Lotus is happy to let Kimi Raikkonen just be himself, owner Gerard Lopez has revealed. En route to his first victory since returning to F1 last year, the laconic Finn ...
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Raikkonen splits with wife
Kimi Raikkonen has split with his wife of eight years. When a McLaren driver, the Finn married former Miss Scandinavia Jenni Dahlman in 2004. The Finnish entertainment magazine 7 Paivaa ...
Read More »Lotus thinks most teams will keep ‘step’ nose in 2013
Lotus’ technical boss thinks many teams will continue to use ‘step’ noses in 2013. The first 2013 car to be unveiled on Monday, Enstone based Lotus’ E21 still features the ...
Read More »Lotus offered Raikkonen faster car – Parr
Kimi Raikkonen didn’t make his formula one comeback with Williams because Lotus were offering him a more competitive car. That is the claim of Adam Parr, the former Williams chairman ...
Read More »Raikkonen could have kept improving in rally – Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen, the 2012 world rally championship runner up, believes countryman Kimi Raikkonen would have kept improving had he stayed in rallying. Finn Raikkonen, F1’s 2007 world champion who has ...
Read More »Raikkonen ‘learns nothing’ in simulators
Kimi Raikkonen has clarified his aversion to sophisticated formula one simulator technology, insisting he simply “learns nothing” at the computerised wheel. An avowed fan of idol James Hunt’s bygone days, ...
Read More »Lotus to launch new car in late January – Grosjean
Romain Grosjean has dropped a big hint about Lotus’ 2013 plans, revealing the new Enstone-built single seater will be launched late this month. Speaking to the French sports news programme ...
Read More »DRS clampdown ‘sensible’ – Raikkonen
Banning the use of the moveable rear wing innovation DRS on Friday and Saturday is a good move, Kimi Raikkonen has declared. DRS was introduced in 2011 to make overtaking ...
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