AUGUST 23, 2023

Raikkonen kept big secret from F1 teams

2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen admits he often used to race motorbikes - without his Formula 1 teams knowing.

The Finn, now retired, raced for top teams including McLaren and Ferrari, and he now operates a highly successful motocross team with Kawasaki support.

I have always appreciated the challenges that motocross has for you as well as the very physical side, Raikkonen, 43, is quoted by RTBF.

Sometimes I went riding in small club races but it was just for fun, he said. "It wasn't at a high level and I felt that it was part of my fitness program.

I don't know what any of my teams thought about it as I never mentioned it to them, Raikkonen smiled.
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