Alfa Romeo Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen has insisted he will not retire until he cannot keep doing his best admitting getting motivated has never been an issue for the 2007 World Champion. Kimi won the World Championship with Ferrari in 2007 and has since raced for Lotus, Sauber and Ferrari again. The Finn is now 39 and has started the new season in electric form in his new Alfa Romeo, scoring an eighth-place finish in Australia before beating that by one place in Bahrain.
Speaking ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix Raikkonen explained how he has no plans to retire just yet: “Motivation has never been a problem even if the world thinks so. I do what I can and when I feel that I do not give what I should expect from myself, perhaps the time will come for me to leave. I always try to do the best that I can. Some days it goes a bit better than others. But that’s how it goes.” – he added.
Kimi Raikkonen started in F1 back in 2001, won the season championship in 2007 and has driven for the sport’s biggest names in Ferrari and McLaren. His name is spread all around the F1 record books. He’ll be 40 before this season ends, and he’s still at it: “I don’t have any special thing that I try to motivate myself,’ he said on Thursday, looking ahead to Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. ‘It’s become more of a hobby for me, maybe more than anything else. And probably that’s why it’s fun again.’
After a solid start to his Alfa career, Kimi Raikkonen admitted it hasn’t exceeded his aims: “I do not really have goals either, so I did not have to change them: “I can not talk about last year’s car, I’ve only tried the car on a track. But I can say that a great job has been done during the winter” – he concluded.
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