Räikkönen left both Scuderia Ferrari and the sport after the 2009 season, his sole victory that year having come in that season's Belgian Grand Prix due to driving an uncompetitive Ferrari F60. On his return to Formula One, Räikkönen drove for Lotus in …

At 20, Kimi lifted the trophy as Champion of the British Formula Renault winter series, and in the following two seasons won an impressive 13 out of 23 Formula Renault UK Championship races. A year later he got his first taste of Formula 1, testing for Sauber at Ferrari’s Mugello circuit .

Kimi Raikkonen finished a solid third overall in the 2018 Drivers’ Championship, racing reliably, scoring points regularly (including 12 podiums and a 21st career win at the US GP) and remaining a bright spot in an otherwise frustrating year for Ferrari, for whom his 2007 driving title made him the famous team’s last World Champion.

2025年1月15日 · Kimi Raikkonen had ‘zero interest’ in F1 at the end of 2009 after Ferrari exit. Raikkonen had signed a three-year deal with Ferrari in 2007 and was contracted to race in 2010. But the Finn decided to leave the team and was replaced by Alonso.

2021年12月11日 · From 2014 through 2018, Kimi returned to Ferrari in a clear 2nd driver position. He spent most of those years as the 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel’s teammate. His second stint at Ferrari brought him a handful of podiums and fastest laps, helping secure him third place on the all-time surpassing Alain Prost.

Kimi Räikkönen, nicknamed “The Iceman” due to his ice-cool attitude both on and off track, had a long and successful career in Formula 1 that peaked when he won the 2007 Drivers’ Championship with Ferrari.

2016年8月2日 · A dream debut season with Ferrari saw Kimi start the season with a win in Australia and finish the campaign with a vital victory in Brazil to take the 2007 drivers’ championship.

The final European round took place in Belgium and featured a spectacular one-two finish from Ferrari. Hamilton was now leading on 97 points, two ahead of Alonso and 13 ahead of Räikkönen. Ferrari arrived at Fuji in Japan as Constructors’ World Champion.

Today marks the 39th birthday of one of the most influential, talented and loved Formula 1 drivers of all time: Kimi Räikkönen. For the occasion, ROSSO relives the 2007 season, the last winning season for Ferrari, the first with Kimi holding the steering wheel.

In the championship, however, Kimi won in France and Great Britain, moving back up to under 20 points behind Hamilton in the standings. In Europe, however, he was forced to retire, and Alonso and Massa took centre stage, engaging quite literally in a wheel-to-wheel battle.