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Kimi Räikkönen
Date of Birth: 17/10/1979
City Espoo, Finland
Name Kimi Matias Räikkönen
Nickname Iceman
Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)
- Kimi got his first karting-car in 1987 when he was eight years old
- Kimi's talent was noticed by F1-team owner Peter Sauber, who let him test the Sauber C-19 car.
- Kimi’s managers negotiated with the McLaren staff, and later it was announced that Kimi had signed a long-standing contract with team West McLaren Mercedes replacing his countryman Mika Häkkinen
- Michael Schumacher stated that Kimi was going to be the next Formula One Champion
Where Are They Now
(March 2005) In Melbourne, for the Australian Grand Prix
(2006) Driving for McLaren team in Formula One
(2007) Driving for Ferrari F1 team
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