Kimi Raikkonen biography expected release date in October. Kimi's enigmatic personality and reluctance to discuss his private life means that the book attracted a bidding war for rights to publish.

A book on Scuderia Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen’s life and career is due to be released this coming October. The 2007 Formula One world champion is Formula 1’s eldest driver, and one of the most experienced, as Kimi Raikkonen remains a firm fan favourite due to his idiosyncratic personality and refusal to conform to expected Formula 1 driver behaviour. He’s seen it all, entering Formula 1 with just 23 car races under his belt and immediately attracting the attention of Ferrari & McLaren. Replacing former World Champion Mika Hakkinen after just one season, he’s driven a lot of machinery: V10s, V8s, the current era Hybrids, as well as for big names such as McLaren, Ferrari, Sauber & Lotus.

As Scuderia Ferrari’s most recent World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen remains incredibly popular and, while his career is very much in his twilight years, he remains at the pinnacle of performance in the sport. With such an illustrious career behind him, he has authorised Finnish author Kari Hotakainen to write an intimate biography about his life.

Kimi’s enigmatic personality and reluctance to discuss his private life means that the book attracted a bidding war for rights to publish. While the Finnish language book is expected at the end of summer, the english language translation is due out through Simon & Schuster on October 18th, the day before Kimi Raikkonen’s 39th birthday.