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Kimi Matias Räikkönen, the new flying Finn, only entered F1 in 2001 but has already established himself as a championship contender.Räikkönen was born on October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland. He is a Formula One race car driver. He finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 2003 and 2005. Currently, he drives for Team McLaren–Mercedes, but has signed a 3-year deal with Ferrari from the 2007 season onwards.
Räikkönen had a long line of success in karting from the age of ten, including placing second in the 1999 European Formula Super A championship. He also competed that year in the Formula Ford Euro Cup, and by the age of twenty, he had won the British Formula Renault Winter series, winning the first four races of the year. In 2000, he dominated the Formula Renault UK Championship, where he won seven of ten events.
Peter Sauber was so impressed that he gave the Finn a test with the Sauber Formula One team in September of 2000. After further tests, Sauber signed Räikkönen for the 2001 season. However, some critics voiced concerns over granting an F1 super license to such an inexperienced driver. But Räikkönen silenced his critics by scoring a championship point in Australia, his maiden Grand Prix.
Räikkönen was very calm, cool, and calculating in his race strategy. As a result, he was given the nickname of” the Iceman". He had a solid debut year, proving he was indeed ready for the big time of Formula One. Completing the year with 9 out of 10 points, Räikkönen, along with teammate and fellow prospect Nick Heidfeld, helped Team Sauber to its highest ever result: fourth place in the constructors’ championship.
Räikkönen however had earned a race seat on Ron Dennis‘s McLaren team for 2002. Criticism was shown about choosing him instead of his teammate Heidfeld, who was seen to be the better of the two Sauber drivers. However, Raikkonen has proven his outstanding talent and effort by scoring a third-place podium finish in his first race with McLaren, in the 2002 Australian Grand Prix.
Added the fact that McLaren team suffered many Mercedes engine failures in 2002 season, he managed to score a high points which given a sixth placing in the season and achieved a solid third place for McLaren team in the constructors chase.
After Michael Schumacher’s retirement, Ferrari team claimed that Räikkönen has signed a three-year contract with the Scuderia Ferrari for the 2007-2009 seasons to replace Michael Schumacher. Clearly from the track records that Raikkonen has the potential to be the next world champion.
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