A rare appearance from Kimi Raikkonen in the F1 paddock
Attention was on Kimi Antonelli, who crashed in FP1 before being named as Lewis Hamilton’s successor at Mercedes for 2025.“Yeah, I heard,” Raikkonen told F1.com about the other Kimi’s big announcement.“It’s great. A lot of new faces, I think, coming next year, a lot of new drivers that have been signed to F1. It’s good for the sport, and it’s also great to have an Italian in the championship. It’s good for everybody, I think.“Obviously, these days they have simulators.
“I think it’s much easier , in many ways, now. You can do a lot of testing, obviously, and get ready. I wish them and all the rest all the best!”He won the 2007 drivers’ championship while with Ferrari, and he remains the Italian manufacturer’s most recent champion.Raikkonen also had a very limited background before his rise to Formula 1. Antonelli has been fast tracked into F2 this year, and has already been confirmed for F1 next year.
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