Kimi Raikkonen. Kimi Raikkonen, the last Formula 1 world champion with Ferrari.

Born on the 17th of October, 1979, Kimi Raikkonen made his Formula 1 debut in the 2001 season, for the Sauber Formula One team and achieved four points-scoring finishes and eight finishes in the top eight during his first year, thus showing huge potential for a successful career at the highest level.

During 2002 and 2006 he raced for McLaren Mercedes, where he as able to capitalize his skill and talent. He won seven races in the 2005 season, fighting with Fernando Alonso of Renault for the championship title, but finishing second behind the Spanish driver due to the negative results in the first four races of the season.

2007 was the year Kimi joined Scuderia Ferrari for the first time, and the Finnish driver made exceptional debut by winning the Australian Grand Prix, after starting the race in pole position and finishing it with the fastest lap of the race, ahead of the two McLaren-Mercedes drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. After the next six races only recorded two third-place podium finishes, few people considered Kimi to be a contender for the championship fight, but the Finnish driver managed an incredible second part of the season, with five wins. The last race of the 2007 season will forever remain in the hearts and thoughts of all Ferrari fans after the incredible and emotional events that lead to the perfect outcome: by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix, ahead of his teammate Felipe Massa and helped by Lewis Hamilton’s poor race, Kimi became world champion, thus bringing the last Drivers’ title for the Scuderia up to date.