0:59 and 1:35 are my favorites. The Räikkönen line at Spa on turn 1. He didn't have to turn in so tight for the first corner and the other drivers can't see him until he gets back on track, really genius trick by Kimi.
@@Tomitusplayer I agree with both yours and Ciaron's favourites, especially when he drives through the smoke at the start. While this isn't my favourite Kimi moment I do like the clip starting at 5:19 when after the crash at the start of the race everyone slows down to a crawl or completely stops. That is everyone but Kimi who says fuck this I've got a race to win and keeps driving 😎.
@@izazsatria6336 Because he slowed down massively in the pitlane entrance. Because it was so narrow nobody could pass and he blocked everyone. FIA then said after this, that was illegal and nobody can do that. Ok?
Other drivers: An F1 is a very complicated machine and you have to be very clean and avoid unnecessary moves while driving it. Kimi Raikkonen: Car is car.
it is now. back then you'd see variety of driving styles. like senna, schumacher, villeneuve. Now it is relatively the same. take similar lines with smooth throttle and brake inputs
@@megawave79 Such a good point. It's the most monotonous era in terms ofdriving styles. 0 creativity or abiltiy to showcase differing driving styles like they did in the past. They restict lines in the corners too.
@@ciaronsmith4995 And safest. remember the risks they took at the time and when we lost two drivers , one being the legendary senna. Also they may be similar but efficiency is still a thing. Look at verstappen in mexico and his low tire usage , even better than perez in that race due to his taking of corners ....poor time to bring max up now though....considering his asshole move to checo , the person who was the main reason lewis was busy and couldn't get fresh tires...and the reason he secured his 2021 WDC....The driving is still good....The engines could sound better though. Hope they move to older style vs again rather than hybrids.
@@jeppejensen470 Imagine he stayed with mclaren at least from 2006-8. Probably would have gotten back to back world titles in 07 and 08. Ferrari would have massa, but raikkonen was definitely the faster driver. In 08, i believe he would have put up a good fight with Hamilton and probably win.
@@dukcy7450 Ferrari practically "sabotaged" Kimi in 08 because they want to have Alonso in 2010. But yeah, Kimi could've snatched 08 if weren't for that. The biggest surprise however was that Kimi never held a grudge against Ferrari.
2:30 SPA 2004. Raikkonen practically stop the car because Bridgestone tyres (in M.Schumacher Ferrari) was the best tyre of this season but it had only 1 disvantage vs Michellin (Kimi McLaren), and was that it need more time than Michellin to take correct temperature of work, and with that slow Kimi freeze the tyres of both, knowing that he'll obtain goog temperature of work faster than Michael. Only 3 laps to go in that moment of the race. One of my favourite races ever, It has everything.
I will always remember him blowing through that abyss of smoke at Spa. A pure racing driver if there ever was one. Complete and total commitment. It was like he was from a different era
If there was a fire and a driver out of his car on the track that wouldve been very dangerous. The driver out of his car on track wouldve been decapitated.
Kimi absolutely mastered those nimble cars in the early 2000s. Keep in mind that he nearly beat prime Schumacher in 2003 even though he had two more DNFs than Michael.
we will miss this guy, he taught me the most important lesson no coach or driver will ever teach: don't take it too seriously, not only in racing, in anything. you might have a career, but no contract is worth your life
Yes concentrate on having fun racing. I myself enjoy racing, so I have played some racing games and Kimi countinued in F1 for 20 years, because he has always enjoyed racing.
What an absolute god. I hadn't started watching F1 yet during his glory days, but from watching his onboards even at alfa, the way he picks his lines, and especially his car control and gear selection is something special from the rest of the pack.
The thing I respect most about the guy is his composure through the hideous luck at Mclaren. You get a lot of drivers bitching over the most infrequent setbacks, some of which are usually partly their fault anyway, but he just kept his head down during that shit show. Boss
That last clip of him driving the McLaren like a flipping rally car was absolutely legendary. Rarely ever do you get to see that happen, as the car's weight is very central and the vehicle tends to want to spin around, which what we see happen 99 times out of 100
The bigger issue is the downforce. The car makes 3-4 times its weight in the corners pressing on the tires and increasing friction so it can take 4-5 gs. So the moment the car goes sideways, that downforce is lost, because the air is no longer flowing over the wings. Instantly you go from 4g to zero grip and that is VIOLENT and can lead to total loss of control. That's why an F1 car snaps so much for even a twitch and why drifting it is near impossible.
1:24 I can confirm this works, through direct testing. Obv in a simulator, but Kimi would just do this. In a race, in a real racing car. Absolutely superhuman
It's insane how even in such tense moments, he is so clean as well. When you race Kimi, you expect a tough, but absolutely fair racing. And rarely people can do both
@@nabilshafec7169 He looks like slam dunk 3 time WDC if his cars are reliable! I mean come on! The kid won 70% of all his junior races. I am sure he will get more than 1!
What impresses me most about Kimi are his saves when the car gets loose. It’s like he feels the car losing traction sooner other drivers and has time to correct it before a spin or going off track. Even the best drivers make mistakes but few of them can save it when they do.
That is one of the best laps I've ever seen. He had 8 laps more fuel than Alonso, (if you adjust for fuel, he was over half a second quicker than Alonso and 1 second quicker than Montoya), and had to take a 10 place grid penalty in the race. His corner entry speed into the chicanes was unbelievable and he took a smart line nobody else thought of. Brundle complaining about it haha!
He was extremely fast, a sharp arrow, fierce but at the same time clean, and also highly resourceful. I mean, this guy is the biggest raw talent i've ever seen live. I think his personality was the only thing to stop him from being a record-breaker. Kimi just didn't care enough to be like that.
And that's one of the reasons why I consider Kimi Raikkonen as one of my favorite F1 drivers of all time. Imo, he's one of the smartest drivers when it comes to racing skills.
Track full of smoke. Kimi says i remember how the tarmac layer goes so i don't fear anything. But anyway the best thing and that's hard on this extreme precision cars is how he used the shortshifts and engine torque on his favour. In Kemmel straight he always felt like 5 kilometers faster than anyone and not only there in slow to mid corners he uses that all the time. In Kimi's hands paddle gearshifting is science while others just mechanically put the gear on. Car control too you should put Hockenheim, where 6 drivers aquaplaned in the same corner and Kimi handled aquaplane like a boss, as he unstuck his car from the barrier. His reflexes is just a natural phenomenon with no understanding, he just understands the car, the space, the wheel alignment so different, everything in another dimension. Vettel by any means is a brilliant driver, but Kimi's talent is another level from anyone.
Sorry I'm a younger fan, only really been into F1 avidly for a few years. Can anyone explain to me why that wasnt extremely reckless and dangerous? As ballsy as it is wasn't there massive potential for a crash?
@@justmedee yea it reckless and dangerous but that's F1. Drivers push themselves to the limits to get to that top podium finish. I Know it wasnt the answer you wanted but its the best I got P.s. also I think there was no yellow flag or safety car on track so he thought it might be okay
@@ajinpjseph4014 thanks for the reply :) Yeah I know F1 is insanely high risk and in turn high skill but i was referring more to the driver that had already spun out on the track. I feel like that was brazenly endangering his life unless i completely read the situation wrong - like I've only become F1 obsessed in the last few years
Great compilation, thank you so much! It's sad that many new F1 fans have no idea why Räikkönen is praised so high and they only think it's because of the memes. His driving was on surgical level! Still sad about those 2 missed WC's that he could've had with a bit more luck!
One of the drivers whose numbers fail to match the extent of his talent. One of the purest talents in the history of the sport. It was such a pleasure to watch him, Nando, and Schumi during the late V10 era. My childhood heroes.
Honestly it's not correct. He did the same thing in 2001 and the gate was open. So he assumed for the 2012 race it would also be open. He actually had a plan. But yeah he didn't turn up Thursday that weekend haha.
@@marszxc As far as I know, the track walk is for studying the corners, not studying outside the track and service roads. Also, that gate could've been opened during track walk and closed in the race, we can never know. British folks always give shit to Raikkonen whenever something happens. That's not about track walk whatsoever. That was actually quite a clever move but the result is unfortunate.
he is THE racing god, the most instinctive driver ever. he handles every single problem perfectly. and those problems arent your usual problems. like who has the thought of "oh, if i crash into a barrier with one of my front wheels stuck in the barrier, i will simply jerk the wheel side to side while feathering the throttle"? no one thinks of that before you end up in that situation. he just knows everything.
1:49 I love the sound of that engine, especislly at the end where it bearly gets any higher. And the music is harmonizing so well with it too. I get goosebumbs everytime!
We kinda have with guys like max, lando and leclerc etc if we're talking about speed. Sadly the cars are a lot bigger / heavier and less nimble and thus les nice to look at. And ofcourse his no shits given quiet but fearless attitude is unique and sadly something that is not gonna be seen anytime soon because the big importance of social media and being liked (by everyone).
@@cookiegrandpafiddlediddle2248 I think thats a pretty good comparison, Max has is own slightly deadpan sense of humor like Kimi and has the same energy as him and Fernando, Max gives of the impression that he lives for Motorsport and nothing else just like Raikkönen and Alonso
2003, 2005, 2008, 2013 definitely should have been his titles too in addition to 2007. Horrendous McLaren reliability, shady Ferrari politics, and silly mid-season regulation changes robbed him from being a 5-time WDC.
@@mustafaamini2184 Pirelli changed their tyres after Silverstone 2013. Mercedes and Red Bull were purposely fitting their tyres the wrong way around (to make them fail) so they could force Pirelli to change the tyres. Pirelli eventually had to after Silverstone 2013, and imposed mandatory tyre pressure and camber restrictions (never done before in F1) and made the tyres way harder after that. This seriously hurt Kimi's driving style, he hated the new tyres as they had 0 front end. Kimi was the best driver in 2013 from Australia-Silverstone.
@@mustafaamini2184 Alas, that's simply not true. Kimi won the first race of the season through excellent tyre management, but from the second race onwards Vettel was leading the standings. Kimi's consistency kept him in the hunt, but by the time the circus got to Silverstone, Vettel had won 4 and Alonso 2 (both leapfrogging over Kimi in the standings). So even before tyre changes, Kimi was not leading and indeed was behind Alonso, whose team was not doing weird things with the tyres. At Silverstone there were six tyre failures - Hamilton, Alonso, Massa, Vergne, Gutiérrez, and Perez (only one of which comes from teams Claron accuses of intentionally failing the tyres). Kimi came 5th in that race, behind Rosberg, Webber, Alonso and Hamilton (note that this suggests Red Bull and Mercedes were already plenty fast). Pirelli concluded that teams were fitting tyres wrong to manage wear, which is a HUGE far cry from saying that teams deliberately caused them to fail. It also makes NO sense as a strategy: Red Bull had been leading both Championships since the 2nd race of the season, why would THEY of all teams want a rule change?
only 2003 in 2005 Alonso was the better driver, in 2008 Massa had the same car and 2013 he wasn't leading the championship till Silverstone Alonso and vettel were way ahead
Nice video as always. That start at spa in 2008 shows how much better Kimi feels the surface in tricky conditions than Felipe. So early on the throttle at the exit of Eau Rouge, which gives him tremendous speed advantage on the straight. Just fantastic.
@@amr1t_ What is Kimi would have been killed at Sauber? You would never know his name. I can name a bunch of great drivers who died early and few know their names. Luck figures into this sport.
I don’t know if I love mostly how he corrects the car or the fact that he floors the throttle again and again, each time right after straightening the car
If mclaren had a reliable car Kimi would have been youngest champ in 2003 then 2time in 2005. Along his 2007 title. But then if FIA didn't nerf Ferrari's dominace from 2005 who knew what would be different.
i think an important part of speed is the FOV of the camera... the FOV is just too darn low on modern F1 cameras!! if they'd just turn it up a bit they'd look absolutely rapid just like before
@@satoshiuchiha931 I know the early 00’s cars are like 150-200 kg’s lighter. Why I thought it has a lower cornering speed is because of the more narrow and stiffer grooved tires
Ikr, but the fact that's just our perception, the modern cars are actually faster, it's just the fact that they're much bigger give us the illusion that they are slower, it's practically the case which a guy with longer legs run the same distance with a short guy in the same amount of time with less strides.
I still remember like it was yesterday the 2007 season and how much I wanted Kimi to finally take the title, was so happy for him. From his first year in F1 I was a fan of him, not only because of his driving but his character is so pure like none of the other drivers. Really sad he retired and didn't managed to get a few more world titles, because he was up there with the best ever just didn't have much luck.
in terms of pure pace and extracting everything from the car i would say goes to alonso but racecraft would go to kimi every single day of the week noone can match kimi in terms of racecraft kimi is the man no one dislikes and he will always be missed in f1
probably the best and most knowledgeable driver in formula, very little error even when pushing beyond the machines limits, kimi doesn't fail the car, the car fails him or other drivers fail his car. the man must have grew up plowing snow in finland. this man better become a team boss, he's too good to just walk away from this sport.
The only Iceman in F1 History, the Spa King and also one of the fastest drivers I have ever seen in my entire life. I'm so blessed to have seen almost his entire F1 career 🙏🏾.
Nowadays people don't know how violently fast kimi was in his prime. Man was damn near unbeatable on sheer pace alone and was supreme in car control as well
THIS is the kind of editing we like to see 😎👌. No over dramatizing, no 3 frame a shot editing, Showing the action properly instead of cutting through 6 different angle shots at a stroboscopic rate. Someone at the FIA give this guy/girl job.
the first one shows exactly how a good driver has nothing to lose but a lot to win, and i think thats a good thing. playing with death, not scared a single bit.
Purest of racer ever. Wanted to show he could be champion, came close lot of times, did it in 2007. Proved to himself, and never bothered to please anyone. I been watching F1 from 1998 to present No one comes close to Kimis car control and sheer pace. Brilliant racecraft, clean racer. If anything I've found lacking is that sometimes he tends to be too respectful and doesn't go for late lunges like other drivers do. ❤️Grande Kimi Grande. Thank for for all the exhilarating experience you've given throughout the years. We'll miss u. Luckily Ciaron will keep us entertained with ur brilliant clips.
Kimi is a living legend in F1. Prime Kimi would wipe the floor with the new generation of drivers. He still kept in the game way passed his prime. Must've been such an honour to race with him as an F1 driver before he retired.
not exactly in 2005 Alonso was better and kimi had 2 retirements that season and Alonso had 1 but he was 21 points a head not in 2005 he could won. But yeah he lost the 2003 title for relatability
@@farhannewazkhan4223 Did you watch 2005? He had 3 DNFS. Completely wrong man. Kimi was much stronger than Alonso but unluckier - see below: Tyre valve exploded in Malaysia (lost a podium) Driveshaft failed in Imola (lost a win) Suspension failure in Nurburgring (lost a win) 10-place grid penalty in France (lost a win) 10-place grid penalty in Silverstone (lost a win) Hydraulics failure in Hockenheim (lost a win) 10-place grid penalty in Monza (lost a win) 10-place grid penalty in Suzuka (we know what happened here)
@@ciaronsmith4995 i guess u forgot why people get engine penalties and in Hungary Alonso had a collision with Ralf which forced him out of points and in Malaysia he pushed the tires way than he should have which cost the race and Kimi did not take penalty in japan
A genius that was born in the wrong era. Iceman❤ (For those that wanna know,according to a former Lotus engineer that worked with him,he said: If Kimi was born in 50s,he would be a 7-8 champion,due to his speed).
He would have won at least 3 if his car reliable at McLaren. Timeless driver. He would win in any car, in any era. Let's not put him in the bracket. He's not like the others.
He was so fast during the mclaren days... if only the car would have kept him in races instead breaking each time. He was THE fastest driver back then, by a mile
Has always been my favorite driver it’s funny how he seem to give less of a crap than anyone else about racing but he was still one of the best I would’ve loved to seen what he could’ve done if he would’ve been in a Red Bull or Mercedes for the last couple years
0:00 that song and that mclaren at the beginning makes me nostalgic for a time i wasn't even alive (and makes me think Kimi is up right next to Senna) (also the camera quality)
0:33 is my favorite. They changed the rules because of him doing this.
0:59 and 1:35 are my favorites. The Räikkönen line at Spa on turn 1. He didn't have to turn in so tight for the first corner and the other drivers can't see him until he gets back on track, really genius trick by Kimi.
@@Tomitusplayer
I agree with both yours and Ciaron's favourites, especially when he drives through the smoke at the start.
While this isn't my favourite Kimi moment I do like the clip starting at 5:19 when after the crash at the start of the race everyone slows down to a crawl or completely stops.
That is everyone but Kimi who says fuck this I've got a race to win and keeps driving 😎.
Can you explain me to me? Why kiki doing that makes FIA change the rule?
@@izazsatria6336 Because he slowed down massively in the pitlane entrance. Because it was so narrow nobody could pass and he blocked everyone. FIA then said after this, that was illegal and nobody can do that. Ok?
@@ciaronsmith4995 ok, but why did he slow everybody down in the first place?:)
Other drivers: An F1 is a very complicated machine and you have to be very clean and avoid unnecessary moves while driving it.
Kimi Raikkonen: Car is car.
This comment needs way more likes this is brilliant 😂
"And I know what I'm doing"
it is now. back then you'd see variety of driving styles. like senna, schumacher, villeneuve. Now it is relatively the same. take similar lines with smooth throttle and brake inputs
@@megawave79 Such a good point. It's the most monotonous era in terms ofdriving styles. 0 creativity or abiltiy to showcase differing driving styles like they did in the past. They restict lines in the corners too.
@@ciaronsmith4995 And safest. remember the risks they took at the time and when we lost two drivers , one being the legendary senna. Also they may be similar but efficiency is still a thing. Look at verstappen in mexico and his low tire usage , even better than perez in that race due to his taking of corners ....poor time to bring max up now though....considering his asshole move to checo , the person who was the main reason lewis was busy and couldn't get fresh tires...and the reason he secured his 2021 WDC....The driving is still good....The engines could sound better though. Hope they move to older style vs again rather than hybrids.
It’s a crime this man only has one world title. Prime Kimi would go toe to toe with anyone
won with 1 point off too
Tbh he would have had more if it wasnt for mclarens poor reliability...
@@jeppejensen470 Imagine he stayed with mclaren at least from 2006-8. Probably would have gotten back to back world titles in 07 and 08. Ferrari would have massa, but raikkonen was definitely the faster driver. In 08, i believe he would have put up a good fight with Hamilton and probably win.
@@dukcy7450 Ferrari practically "sabotaged" Kimi in 08 because they want to have Alonso in 2010. But yeah, Kimi could've snatched 08 if weren't for that. The biggest surprise however was that Kimi never held a grudge against Ferrari.
@@zickosaurusrex Man, he didn't adapted well to driving without Traction Control, in 08 it was banned.
2:30 SPA 2004. Raikkonen practically stop the car because Bridgestone tyres (in M.Schumacher Ferrari) was the best tyre of this season but it had only 1 disvantage vs Michellin (Kimi McLaren), and was that it need more time than Michellin to take correct temperature of work, and with that slow Kimi freeze the tyres of both, knowing that he'll obtain goog temperature of work faster than Michael. Only 3 laps to go in that moment of the race.
One of my favourite races ever, It has everything.
michelin....those front tyres make kimi fly, but others cant handle it because it gripped too much on the front
I will always remember him blowing through that abyss of smoke at Spa. A pure racing driver if there ever was one. Complete and total commitment. It was like he was from a different era
If there was a fire and a driver out of his car on the track that wouldve been very dangerous. The driver out of his car on track wouldve been decapitated.
Kimi absolutely mastered those nimble cars in the early 2000s. Keep in mind that he nearly beat prime Schumacher in 2003 even though he had two more DNFs than Michael.
And he was pretty much driving a 2002 McLaren
Imo prime Michale was 1995-2000 but I do also believe Kimi deserved 2003
@@muhammadmoosa7176 a much much shittier McLaren compared to the Ferrari
Schumacher got karma in the end so it works out
@@soposh5673 bruh wtf dude
we will miss this guy, he taught me the most important lesson no coach or driver will ever teach: don't take it too seriously, not only in racing, in anything. you might have a career, but no contract is worth your life
Yes concentrate on having fun racing. I myself enjoy racing, so I have played some racing games and Kimi countinued in F1 for 20 years, because he has always enjoyed racing.
This is actually a very good point. A good lofe lesson from the iceman that I didn't really think about until now
Damn, thank you for reminding me. I truly needed this.
*buhaah
rich people statement
All famous drivers were always mesmerized how quick Kimi could drive anything, with no preparation time.
Dudes insane.
What an absolute god. I hadn't started watching F1 yet during his glory days, but from watching his onboards even at alfa, the way he picks his lines, and especially his car control and gear selection is something special from the rest of the pack.
Nice comment, I agree. You must then like his line at 3:48!
Everytime I watch clips of him driving that McLaren.. what a beautiful car with magnificently fast driver.
And some rich guy was lucky to buy that real car
The only thing was - it was unreliable as hell. If that car was reliable, then he could have won a championship with McLaren.
@@tomaspetro4966 not could have. Would have.
@@jii-ro7083 exactly
2005 was the best one
The thing I respect most about the guy is his composure through the hideous luck at Mclaren. You get a lot of drivers bitching over the most infrequent setbacks, some of which are usually partly their fault anyway, but he just kept his head down during that shit show. Boss
Well said! He was by far, the best driver in 2003 and 2005 too.
imagine lewis in that car
@@0megalul309 Lmao, I don't know if that'd be funny or just sad to see.
Except when a team forgot his gloves and steering wheel
@@farrellhidayat8053 and drink
That last clip of him driving the McLaren like a flipping rally car was absolutely legendary. Rarely ever do you get to see that happen, as the car's weight is very central and the vehicle tends to want to spin around, which what we see happen 99 times out of 100
i remember how he passed button on turn 1 of melbourne gp from the inside by going full throttle and lock the front right wheel up in 2006. Crazy guy.
The bigger issue is the downforce. The car makes 3-4 times its weight in the corners pressing on the tires and increasing friction so it can take 4-5 gs. So the moment the car goes sideways, that downforce is lost, because the air is no longer flowing over the wings. Instantly you go from 4g to zero grip and that is VIOLENT and can lead to total loss of control. That's why an F1 car snaps so much for even a twitch and why drifting it is near impossible.
1:24 I can confirm this works, through direct testing. Obv in a simulator, but Kimi would just do this. In a race, in a real racing car. Absolutely superhuman
It's insane how even in such tense moments, he is so clean as well.
When you race Kimi, you expect a tough, but absolutely fair racing. And rarely people can do both
Exactly, this is what makes him the best racer.
guy literally puts other guy to the grass
@@jwork5680 Well, at least it is not Lewis Hamilton which literally takes out people's wheels lol
@@henry6777 did Kimi get a penalty for that one? No?
@@henry6777 bruh if you think that was on purpose you should distance yourself from any form of racing. Period.
This Kimi guy has so much potential, he will be world champion one day.
He is
Hahahaha omg I’ve never heard this joke about literally every single F1 world champion!
He looks like a 1 championship kinda guy though
@@nabilshafec7169 He looks like slam dunk 3 time WDC if his cars are reliable! I mean come on! The kid won 70% of all his junior races. I am sure he will get more than 1!
buddy i think you talking bout the wrong kimi
What impresses me most about Kimi are his saves when the car gets loose. It’s like he feels the car losing traction sooner other drivers and has time to correct it before a spin or going off track. Even the best drivers make mistakes but few of them can save it when they do.
5:23 Seeing that live from this perspective was insane. He really avoided a 6-way collision so well. His area-awareness astounds me greatly
3:08 the speed, oh my God
That is one of the best laps I've ever seen. He had 8 laps more fuel than Alonso, (if you adjust for fuel, he was over half a second quicker than Alonso and 1 second quicker than Montoya), and had to take a 10 place grid penalty in the race. His corner entry speed into the chicanes was unbelievable and he took a smart line nobody else thought of. Brundle complaining about it haha!
@@ciaronsmith4995 Well I mean the v8 cars were like glue, they sticked to the floor even in extreme weather, nowadays its just aquaplaning and etc
@@ciaronsmith4995 "That's not the racetrack.." But it is if you dare to make it.
@@arigabou That's a V10 though but yes.
@@ciaronsmith4995 don’t mean to sound daft but what track is that?
He was extremely fast, a sharp arrow, fierce but at the same time clean, and also highly resourceful. I mean, this guy is the biggest raw talent i've ever seen live. I think his personality was the only thing to stop him from being a record-breaker. Kimi just didn't care enough to be like that.
And that's one of the reasons why I consider Kimi Raikkonen as one of my favorite F1 drivers of all time. Imo, he's one of the smartest drivers when it comes to racing skills.
Track full of smoke. Kimi says i remember how the tarmac layer goes so i don't fear anything. But anyway the best thing and that's hard on this extreme precision cars is how he used the shortshifts and engine torque on his favour. In Kemmel straight he always felt like 5 kilometers faster than anyone and not only there in slow to mid corners he uses that all the time. In Kimi's hands paddle gearshifting is science while others just mechanically put the gear on. Car control too you should put Hockenheim, where 6 drivers aquaplaned in the same corner and Kimi handled aquaplane like a boss, as he unstuck his car from the barrier. His reflexes is just a natural phenomenon with no understanding, he just understands the car, the space, the wheel alignment so different, everything in another dimension. Vettel by any means is a brilliant driver, but Kimi's talent is another level from anyone.
Not to piss on your parade but Raikkonen had inters, the others slicks in Hockenheim. Still brilliant experience and talent, though.
Also a rally driver, dude knows his shit very well, which can't be said about other pilots.
Sorry I'm a younger fan, only really been into F1 avidly for a few years. Can anyone explain to me why that wasnt extremely reckless and dangerous? As ballsy as it is wasn't there massive potential for a crash?
@@justmedee yea it reckless and dangerous but that's F1. Drivers push themselves to the limits to get to that top podium finish.
I Know it wasnt the answer you wanted but its the best I got
P.s. also I think there was no yellow flag or safety car on track so he thought it might be okay
@@ajinpjseph4014 thanks for the reply :) Yeah I know F1 is insanely high risk and in turn high skill but i was referring more to the driver that had already spun out on the track. I feel like that was brazenly endangering his life unless i completely read the situation wrong - like I've only become F1 obsessed in the last few years
We are gonna miss Kimi so much when he retires by the end of this season.
it's ok guys not everyone has good
@@onkelmarvin8360 I don't understand how he's an idiot
@@onkelmarvin8360 he's a quiet man who's actions speak louder than his words
Just because you open yours every time your boyfriend unzips his pants doesn’t make Kimi is an idiot
@@onkelmarvin8360 you know theres a saying, the loudest one in the room is the idiot. Hence the exclamation marks in your comment.
Great compilation, thank you so much!
It's sad that many new F1 fans have no idea why Räikkönen is praised so high and they only think it's because of the memes. His driving was on surgical level! Still sad about those 2 missed WC's that he could've had with a bit more luck!
And they say kimi is overrated while they fangirl over max pushing someone off track…
2005 was tragic. If that McLaren was reliable enough he could have won.
One of the drivers whose numbers fail to match the extent of his talent. One of the purest talents in the history of the sport. It was such a pleasure to watch him, Nando, and Schumi during the late V10 era. My childhood heroes.
4:55 “if he’d turned up on Thursday and did the track walk he would’ve known all about that” sums him up 🤣🤣🤣
Honestly it's not correct. He did the same thing in 2001 and the gate was open. So he assumed for the 2012 race it would also be open. He actually had a plan. But yeah he didn't turn up Thursday that weekend haha.
@@ciaronsmith4995 that’s what I meant mate. So Kimi to skip out on the track walk, was probably havin a shit
@@marszxc As far as I know, the track walk is for studying the corners, not studying outside the track and service roads. Also, that gate could've been opened during track walk and closed in the race, we can never know.
British folks always give shit to Raikkonen whenever something happens. That's not about track walk whatsoever. That was actually quite a clever move but the result is unfortunate.
I mean it nearly worked, but someone shut the gate
he is THE racing god, the most instinctive driver ever. he handles every single problem perfectly. and those problems arent your usual problems. like who has the thought of "oh, if i crash into a barrier with one of my front wheels stuck in the barrier, i will simply jerk the wheel side to side while feathering the throttle"? no one thinks of that before you end up in that situation. he just knows everything.
lol I did that thing where you’re stuck in the barrier and you wriggle out, not that hard to do
@@mr.gilbert2790 yeah… after seeing kimi do it 🤣
Michael would dissagree
@@sxmori nah did it in go karting before I even knew who kimi was
A man who just wanted to race, and did it beautifully.
1:49 I love the sound of that engine, especislly at the end where it bearly gets any higher. And the music is harmonizing so well with it too. I get goosebumbs everytime!
I pray for the day we’re given another Kimi.
We kinda have with guys like max, lando and leclerc etc if we're talking about speed. Sadly the cars are a lot bigger / heavier and less nimble and thus les nice to look at. And ofcourse his no shits given quiet but fearless attitude is unique and sadly something that is not gonna be seen anytime soon because the big importance of social media and being liked (by everyone).
@@antopiekboy This might sound like a stretch but personality wise, I'd say Max is the most similar to Kimi.
@@cookiegrandpafiddlediddle2248 I think thats a pretty good comparison, Max has is own slightly deadpan sense of humor like Kimi and has the same energy as him and Fernando, Max gives of the impression that he lives for Motorsport and nothing else just like Raikkönen and Alonso
2003, 2005, 2008, 2013 definitely should have been his titles too in addition to 2007. Horrendous McLaren reliability, shady Ferrari politics, and silly mid-season regulation changes robbed him from being a 5-time WDC.
But why 2013? Could you explain the mid season regulation changes, please ? 🤔
@@mustafaamini2184 Pirelli changed their tyres after Silverstone 2013.
Mercedes and Red Bull were purposely fitting their tyres the wrong way around (to make them fail) so they could force Pirelli to change the tyres. Pirelli eventually had to after Silverstone 2013, and imposed mandatory tyre pressure and camber restrictions (never done before in F1) and made the tyres way harder after that. This seriously hurt Kimi's driving style, he hated the new tyres as they had 0 front end. Kimi was the best driver in 2013 from Australia-Silverstone.
@@ciaronsmith4995 Cheers! Wow 😳 you just can't compete with F1 politics, can you
@@mustafaamini2184 Alas, that's simply not true. Kimi won the first race of the season through excellent tyre management, but from the second race onwards Vettel was leading the standings. Kimi's consistency kept him in the hunt, but by the time the circus got to Silverstone, Vettel had won 4 and Alonso 2 (both leapfrogging over Kimi in the standings). So even before tyre changes, Kimi was not leading and indeed was behind Alonso, whose team was not doing weird things with the tyres.
At Silverstone there were six tyre failures - Hamilton, Alonso, Massa, Vergne, Gutiérrez, and Perez (only one of which comes from teams Claron accuses of intentionally failing the tyres). Kimi came 5th in that race, behind Rosberg, Webber, Alonso and Hamilton (note that this suggests Red Bull and Mercedes were already plenty fast).
Pirelli concluded that teams were fitting tyres wrong to manage wear, which is a HUGE far cry from saying that teams deliberately caused them to fail. It also makes NO sense as a strategy: Red Bull had been leading both Championships since the 2nd race of the season, why would THEY of all teams want a rule change?
only 2003 in 2005 Alonso was the better driver, in 2008 Massa had the same car and 2013 he wasn't leading the championship till Silverstone Alonso and vettel were way ahead
Man, the sound of the old mercedes cars is something to behold. That high pitched screeching is so iconic. Brings me back.
Kimi’s style;
Gives a whole new meaning to 👉🏻drive it like ya stole it
Nice video as always. That start at spa in 2008 shows how much better Kimi feels the surface in tricky conditions than Felipe. So early on the throttle at the exit of Eau Rouge, which gives him tremendous speed advantage on the straight. Just fantastic.
That's not the exit of Eau Rouge that's already the Raidillon
One of the best drivers of all time, and, in my opinion, definitely the most loved driver. WE WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH, KIMI!!!
5:01 kimi: I choose when my race is over
Kimi is lucky to have lived through any of his heroics.
Well if it keeps happening I’m inclined to believe it isn’t just luck
@@amr1t_ What is Kimi would have been killed at Sauber? You would never know his name. I can name a bunch of great drivers who died early and few know their names. Luck figures into this sport.
for me one of the best driver, if he was the right moment to the right team would have at least 3-4 championships
At 1:13 onwards he makes FOUR saves in quick succession
I don’t know if I love mostly how he corrects the car or the fact that he floors the throttle again and again, each time right after straightening the car
I've never seen anybody drive the hell out of a car like Kimi, man those were the good old days
What a master. And what I totally love about him is his brutal honesty.
Is gonna be end of an era and this is so sad
this showed Raikkonen to be a generational genius
I wish he would win one more GP in his last F1 season
That would be perfect!
If mclaren had a reliable car Kimi would have been youngest champ in 2003 then 2time in 2005. Along his 2007 title. But then if FIA didn't nerf Ferrari's dominace from 2005 who knew what would be different.
If he stayed with MCL in 2007, he’d be up against Hamilton. Now that is an alternate history I want to see.
3:09 This shot just shows how fast the car looked compared to a modern formula one car (even if the speed would arguably be lower on the Mclaren)
i think an important part of speed is the FOV of the camera... the FOV is just too darn low on modern F1 cameras!! if they'd just turn it up a bit they'd look absolutely rapid just like before
Actually it was almost as fast as today's cars on the turns for one reason. It's smaller so it can turn much easily with higher speed and it's lighter
@@satoshiuchiha931 I know the early 00’s cars are like 150-200 kg’s lighter. Why I thought it has a lower cornering speed is because of the more narrow and stiffer grooved tires
Ikr, but the fact that's just our perception, the modern cars are actually faster, it's just the fact that they're much bigger give us the illusion that they are slower, it's practically the case which a guy with longer legs run the same distance with a short guy in the same amount of time with less strides.
@@marjoh669 do you know wich track is that ?
Kimi at Spa *now this is big brain time*
Let's see the glass half full: at least he won 1 title! This dude was an absolute legend.
I still remember like it was yesterday the 2007 season and how much I wanted Kimi to finally take the title, was so happy for him. From his first year in F1 I was a fan of him, not only because of his driving but his character is so pure like none of the other drivers. Really sad he retired and didn't managed to get a few more world titles, because he was up there with the best ever just didn't have much luck.
Räikkönen came from zero. They didnt have even wc in finland. But as he said "you just have to be fast and that is enough".
Well they did have a wc... only, it was outdoors.
kimi was an absolute madman. ill miss seeing him on the grid
what a genius man, hopefully his team doesn't ruin his drink
His way of driving especially in the Mclaren is just art.
4:04 was hilarious. He is clearly a man who has learned to use 100% of his brain.
Hamilton was salty and rammed him the following year at that exact spot :D
How is that legal? is it just race from restart at the pit lane?
in terms of pure pace and extracting everything from the car i would say goes to alonso
but racecraft would go to kimi every single day of the week noone can match kimi in terms of racecraft
kimi is the man no one dislikes and he will always be missed in f1
Well not every day of the week... only on Sunday really, Saturday in some cases.
5:01 this is still my favourite one. It shows how clever he is in difficult situations
What a driver Kimi was, it’s a shame that he got to win just one World Title, deserved much more!
2005 Suzuka was when Kimi showed he was one of the greatest to ever bless the sport
Already in 2003 imo, but point taken.
@@ciaronsmith4995 true
A legend, he will be missed.
probably the best and most knowledgeable driver in formula, very little error even when pushing beyond the machines limits, kimi doesn't fail the car, the car fails him or other drivers fail his car. the man must have grew up plowing snow in finland. this man better become a team boss, he's too good to just walk away from this sport.
Dude this compilation was just perfect, thank you!
The only Iceman in F1 History, the Spa King and also one of the fastest drivers I have ever seen in my entire life. I'm so blessed to have seen almost his entire F1 career 🙏🏾.
Nowadays people don't know how violently fast kimi was in his prime. Man was damn near unbeatable on sheer pace alone and was supreme in car control as well
this has been recommended to me 4 times now and all 4 times i watch because kimi is life I miss him from F1
4:13 i love how raikkonen runs!
Wheel to wheel, Kimi could (and probably still would with a half decent car/if he could be bothered) beat anyone. He's an absolute beast.
This is the Kimi I wanna remember, McLaren and first Ferrari stint, the fastest one on grid
Not only that he can come up with the most ridiculous and creative heroics, but he looks so laid back and calm doing them that nobody can believe it.
THIS is the kind of editing we like to see 😎👌. No over dramatizing, no 3 frame a shot editing, Showing the action properly instead of cutting through 6 different angle shots at a stroboscopic rate. Someone at the FIA give this guy/girl job.
Gonna miss this man for sure
he deserved more than 1 title.
i miss him so much.
the first one shows exactly how a good driver has nothing to lose but a lot to win, and i think thats a good thing. playing with death, not scared a single bit.
This brings back so many memories! Fantastic video.
Dayum this guy really read the spa rule book
Kimi was by far the fastest driver ever. He had so much raw speed
I was right there with Kimi and all those Years followed! Nearly got some Tears from your great Showing of The Iceman! F1 at it's best!
Purest of racer ever.
Wanted to show he could be champion, came close lot of times, did it in 2007. Proved to himself, and never bothered to please anyone.
I been watching F1 from 1998 to present
No one comes close to Kimis car control and sheer pace.
Brilliant racecraft, clean racer. If anything I've found lacking is that sometimes he tends to be too respectful and doesn't go for late lunges like other drivers do.
❤️Grande Kimi Grande. Thank for for all the exhilarating experience you've given throughout the years.
We'll miss u.
Luckily Ciaron will keep us entertained with ur brilliant clips.
Full commitment, brilliant pace, and a cool head. That's Kimi.
Here from Italy, lest we forget: last word champion with ferrari. Kimi numero 1.
Grande Kimi.......
Ohhh the sound of those (older) engines, marvellous! And of course Kimi is fearless!
the first clip with kimi screaming by and the music... chills.
Awesome job dude,i love it👍👍👍👍👍!!!
Ahh,classic Kimi. I love him and Mika. Best Finnish driver ever.
Those two corners in the Mclaren were taken at an absolutely incredible speed. The car was glued to the ground!
Kimi is a living legend in F1.
Prime Kimi would wipe the floor with the new generation of drivers.
He still kept in the game way passed his prime.
Must've been such an honour to race with him as an F1 driver before he retired.
Kimi was better than Alonso and Schumi in 2005. It would have been so pleasing to see him win a WDC in the McLaren
Ron Dennis is sorry about it
Better than anyone in the tyre war, frankly.
not exactly in 2005 Alonso was better and kimi had 2 retirements that season and Alonso had 1 but he was 21 points a head not in 2005 he could won. But yeah he lost the 2003 title for relatability
@@farhannewazkhan4223 Did you watch 2005? He had 3 DNFS. Completely wrong man. Kimi was much stronger than Alonso but unluckier - see below:
Tyre valve exploded in Malaysia (lost a podium)
Driveshaft failed in Imola (lost a win)
Suspension failure in Nurburgring (lost a win)
10-place grid penalty in France (lost a win)
10-place grid penalty in Silverstone (lost a win)
Hydraulics failure in Hockenheim (lost a win)
10-place grid penalty in Monza (lost a win)
10-place grid penalty in Suzuka (we know what happened here)
@@ciaronsmith4995 i guess u forgot why people get engine penalties and in Hungary Alonso had a collision with Ralf which forced him out of points and in Malaysia he pushed the tires way than he should have which cost the race and Kimi did not take penalty in japan
A genius that was born in the wrong era. Iceman❤
(For those that wanna know,according to a former Lotus engineer that worked with him,he said: If Kimi was born in 50s,he would be a 7-8 champion,due to his speed).
He would have won at least 3 if his car reliable at McLaren. Timeless driver. He would win in any car, in any era. Let's not put him in the bracket. He's not like the others.
The internet would go crazy and call him a danger for that first clip today. Back then it was called bravery.
The camera shot at 3:11 is just incredible, you don't get to see things like that anymore
this had me roaring with laughter. kudos to you and kimi, a king among men
He was so fast during the mclaren days... if only the car would have kept him in races instead breaking each time. He was THE fastest driver back then, by a mile
The Mario Golf / Top Gun mix while Kimi is playing games with Schumacher cracks me up for some reason 😂
Man those early 2000s cars were so agile and nimble, they used to look so alive and of course sounded amazing.
2:40
As usual the Iceman doesn't need to warm his tyres.
The tyres warms him.
Has always been my favorite driver it’s funny how he seem to give less of a crap than anyone else about racing but he was still one of the best I would’ve loved to seen what he could’ve done if he would’ve been in a Red Bull or Mercedes for the last couple years
I just got this on my front page... seeing this makes me remember a happy feeling :)
great music you chose for this compilation
0:00 that song and that mclaren at the beginning makes me nostalgic for a time i wasn't even alive (and makes me think Kimi is up right next to Senna) (also the camera quality)
Apsolutely great combo. What is the name of the song at 0:00, i completely forgot?
@@antemaras408 I wish I knew
@@ohthatremindsmeofmypruneju3669 racing hearts
@@jameshaydn3341 thank you!
People forget how Kimi was insane in mclaren
The speed on the second example up into and through the Kemmel straight is ridiculous. Such a sick series of manuevers to set up rocket speeds.
Awesome video !