Kimi Raikkonen retires: "This will be my last season"

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The Finnish champion Kimi Raikkonen leaves after 20 years of career at the top and a world championship with Ferrari in 2007. The announcement of 'Iceman' on social networks.

Rome, 1 September 2021 - Kimi Raikkonen retires at the end of the season, the Finnish F1 driver announced it on social media: "This will be my last season in Formula 1". The former Ferrari driver (with the Cavallino he won a world drivers title in 2007), and currently at Sauber Alfa Romeo, says enough: "It's a decision I made last winter. It wasn't an easy decision, but after this season is time for new things . Even though the season is still ongoing, I want to thank my family, all my teams, all the people involved in my racing career and most of all all of you big fans who have cheered for me for everything this time".

Farewell from 41-year-old Raikkonen: "Formula 1 may end for me, but there is so much more to life that I want to live and enjoy. See you around! Love, Kimi."

Perhaps a stop in the air, and one less protagonist in the Circus: Kimi 'Iceman' in 20 seasons in F1 has collected the 2007 drivers' championship, a total of 21 wins, 18 pole positions, 46 fastest laps and 103 podiums. The debut in 2001 with Sauber, then on the single-seater of McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Alfa Romeo.

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Kimi Raikkonen retires: "This will be my last season"

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