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Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland steers his car during the second practice session prior to the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)


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Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has become Finland's Ambassador for Sport following a gala event this week in Helsinki. He received the title from Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila after his.


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Kimi-Matias Räikkönen [1] ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræi̯kːønen]; born 17 October 1979), nicknamed " The Iceman ", is a Finnish racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021 for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo.


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He lived with them for a while in Essex, where a Finn in Chingford must have stood out like a zebra on the north pole. He still speaks fondly of those days. "Did you ever see that TV programme, Footballers Wives ?" Kimi once asked with a grin. "I lived in that house where they filmed it, when I first came to England…"


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Over the past two decades, Raikkonen of Finland has devoted himself to Formula 1. Even during a two-year hiatus from the series in 2010-11 after leaving Ferrari, he never switched off from.


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Kimi Matias Räikkönen was born in Finland, on 17 October 1979, with racing in his blood.


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The real Kimi Raikkonen - a Finnish perspective on the Iceman Special Contributor Heikki Kulta 19 June 2020 Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Feature Share Ice cool, enigmatic and blindingly fast, fan favourite Kimi Raikkonen is renowned for being honest to the point of bluntness.


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Bottas and Raikkonen fly flag for Finland. Finland boasts three F1 world champions. CNN —. The waiting is almost over for Formula One fans - a new season is upon us. But when the cars line up.


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Finland . Socials. Stay in touch Get Alerts. Main . News . Photos. Kimi Raikkonen to retire from Formula 1 at end of 2021 season Kimi Raikkonen to retire from Formula 1 at end of 2021 season.


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13 Raikkonen, 42, takes the plunge in his outdoor pool Credit: Instagram @kimimatiasraikkonen The Iceman called it a day on his career at the end of last season after driving for Alfa Romeo But, rest assured, he has the choice of some amazing homes to retire in. First, there is his $24million James Bond villain-like Swiss villa.


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Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 17 October 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a retired Finnish Formula One driver who, over the course of his career, drove for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Alfa Romeo. He won the 2007 World Drivers' Championship in his first year with Ferrari after replacing the then-retired Michael Schumacher, and went on to win 21 Grands Prix, more than any other Finnish driver.


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ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad However, aside from the Swiss villa, he also has a penthouse in Helsinki. He purchased this house for a reported sum of 3 million Euros in 2014. Coming back to Switzerland, it is interesting to note that his residence is close to Vettel's residence.


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Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, nicknamed "The Iceman", is a Finnish racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021 for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo. Räikkönen won the 2007 Formula One World Championship driving for Scuderia Ferrari, their latest World Drivers' Championship to date.


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Raikkonen retired from Formula 1 at the end of 2021. His career began in 2001 and he raced with Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo, winning the F1 World driving title in 2007 when he.


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The Notorious Kimi Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen of Finland, who drives for Ferrari, signed autographs before the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in April. Johannes Eisele/Agence France-Presse.


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With more than 191,000 copies sold, the auto-racing biography of Kimi Räikkönen has entered 2019 as Finland's biggest first-year bestseller in history and is being published in a fast lane of foreign rights sales. Image - iStockphoto: Chromatika. Editor's Note: Since we published this story on January 25, Sakari Siltala has let us know.