Kimi Raikkonen first win

AUSTIN, Texas -- Kimi Raikkonen gave exactly the sort of response you would have expected after ending his five-year wait for a Formula One victory.Raikkonen got the jump on pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton into Turn 1 at Austin and executed two brilliantly-managed stints before holding off Max Verstappen to win. It was his first visit to the top step of the podium since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix -- a gap of 2,044 days -- and he celebrated by saying: "f---ing finally!" Kimi Raikkonen takes the checkered flag. © Kym Illman/Sutton ImagesKimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Tuesday 27 November 2018. Raikkonen got the jump on pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton into Turn 1 at Austin and executed two brilliantly-managed stints before holding off Max Verstappen to win. Or the never-say-die attitude that clinched the 2007 world title for Ferrari by a single point. Kimi Raikkonen in his first GP with Sauber at the 2001 Australian GP. Photo by: DaimlerChrysler. © Jerry Andre/Sutton ImagesFree and simple registration required to view this contentFree and simple registration required to view this contentFree and simple registration required to view this contentFree and simple registration required to view this content© 2003-2020 Formula One World Championship Limited ... Kimi’s first win wasn’t expected that day in March, because he only started from seventh on the grid. "I'm happy we are here and that we win but I think the biggest difference is the way people look at you. Kimi Raikkonen: Charles Leclerc wants to win TITLE in first Ferrari season CHARLES LECLERC wants to follow in the footsteps of Kimi Raikkonen by winning the F1 title in his first … Or maybe it’s because this is the ‘Iceman’ who jumped straight into a Jacuzzi on his yacht after retiring in Monaco and who enjoyed an ice cream when a soggy Malaysian GP was red-flagged but still live.Meanwhile, his legions of loyal fans have to rely on revelations in his radio transmissions. It's not a big deal for me, it's a much bigger deal for a lot of the people. "If it comes, it comes; if it doesn't, it really doesn't change my life one bit.

His first win came at the 2003 Malaysian GP when he drove for McLaren-Mercedes. With his 21 wins, Raikkonen is ranked 15th in the current all-time ranking, one less than Damon Hill and one more than Mika Häkkinen. Kimi Raikkonen’s down to his last few races with the Ferrari Formula One team before heading to Sauber, but he reminded everyone not to count him out just yet on Sunday.

It’s his first win in five years. ... Kimi’s first win wasn’t expected that day in March, because he only started from seventh on the grid. And maybe Raikkonen himself best summed up the enigma of the Iceman when he said on the airwaves: “Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing.”Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F14 T. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF16-H at Formula One World Championship, Rd18, United States Grand Prix, Practice, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA, Friday 21 October 2016. "The victory was the 21st of Raikkonen's career and his first for Ferrari since the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, during his original stint with the team. over his team radio after taking the chequered flag.When asked if he was confident he would ever win again for Ferrari before his move to Sauber next year, Raikkonen said: "I don't know. However, Kimi Raikkonen isn’t jumping with excitement or even cracking a smile.

Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first Formula 1 win in five years in the United States Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton's 2018 title celebrations were delayed despite a Sebastian Vettel spin. But obviously I'm happy, just proving some people wrong it's enough fun for me. If you look at people in a different way if they win or not, it doesn't make a lot of difference in my mind. Kimi Raikkonen in his first GP with Sauber at the 2001 Australian GP.