Get to know Finland – Kimi Raikönnen

 Born 17.October 1979 in Espoo

 Finnish racing driver, nicknamed ‘Iceman’
 Won Formula One World Championship 2007 with Ferrari
 After convincing performances in some racing series, he started his first Formula One season
with Sauber in 2001
 From 2002 to 2006 he drove for McLaren
 Switching to Scuderia Ferrari in 2007 as a replacement for Michael Schumacher and
immediately winning the championship in his starting year
 2010-2011 he left for Formula 1 and tried out rallying and NASCAR
 2012-2013 Comeback in Formula 1 for Lotus
 Return to Ferrari 2014-2018
 From 2019 Sauber
 Known for his dislike of giving media interviews and having a cool temperament under
pressure
 2006 he got asked why he missed a ceremony and he replied on live TV: ‘I was having a shit’