Why Kimi Raikkonen will always be a legend

This week heralds the last F1 race of Kimi Raikkonen's career. We're gonna miss him badly. But he'll always remain a legend of the sport. Wondering why? This vid should answer that ;)

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[waynetowers]

Fun fact. When Sebastian Vettel entered Formula 1, he was despised by other drivers and many within the paddock because of his age and lack of experience. According to Seb, Kimi Raikkonen (along with Timo Glock) were the only ones who welcomed and made him feel he belonged in the sport, because Kimi got the same [lack of] welcome and support when he joined.

What a legend.

[protoretro]

"This is just a hobby for me, I don't have to do it, if I don't want"

The immortal words of Kimi

[ATR]

Fun fact: Kimi is the only one who raced Michael Schumacher both at the front of the grid and then raced Mick Schumacher both at the back of the grid.

[sethcunningham]

Kimi crashing out at Monaco and spending the rest of the race on his yacht is everything you need to know about him. Fucking legend.

EDIT: He DNF'd the race due to mechanical failure. BWOAH!

[paullewis]

Let's not forget the 2020 Portuguese GP, where he went from 16th to 6th on the first lap (overtaking both Ferraris in an Alfa Romeo).

[crippledcrusader]

Raikonnen’s best moment for me was Monaco 2005, where he missed the pit stop during safety car, and within 15 laps he opened a 35 second lead so he could pit and keep the lead when he exited the pits. What a legend

[CrunchyMotorsport]

Forget about the memes, this guy is still a sporting legend. Let's get him to be DOTD in Abu Dhabi.

[MelonAMango]

Met him twice and he is literally the coolest guy ever. He isn't that zero fucks the media portray him to be. He speaks little but the presence is so warming and welcoming.

[DarthJF]

The thing I respect about Kimi the most is that he's both incredibly fast and a clean racer. He never did any dirty moves on track or got into off track politics, and is always praised by those who worked with him. Even after Ferrari sacked him in 2009 Kimi never said a bad word about them, which allowed him to return to the team later.

That kind of attitude is really refreshing in a sport where so many other top drivers are always mired in some controversy or another.

[eduardofiolmujica]

As a driver Kimi is a gentleman. No dirty tricks, no obscure maneuvers.
Thanks Kimi for showing that honesty is a relevant asset in F1.

[shishirrao]

It is such an embarrassment that F1 fans these days only know him for his radio messages rather than His driving 😭

[willis]

Kimi summed up to me is Belgium 2002 where he freaked everyone out by flooring it through a wall of exploded engine and smoke. No fear, no hesitation, he just went for it

[DennyDeliversYT]

we will always remember when Kimi walked all the way back to his boat after his race ended at Monaco

[Siris]

I just want Kimi to commentate for 1 weekend. Either we get a quiet race without people yelling, or we get a weekend of amazing lines

[tesseract_uk]

my favourite young kimi story was when he had a Traction Control failure in Monaco 2001 but insisted on being sent back out after they’d fixed it, being multiple laps down, in a car without the traction control that compensated for its tail happiness, he still managed to set the fifth fastest time on the day

the dude just had so much car control it was insane

[viggo]

Kimi is what got me into F1 at the age of 6. My parents weren't fans, and we'd just moved, but as Finns, they set up a couch and the tv just to watch the final round in 07. I remember the Finnish commentary at the chequered flag, and the pride I felt even though I hadn't even heard of F1 before. Even the front page news the next day on every newspaper.

[YouthEnergy]

One thing I will always remember about Kimi is how clean he was as a sportsman. He always gave others space on the track, and his overtakes and defensive manouvres were always fair.

[BlackKGSR]

I got into F1 because of an article I read about Kimi.
My favorite Kimi moment was when Hamilton rearended him at the pit exit and Kimi casually got out, walked up to Lewis, tapped Lewis on the shoulder and pointed at the red light.

[andrewlummus]

Probably due to his inexperience in junior formulas, Kimi has always had a relatively small performance window. He needs a certain balance of the car and tyres to be at his peak, and he does not care to play the politics needed to get the car built his way. But when he got that car, he was one of the fastest drivers of all time. Absolutely untouchable. And for the fact that he truly did not care to play the "game, " drove what he was given, and always treated F1 as just one part of his life, his success and title are all the more important.

[MalloryMinerva]

One of the more underrated Kimi moments was at Interlagos this year, where he started from the pit lane and finished twelfth, which while outside of the points is a fantastic performance when you think about it.