Tag Archives: Kimi Raikkonen

Bottas is on the verge of being penalised for his engine failure

2022-Pre-Season-Testing-Bahrain

After Alfa Romeo was compelled to make modifications on Valtteri Bottas’ engine, the Finn will begin the season with an engine grid penalty. After a mechanical issue with his Alfa Romeo in Bahrain on Friday morning, Valtteri Bottas is now on the last permitted engine component. When Bottas radioed in to report a misfire at […]

Red Bull extends Verstappen’s contract to the end of 2028

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen has extended his contract with Red Bull for another six years after the 2022 season. Max Verstappen has negotiated a big contract extension with Red Bull, which will keep him at the squad until 2028. The Dutchman had already agreed to stay with the team until the conclusion of the 2023 season, but […]

Why is Verstappen’s massive new contract the next move in Red Bull’s big plan?

F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

After negotiating a new long-term contract agreement, Max Verstappen will continue with Red Bull Racing until the end of 2028. Max Verstappen’s big new contract deal, according to Christian Horner, is a “real statement of intent” from Red Bull and a significant component of their long-term strategy. On Thursday morning, the Milton Keynes-based team announced […]

Watch the livestream unveiling of Alfa Romeo’s new Formula One car

Alfa Romeo

With an online launch on Sunday morning, Alfa Romeo became the last F1 team to reveal their 2022 car, the C42. On Sunday, Alfa Romeo will unveil their new Formula One car, making them the penultimate team to do so. Valtteri Bottas joins from Mercedes, while youngster Guanyu Zhou moves up to F1 as his teammate, […]

After retiring from Formula One, Raikkonen will lead the MXGP team

Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One World Champion, has been named team principal of the Kawasaki Racing Team in the Motocross World Championship. Raikkonen retired from Formula One at the end of 2021, capping an outstanding career at the pinnacle of motorsport. Before joining McLaren, he started his career with Sauber. Raikkonen won the drivers’ […]

Kimi Raikkonen: I might never set foot in an F1 paddock again

Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen has stated that he has no plans to return to an F1 paddock in the near future because it was “never his life.” After departing the Formula One paddock for the final time as a driver at last month’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen has confessed that he might never return. Raikkonen […]

Kimi Raikkonen discloses his unexpected favorite Formula One engine

In looking back on his career, Kimi Raikkonen has chosen an unexpected pick for his favorite Formula One engine… When asked which of the three Formula One formulas he competed under was his favorite, Kimi Raikkonen gave an unexpected response. F1 raced with three-litre normally aspirated V10s when Raikkonen made his debut in 2001. Raikkonen […]

Raikkonen compares retirement to his initial exit from Formula One

Kimi Raikkonen has retired from Formula One for the second time, after leaving at the end of the 2009 season and returning two years later. This time, the Finn believes, things are extremely different. Kimi Raikkonen has described why his departure from Formula One is so different from his prior retirements. Despite having a contract […]