The Finnish Line: Raikkonen says he'll end his career at Ferrari
Loyalty is not one of the qualities generally displayed in the Formula One circus. The market for grand prix drivers is as fluid as the Mediterranean, but Kimi Raikkonen says he's at home. The returning champion has two years left on his contract with Ferrari, and though he doesn't know what he'll decide to do when his contract runs out, he's declared that he sees no reason to move to another F1 team.
Speaking with the Spanish newspaper Marca while leading the time boards at the official testing sessions at the Valencia circuit, Raikkonen says that at the end of next year, he'll either stay with Ferrari, retire from motorsports or possibly contest a few rallies. One way or another, it's got to be a relief for Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo. CEO Jean Todt and team principal Stefano Domenicali says that, assuming Kimi keeps his word, they'll never have to worry about chasing the Ice Man around the track again.
[Source: F1-Live, Photo by DIEGO TUSON/AFP/Getty]
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Mobius_1 10:10AM (1/30/2008)
Go Kimi! Ferrari have really pulled off a masterstroke signing a born winner
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Gooch 10:20AM (1/30/2008)
Really, Raikkonen has had a remarkable career. He had only contested in what, 23 races in lower formula before he was snatched up? Incredible.
It was clear he was quick even when he wasn't in the best cars. He should have been world champ prior to 2007, but due to McLaren's unreliability in 2004 and 2005, he lost out when the car was fast. When McLaren had Raikkonen and Montoya, I thought Michael Schumacher's reign was over.
Ha! Shows what I know.
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Franz 2:52PM (1/30/2008)
I agree. Were it not for the McLaren's unfortunate reliability issues, Kimi would've had at least two championship wins prior to moving to Ferrari. In 2005 he actually had the most wins, but too many dnf's cost him the title.
PR 11:23AM (1/30/2008)
Well, a few years back, Kimi said he would retire if he one the world championship. Maybe hes not thinking too many years ahead.
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Luis 2:23PM (1/30/2008)
Here's to a few more championships before he does retire. As a long time fan, you always want to see someone go out on top. GO KIMI!
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mx_tifosi 12:45AM (2/20/2008)
I'm somewhat glad to know that he will leave within a few years, as it would be sad to see such a great driver who was present during the V10 era drive a turbo-V6 with KERS. That thought a lone depresses the heck out of me.
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