2001 A KIMI ODYSSEY

Kimi Raikkonen got his big chance with Sauber, despite controversy over his lack of experience. We recall how the Finn burst onto the F1 scene in 2001

ADAM COOPER

Kimi Raikkonen’s career path has been unusual in many ways, but no element of his CV is as special as the jump he made from Formula Renault to F1 in 2001 with just 23 car races under his belt. Thanks to ever-stricter superlicence requirements, such a move has never been repeated. In 2000 the 20-year-old Raikkonen stormed to the Formula Renault UK title, under the guidance of his management team – the late David Robertson and his son, Steve. The Robertsons had recently helped to propel Jenson Button into a Williams F1 race seat, and they hoped lightning might strike twice. “What was impressive about Kimi’s year in Formula Renault wasn’t the fact that he was winning, but the way he was winning,” Steve recalls. “He was breaking all the lap records,…

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