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Past Gas

S1 Ep107: How Kimi Raikkonen Became F1's Most Memeable Star

Past Gas

Donut Media

Leisure, Comedy, History, Automotive

4.97.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Today, on Past Gas, the epic and long-as-hell career of the Flying Finn, Kimi Raikkonen. Kimi Raikkonen is one of the most beloved Formula One drivers, a celebrated “Iceman” with an open hatred for doing interviews and one of the most meme-able personalities in the paddock. What makes him tick, and why has he stuck it out in Formula One for so long, considering that he’s on record saying that driving is “more like a hobby for me”? Is Kimi F1’s most underrated legend?

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Moving from his grip position in third to knock Williams' Mark Weber out of P2 by the second

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lap. Reikenden is soon hot in the heels of Renault's champion Fernando Alonzo as he sets the fastest

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lap. Unfortunately, the momentum doesn't hold, but mid-race after two frustrating laps behind a

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safety car, Reikenden's heat shield catches fire, burning through the cars wiring and cutting off

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