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Depth-Raikkonen will end his F1 career and take away the youth of his retirement

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Original title: Depth-Raikkonen will end his F1 career and take away many youths from his retirement

Data map: In the 2018 F1 Grand Prix, Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (first from right) won third place.Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

Chinanews client, Beijing, September 2 (Reporter Xing Rui) The 42-year-old F1 driver Raikkonen decided to leave the paddock after the end of the season. On the 2nd Beijing time, he wrote on his social media: “This is not an easy decision, but after this season, it’s time to start a new life.”

Since 2001, this man who has been racing in F1 for 20 years is finally about to say goodbye to the fans. With his retirement, how many people’s youth will go with him?

Twenty years ago, the fledgling Raikkonen appeared in front of the audience as a talented driver in the Sauber team at the time. Twenty years later, who would have thought that the future star, who was originally high hopes, had only one annual driver’s championship title.

Nevertheless, it did not affect Raikkonen’s position in the racing field. Looking at F1 history, he is also destined to occupy his own place.

At the FIA ​​awards ceremony last year, veteran Raikkonen won the “Best Shot of the Year Award” and the “Best Overtaking of the Year Award” for his strong start in Portugal. Raikkonen, who started in 16th place at the time, drove all the way and surpassed 10 drivers from 16th to 6th in just one lap.

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Such scenes that make car fans excited, as Raikkonen grows older, have rarely appeared. In fact, since the 2014 season, Raikkonen has been the oldest driver on the track. To this day, he is also the only active “post-70s” driver.

Data map: On April 15, 2019, the Shanghai Grand Prix of the Formula One World Championship (F1) was held at the Shanghai International Circuit. The picture shows the Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen of the Ferrari team in the race.Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

During the long career, car fans have many memories about Raikkonen. People will never forget his first F1 championship in the 2003 Malaysian race; nor will he forget his crazy “curse” during the McLaren period; let alone wearing a Ferrari jersey He finally defeated Hamilton, the strongest rookie in history by one point in 2007, and won his only annual driver’s championship.

But in the following seasons, the Ferrari team’s record declined, they used Alonso, and Raikkonen’s position was gradually replaced by the latter.

He can choose to retreat from the rapids after receiving a high amount of liquidated damages, and he can choose to spend a relaxing life in the idle clouds and wild cranes. But the pleasure of riding the field made Raikkonen unable to put down the steering wheel in his hands. He turned to the rally field and returned to F1 two years later.

Data map: On September 17, 2017, local time, Singapore, at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Ferrari Finland driver Kimi Raikkonen (right) had an accident.

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Some people say that Raikkonen was born at an untimely time, caught between the two greatest eras of Schumacher and Hamilton; others say that Raikkonen had bad luck and extraordinary talents, but in the end he became a tragic hero. The evaluation of Raikkonen from the outside world mostly focused on his bad luck, cold and arrogant personality and handsome appearance during the game.

But the Finn never cared about himself in the eyes of others, he was loyal to his heart from beginning to end, and insisted on his passion for driving.

Whenever someone asked him why he was still in F1, he always repeated: “If I had no enthusiasm for F1, I would have been here.” It turns out that Raikkonen did not show too much fanaticism for the title. He can still be full of motivation to compete in the days when he hasn’t had a championship for 5 years. Compared to the final result, Raikkonen may enjoy the speed and passion that F1 brings to him more.

In the 2018 F1 US Grand Prix, after 113 Grand Prix races without a championship, Raikkonen, who is no longer young, won his 21st race championship in his career. Many of Raikkonen’s fans celebrated the victory in this race. But Raikkonen remained calm: “This is not a big deal to me, and it may mean more to some people. If you get it, you get it. If you don’t get it, it won’t have anything to do with my life. Change.”

Screenshot of Raikkonen’s social media.

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This champion three years ago is likely to eventually become Raikkonen’s “champion swan song” in F1.

In a month, Raikkonen will celebrate his 42nd birthday. In his middle age, while pursuing his career, he couldn’t let go of his concern for his family. In F1, he no longer needs to prove anything. Although in the eyes of car fans, Raikkonen’s career has too many moments of regret, but it is precisely because of these insufficiencies that he has become a unique existence in the racing world.

When the farewell came, a thousand words could hardly express the feelings of car fans towards him. What we can do is to wish the “Iceman” all the best in the future. (over)Return to Sohu to see more

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