formula One title. Related StoriesSeeley aiming for Supermac recordBriatore in the mood to savour winChamp Cronin gives Galway shot in the arm  
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Finn driver Kimi Raikkonen has signed a deal with Citroën to compete in the world rally championship (WRC) next season. Raikkonen lost his place in the Ferrari Formula 1 team when he was replaced by Spain's Fernando Alonso.  
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Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo rubbishes suggestions made by Kimi Raikkonen that the Finn was replaced by Fernando Alonso to please sponsor Santander - as he admits to some prior concerns about the Scuderia's new charge.  
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Kimi Raikkonen, driving his Ferrari, won the Formula One Grand Prix of Spain, the fourth of the 18 2008 Formula 1 World Championship races. Raikkonen won his second Grand Prix of the season ahead of his Brazilian teammate Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton ...  
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Yesterday was a huge day as far as formula one news goes, Kimi Raikkonen decided to take an year off from formula one, he is supposed to return in 2011, apparently he will be spending 2009 as a rally driver. It was becoming increasingly apparent that Kimi would be asked to leave as Alonso was slated to join the Ferrari F1 team for the 1st time. Luca di Montezemolo was very happy with his boys and praised the team of Felipe Massa and Fernando...  
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