Kimi Räikkönen ended his Formula 1 profession on the finish of 2021 after 19 seasons, 350 Grands Prix, 21 wins and 103 podiums. The world of motorsport is so used to the Finnish driver that it was even troublesome to think about the championship with out him. But it’s already the second season since Kimi, who talked about in an interview that he was solely glad that this era of his life was lastly over, has not carried out in F1. Let’s see what the racer does and the place Kimi Räikkönen is now.
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NASCAR
Kimi Räikkönen made his debut in NASCAR again in 2011. And in 2022, the NASCAR Trackhouse Racing crew confirmed the automotive’s livery on which the driving force would have raced within the NASCAR Cup Series championship on the Watkins Glen stage in August. The former Formula 1 driver mentioned the following assertion about this information:
“After my debut in 2011, I have repeatedly said that I enjoyed racing in NASCAR. These are old-school races, and modern motorsport’s general stages are unlike anything else. The atmosphere there is relaxed. And it’s also great that the new cars are more like GT and equipped with a sequential gearbox. Trackhouse Racing hoped that I would run two or three races this year, but in the end, we settled on one.”
Räikkönen carried out very nicely within the race. However, he encountered an unlucky incident involving a number of automobiles on the onset of the third leg. Initially, Kimi maintained a place within the Top 10 throughout a good portion of the second phase. Then after the pit cease, he misplaced a number of locations however managed to regain some floor following the pit stops of the main drivers. Unfortunately for the Finn, his race ended prematurely on lap 46 attributable to an off-track tour leading to a collision with the barrier.
This season, Räikkönen has participated in a single race, ending within the twenty ninth place. Reflecting on his efficiency within the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix race, the sixth stage of the NASCAR Cup Series within the 2023 season, Kimi shared the next sentiments: “I think it wasn’t that bad. We were unlucky with the incidents that happened towards the end of the race. Besides, we don’t have any tires left. It’s a pity because we fought in the front rows, but the rivals continued approaching after the restarts.”
Kawasaki Racing Team
Räikkönen grew to become the boss of the Kawasaki Racing Motocross Team. Regarding this occasion, he advised Racingnews365: “It’s no secret that, for me, one of my great passions in life for many years has been motocross, but this team is not what you might call a hobby. It’s very serious and focused, and we aspire to be the best we can be. Now I have retired from racing. I will be able to spend more time on this project, not on the daily issues but more from a strategic point of view using my experience of how teams work and what creates success on the world stage.”
Family
Kimi spends a major period of time together with his household. He and his spouse, Minttu, steadily share cute household photographs and their kids’s achievements. For occasion, their son Robin engages in karting competitions. Recently, he took third place within the Micro class on the Swiss Rotax Max Challenge championship stage held close to Milan’s airport. Many have already noticed that he inherited his father’s abilities. Earlier, Gino Rosato, a former Ferrari Formula 1 crew worker and an in depth good friend of Kimi Räikkönen expressed his opinion on Robin’s performances, stating that he has a pure expertise. Rosato shared his ideas on social media, remarking: “What a day with the Räikkönen family, seeing little Ace run 110 laps! I had seen this before; very quiet, had little interaction, always looking a little lost and uninterested!! But like his father, “Leave me alone”, the place is the automotive? Magic involves life, fast, quick, speedy, pure expertise. Call it what you need! F1, right here we come!”
Their daughter Rianna participated in kids’s gymnastics competitions and has even been awarded a medal!
Furthermore, Minttu not too long ago gave beginning to a child woman named Grace. Congratulations on the most recent addition to the household!
