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In spite of his publicity-shy nature,Kimi Raikkonen is one of F1 's brightestyoung stars. He is even brighter in 2007because he won the 2007 F1 title. It wasKimi's first world title!
Kimi Raikkonen has been makinghis opponents choke on his exhaust sincethe age of 10.2 After a" successful kartingcareer, Raikkonen showed he couldalso compete with the big boys when,in 2000, he won seven of 10 events inthe competition at the British RenaultChampionship.
His impressive performance earned him acontract with Sauber4. Raikkonen officially madehis entry into Formula One in 2001, and got 9points. Following reams of speculation, he joinedteam McLaren in 2002 and scored24 Doints. Raikkonen Droved thathe was a force to be reckonedwith in 2003 after winning theMalaysian Grand Prix in aconvincing fashion. After that,he was racing better and betterand finished second in the DriversChampionship in 2005.
Why Is He a Valuable Driver?
Calm, cool and precise, Raikkonenhas earned a reputation as Fl's "Iceman." Few drivers are moremeticulous in the way they plot their race strategy. But just severalmonths ago, the iceman smiled. He even waved his cap and tothe crowd and threw his arms in the air--after seven years of hardwork, he won the 2007 F1 title for the first time!
Kimi Raikkonen has been makinghis opponents choke on his exhaust sincethe age of 10.2 After a" successful kartingcareer, Raikkonen showed he couldalso compete with the big boys when,in 2000, he won seven of 10 events inthe competition at the British RenaultChampionship.
His impressive performance earned him acontract with Sauber4. Raikkonen officially madehis entry into Formula One in 2001, and got 9points. Following reams of speculation, he joinedteam McLaren in 2002 and scored24 Doints. Raikkonen Droved thathe was a force to be reckonedwith in 2003 after winning theMalaysian Grand Prix in aconvincing fashion. After that,he was racing better and betterand finished second in the DriversChampionship in 2005.
Why Is He a Valuable Driver?
Calm, cool and precise, Raikkonenhas earned a reputation as Fl's "Iceman." Few drivers are moremeticulous in the way they plot their race strategy. But just severalmonths ago, the iceman smiled. He even waved his cap and tothe crowd and threw his arms in the air--after seven years of hardwork, he won the 2007 F1 title for the first time!