Raikkonen is leaving the “nonsense” of F1 – and with it his rare Ferrari

The end of the 2021 season marks the end of Kimi Raikkonen’s twenty-year career in Formula 1, after 349 starts, 21 wins and 1 world championship (2007), and the Finn makes it absolutely clear that he will not miss any of the “nonsense” of the sport , apart from driving, which always seemed to interest him.

“There are so many things that don’t make sense to what’s happening here, at least in my opinion.” said Kimi. “All this nonsense is recycled. We know it, but nobody says it. Things I don’t think should even exist, many of which are fake. It’s good to be outside. Spiritually it’s good that I’m out of it all. “Nonsense for a while is a lot more than what the outside world sees.”

Kimi will retire to his villa in Switzerland with Mindo’s wife and their two children until he chooses to do so in his career from now on – and if he stays in motorsport in general.

Having just closed the F1 door behind him as he left, Kimi said of the sport: “Money has changed things for sure, as in any sport. The more money there is, the more politics there is. As in any country, games are played and nobody knows until they themselves step onto the field. er”.

“Money and power play a big role. I can imagine that people want power in one way or another, and a lot of good politicians. [της F1] You could also have a career in regular politics! “It’s been like this for many years, maybe people just recognize it more now.” Kimi closed.

The shop in the rare Ferrari F12

Meanwhile, alongside the ‘nonsense’ of Formula 1, Kimi Raikkonen has decided to leave the rare Ferrari F12 F12 TDF World Champion Edition he owns – which is worth even more than the other 799 examples of the F12 Berlinetta, if you think about it remember they were made by the Italian company especially for him – with Kimis No. 7 on the roof and seats.

The Finn put his Italian supercar up for sale at a price of £2million (about €2.63million), while the F12 Berlinetta was sold for around €300,000 during the 2012-’17 build period.

The F12 is powered by a 780hp 6.3-litre V12 engine, giving it 0-100km/h acceleration in less than 3 seconds and a top speed of 350km/h. The kilometers on the odometer do not exceed 2,000, so it is like new. And it is not uncommon for a collector to acquire the car of a Formula 1 world champion.