Advantages: Quick, good in all conditions and can pass and defend. Disadvantages: Unlucky at crucial moments.
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Finland has produced more than it's fair share of top class F1 drivers considering it is a small country with only 6 million inhabitants. Keke Rosberg was world champion in 1982, then Mika Hakkinen twice in 1998 and 1999, will Kimi emulate them I wonder?
Born in the small town of Espoo on 17th Oct 1979, Kimi was soon showing an interest in motorsport. He began karting at age 8 (not that young for an F1 driver) and was winning national classes by age 13, rapidly rising up through more powerful divisions.
He went overseas in 1996 and only finished 4th in a European karting series, winning it the next year. At age 19 he ...
DavidJWest 11.11.2003
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Advantages: Formula Renault Experience, Off the Mark with a Point Disadvantages: Lacks FI experience
There really must be something in the Finnish air that breeds good racing drivers for this small Nordic nation has produced drivers such as Keke Rosberg,Mika Salo,Mika Hakkinen and the latest "...New Kid on the Block...",Kimi
Raikkonnen,as well as a host of wonderful rally drivers.
Kimi was born in Espoo ,Finland on the 17 th October,1979 and stll has a home in the Finnish town ,as well as in Chigwell,London. He had some dozen years of karting both in his native country and internationally Over the period 1991 to 1999 he won the Nordic Championship Class, competed in Karting Grand Prix races and World Championship races. In 1999 Kimi he participated in Formula Renault racing with Haywood Racing and managed to finish 3 rd in his first race. In the Formula Renault Winter Series with Manor Motorsport, the young Chigwell-based Finn won ...
ashford 08.04.2001
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Advantages: Talent Disadvantages: Could end up at Ferrari
Having just witnessed the extremely dull end to the 2001 F1 World Championship fight, I was ready to cast the season aside and pretend it never existed. But then I remembered that there have been a few good points to take note of.
The introduction of another Finn to the F1 world in Kimi Raikkonen being the main revelation. Losing Mika Salo to the not-yet-surfaced Toyota team would have left the Finnish contingent reduced to the Mighty Mika Hakkinen alone. Thankfully Peter Sauber, boss at the Sauber Petronas F1 Team, spotted the immense talent shown in Raikkonen and signed him to team up with German Nick Heidfeld.
The Sauber drivers are by far the youngest pairing on the grid. Kimi Raikkonen, born in 1979, is just a few months younger than myself and puts me to shame seeing as I can’t even officially drive a road car ...
hakkved 20.08.2001
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