Bojan Vrbnjak
Lewis Hamilton he’s not the only one who can race on Sunday Eifel Grand Prix na Nürburgring reaches a further record - a tie in wins with Michael Schumacher (91) - but also Kimi Raikkonen located before the record. Team racer Alfa Romeo he will take his on Sunday 323th Formula 1 race and thus broke the record he had held so far Rubens Barrichello.
Asked if it is important to him to take such a place in the history books Formula 1, the Finn said: “Not really. If someone asked me for a number, I have no idea. I’ve never looked at how many races I’ve driven or how many others have driven.“Popular Iceman is for colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com explained: "Obviously people talk about it, but for me it doesn’t make any difference. I think most records will be broken in the future. I’m not here because I want to drive ‘so many races’. As long as I’m having fun, I’ll be happy to do it.“In his long-running career 18 sezon, the 40-year-old has celebrated so far 21 wins and by winning the title of the year 2007 is still the last Ferrari world champion.
That he realized his dream of winning the title is most important to him in looking back. “I’ve always wanted to win championships and understandably you want to win even more. We were close a few times, but for various reasons we failed to do so. But that's just the way it is in motorsport. So I don’t have any bad feelings or bad memories. I’m happy to have won the title with Ferrari and to have been doing something that has been fun for me for years and I still enjoy it,He emphasized Raikkonen.
In years 2010 in 2011 he turned his back on Formula 1 and tested himself in a rally championship. During this time formula 1 she wasn't interested at all, she rarely watched a race. “I only watched the races if they happened to be on television. I was in Monaco, but for a completely different reason than because of the race. I don't think I've seen any cars live, maybe Formula 2 this morning when I was coming back from the bar,” he says Raikkonen. Probably also on a possible second departure from Formula 1 it would not be otherwise. Except for fun, I wouldn’t go back to the paddock anymore. “I’ll never be a commentator or anything like that, that’s for sure. However, my kids are interested in sports and if one day they want to be present, then we will show up. I don’t need that for myself. I try to enjoy other things," Ends Iceman, which will be judging by the media in Formulas 1 remained in the 2021 season.
Racers with the most Formula 1 races
Rubens Barrichello (322)
Kimi Raikkonen (322)
Fernando Alonso (311)
Michael Schumacher (306)
Jenson Button (306)
Felipe Massa (269)
Lewis Hamilton (260)
Riccardo Patrese (256)
Jarno Trulli (252)
Sebastian Vettel (250)
* condition: 8.10.2020
