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Kimi at Wetten Dass – Full of eastern promise

We join Kimi as he turns on the charm in Turkey for a guest appearance on German television In 129BC, the Romans took control of Anatolia, a land of several independent kingdoms covering the space we now call Turkey. Evidence of this occupation is still tangible, and it is at one of the more spectacularContinue reading “Kimi at Wetten Dass – Full of eastern promise”

Kimi Raikkonen to ramp up testing programme on day two with Lotus

Kimi Raikkonen is set for more intense running on the second day of his comeback Formula 1 test with Lotus on Tuesday. The Finn completed just over 300km in a 2010-specification Renault R30 at Valencia on Monday using three sets of Pirelli’s very durable demonstration tyres. He has four sets of Pirellis available for Tuesday’sContinue reading “Kimi Raikkonen to ramp up testing programme on day two with Lotus”

Kimi Raikkonen warns he will need time to settle back into Formula 1 after 2010 Renault test

Kimi Raikkonen thinks it will still take him some time to fully return to his best in Formula 1, despite quickly settling back into the cockpit of a grand prix car at Valencia on Monday. The former world champion has begun a two-day test in a 2010-spec Renault R30 in a bid to reacclimatise himselfContinue reading “Kimi Raikkonen warns he will need time to settle back into Formula 1 after 2010 Renault test”

Kimi Raikkonen impresses Lotus in his first test since returning to Formula 1

Lotus’s trackside operations director Alan Permane said Kimi Raikkonen proved on his first day back in a Formula 1 cockpit that his return to grand prix racing can be a success. Raikkonen is spending two days testing a 2010 Renault at Valencia this week as he settles back into F1 after two seasons in theContinue reading “Kimi Raikkonen impresses Lotus in his first test since returning to Formula 1”

Six reasons why we love Kimi

1. Well-dressed Kimi In a bid for anonymity, Kimi likes to conduct his business in a gorilla suit. He chose to wear the costume for a speed boat race, entering under his nom de guerre, James Hunt. Raikkonen and two friends competed in the Hanko Poker run, a society event where crews speed around theContinue reading “Six reasons why we love Kimi”

Raikkonen injures wrist in snowmobile fall

Lotus Renault GP says Kimi Raikkonen has a sore wrist after falling off a snowmobile during a race. But following the competition in Austria, Raikkonen’s Formula 1 team wrote on Twitter that “there’s nothing to worry about … he’s absolutely fine.” Lotus says the 32-year-old Finnish driver “only has a sore wrist. He might haveContinue reading “Raikkonen injures wrist in snowmobile fall”