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Raikkonen Says a WRC Crown Would Mean More Than His F1 Title

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Kimi Raikkonen, in a pronounced case of sour grapes, has said that winning a World Rally Championship title would now mean more to him than his Formula 1 crown.  As reported in Autosport, the Finn went on to say, “I’m just starting out and I can sense what a long journey it would be to [...]

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Raikkonen Could Stay in WRC Beyond 2010

Thumbnail image for Raikkonen Could Stay in WRC Beyond 2010 December 7, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen could extend his WRC stint past 2010.  While it’s expected that Raikkonen will adapt to the rally venue quckly, based on his previous one-off performances, next year will be a trial season for the Finn.  He’ll be part of Citroen’s Junior Team, which will give both Kimi and the team bosses a chance [...]

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Raikkonen Signs Deal to Race Red Bull Citroen in WRC

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It’s official, Kimi Raikkonen is off to the WRC.  The former Finnish wunderkind, after being ousted by Ferrari, and spurned by his former employer McLaren, has opted to realize a long held ambition to race rally cars.
Raikkonen will contest the full 2010 season in a Citroen C4 sponsored by Red Bull.  As reported in The [...]

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Kimi Denies Any Talks with Mercedes for 2010

Thumbnail image for Kimi Denies Any Talks with Mercedes for 2010 November 22, 2009

One of the rumors regarding the open seat at Mercedes GP is showing all the signs of a short lifespan.  Earlier in the week, on the heels of Jenson Button’s announcement that he was jumping ship to join McLaren, gossip surfaced that Kimi Raikkonen might be in line for the drive that Button was vacating.
This [...]

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Kimi Raikkonen Will Take a Sabbatical in 2010

Thumbnail image for Kimi Raikkonen Will Take a Sabbatical in 2010 November 18, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen will take a sabbatical from Formula 1 in 2010, it has been revealed.  The Finn, and his manager Steve Robertson, were in negotiations with McLaren over a possible return to the Woking squad after a three-year absence (he was a McLaren pilot from 2002 to 2006), but this effort ended in a stalemate.  [...]

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Button Meets with Whitmarsh at McLaren Headquarters

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Jenson Button, and his manager Richard Goddard, reportedly visited the McLaren factory in Woking on Friday, and were given a tour by team princpal Martin Whitmarsh.  A spokesman for McLaren told The Guardian, “Having just arrived at Heathrow, Jenson made a small detour to Woking to say hello,” but obviously neither McLaren nor Button wanted [...]

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Hamilton Sr Wants Kimi to Partner Lewis

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While recent paddock gossip has suggested that Lewis Hamilton’s father and manager, Anthony Hamilton, has been opposed to the signing of Kimi Raikkonen as Lewis’s team mate, presumably because the laconic Finn would challenge Lewis’s supremacy within the team, Hamilton is now making public assurances that nothing could be further from the truth.
As reported by [...]

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Alonso Drives a Ferrari at Maranello

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Fernando Alonso paid a visit to the Ferrari Formula 1 team headquarters in Maranello on Friday.  It was his first official visit in his capacity as a driver for the Scuderia.  He arrived at the factory at 8.00 am, and began his day by meeting with team principal Stefano Domenicali.  Alonso then met with Ferrari [...]

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Will Kimi Take a Sabbatical?

Thumbnail image for Will Kimi Take a Sabbatical? November 6, 2009

It seems that both Kimi Raikkonen and his once and possible future team, McLaren Mercedes, are playing a waiting game with respect to finalizing their plans for 2010.  Apparently, Raikkonen’s severance agreement with Ferrari gives him 17 million euros if he takes a sabbatical from Formula 1, as opposed to 10 million euros if he [...]

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Kimi Says McLaren or Nothing in 2010

Thumbnail image for Kimi Says McLaren or Nothing in 2010 October 31, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen has made it clear that if he doesn’t get a ride with the McLaren team in 2010, he’ll retire from Formula 1.  In the drivers’ press conference in Abu Dhabi, Raikkonen was asked pointedly about his plans for the coming year.  As reported in The Telegraph, Raikonnen said, “If I want to drive [...]

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