Raikkonen signs with Citroen rally team

2010-04-16T08:40:35Z

Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen signs with Citroen rally team for 2010

Former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen will compete for Citroen in the World Rally Championship next season.

The team announced Friday that the Finnish driver would compete for its Former F1 champ Raikkonen will miss 2010 after failed McLaren talks; 2011 return not certain

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen confirmed Thursday that he will take a one-year sabbatical from Formula One next season and said it's uncertain whether he will return in 2011.

The Finnish driver, who was replaced by

Raikkonen to take break from F1: manager

2010-04-16T09:04:19Z

Outgoing Ferrari star Kimi Raikkonen will take next season off from Formula One as he could not get a deal with McLaren, his manager Steve Robertson was quoted as saying in the Finnish media.

"The choices in Formula One for ...

Button takes F1 world title as Webber wins in Brazil

2010-04-16T09:46:27Z

Briton Jenson Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.

Button, who has led the championship all season after winning the opening Australian Grand Prix in March, had started 14th on the grid, but drove with courage and determination to achieve his goal and send the Jenson Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.

Button, who has led the championship all season after winning the opening Australian Grand Prix in March, had started 14th on the grid, but drove with courage and determination to achieve his goal and send the Jenson Button was crowned world champion on Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.

Button, who has led the championship all season after winning the opening Australian Grand Prix in March, had started 14th on the grid, but drove with courage and determination to achieve his goal and send the Toyota confirms it is chasing Formula 1 stars Robert Kubica, Kimi Raikkonen for 2010 season

Toyota has confirmed it is targeting Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen as drivers for the 201...

Ferrari ouster leaves Kimi unsure of staying in F1

2010-04-16T10:03:02Z

Kimi Raikkonen unsure if he will stay in Formula One after being ousted from Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen is unsure if he will continue in Formula One after being ousted as a Ferrari driver, saying Thursday that it would require an offer from a top team to keep him in the s...

Barrichello, Button in Brawn 1-2 at Monza

2010-04-16T10:21:28Z

A beaming Rubens Barrichello made clear Sunday that he will push his Brawn GP team-mate and world championship leader Jenson Button all the way to the wire in this year's title race after winning the Italian Grand Prix.

The 37-year-old Brazilian, who produced a beautifully measured drive from fifth on the grid ...

Barrichello wins Italian Grand Prix

2010-04-16T10:21:34Z

A beaming Rubens Barrichello made clear Sunday that he will push his Brawn GP team-mate championship leader Briton Jenson Button all the way to the wire in this year's title race when he won the Italian Grand Prix.

The 37-year-old Brazilian, who produced a beautifully measured drive from fifth on the grid to gr...

Raikkonen edges Fisichella for Belgian Grand Prix win

2010-04-16T10:35:08Z

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first victory in 25 races on Sunday when he held off a challenge from Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella to triumph in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen's win was Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first victory in 25 races on Sunday when he held off a challenge from Force India's veteran Italian Giancarlo Fisichella to triumph in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen's win was Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, the current drivers' title leader, both crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix on the opening lap here on Sunday.

Button lost control and spun out after his Brawn GP was clipped by the Renault of

Raikkonen wins F1's Belgian GP for 4th time

2010-04-16T10:35:53Z

Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari holds off Fisichella for 4th win at F1's Belgian GP; Button crashes

Kimi Raikkonen held off Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella to win Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix for his first victory of the season here on Sunday.

The Finn, who made a quick getaway from sixth on the grid, took the honours at Spa-Francorchamps from pole-sitter Giancarlo Fisichella in a

Raikkonen ends barren run

2010-10-22T07:55:56Z

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Hamilton and McLaren are winners again

2010-04-16T11:09:14Z

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren roared back to the front after a slump of 1...

Hamilton picks up 1st F1 win of 2009 at Hungary

2010-04-16T11:09:44Z

Defending F1 champion Hamilton gets 1st win of 2009 at Hungary; Raikkonen 2nd

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday that was overshadowed by the absence of Felipe Massa.

The Ferrari driver remained sedated in a hospital wi...

Hamilton back on top

2010-10-22T07:53:59Z

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Kimi Raikkonen in pursuit of podium spot

2010-10-22T07:53:07Z

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Raikkonen hits out at warring egos

2010-04-16T11:43:41Z

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen on Friday blamed the dramatic schism and fallout in Formula One on warring egos.

The 29-year-old Finn, who won the world title in 2007, said that he believed that the Formula One Teams Organisation (FOTA) and th...

Button makes it five from six

2010-10-21T10:40:14Z

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Button cruises to maiden Monaco GP win

2010-04-16T12:08:47Z

Jenson Button added further weight to his claim to this year's drivers' world championship when he drove to a consummate victory for Brawn GP in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Englishman delivered a flawless performance as he and 37-year-old Brazilian team-mate Jenson Button of the Brawn GP team won the Monaco Grand Prix here on Sunday, his fifth victory in six races.

Button, who started from pole and led throughout the 78-lap race, finished ahead of Brazilian team-mate Rubens Barrichello with Finn ...

Britain's Button wins Monaco Grand Prix

2010-04-16T12:08:49Z

World championship leader Jenson Button of the Brawn GP team won the Monaco Grand Prix here on Sunday, his fifth victory in six races.

The Englishman, who started from pole and led throughout the 78-lap race, finished ahead of Brazilian team-mate Rubens Barrichello wi...

Button on Monaco GP pole after Hamilton crashes

2010-04-16T12:09:18Z

World championship leader Jenson Button grabbed pole position on Saturday for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix with a perfectly-timed hot lap in the final seconds of qualifying.

The 29-year-old Englishman delivered a best time of one minute and 14.902 seconds in his Brawn GP car to secure his fourth pole in six races this year and the seven...

Ferrari Shows Improvement Too Late in Season

2010-04-16T12:25:18Z

Ferrari Shows Improvement Too Late in Season

By Lemmy Gibson

The Spanish Grand Prix saw the big design evolution of the Ferrari F1 car. The car is definitely much faster, but it is far too late in the points race to make a difference.

Ferrari is, of course, the iconic team of Formula One. The Manchester Uni...

Should Ferrari Suspend Kimi Raikkonen?

2010-04-16T12:25:18Z

Should Ferrari Suspend Kimi Raikkonen?

By Gordon Bryan

May 2009, and the Formula 1 Tour arrives in Spain for the first European Grand Prix of the season. Former team owner Eddie Jordan makes waves by suggesting that Kimi Raikkonen ...

Button grabs last-gasp pole for Spanish Grand Prix

2010-04-16T12:24:21Z

Championship-leading Briton Jenson Button continued his early-season domination of Formula One on Saturday by grabbing a last-gasp pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

The 29-year-old Englishman, winner of three of this season's four races, delivered a dramatic final fastest lap in his Brawn ...

Button grabs pole for Spanish GP

2010-04-16T12:24:21Z

Championship leader Jenson Button of Britain, in a Brawn GP, grabbed pole position for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix with a dramatic last-gasp final lap in a thrilling qualifying session.

Button, who has won three of the four rac...

Raikkonen could quit F1 over reforms: report

2010-04-16T12:24:22Z

Ferrari Formula One ace Kimi Raikkonen said he could quit the sport over controversial plans to introduce a budget cap and a two-tier championship, according to the BBC Saturday.

The sport's ruling body, the Circuit de Catalunya with a new motor home and an air of determination.

"We have new parts and we are going to have...

Kimi Raikkonen keeps belief in Ferrari

2010-10-21T10:38:51Z

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Jenson Button urges F1 chiefs not to ban Lewis Hamilton over Liargate

2010-10-21T10:37:52Z

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Struggling Ferrari to work on car development

2010-06-11T22:31:26Z

Ferrari team manager Luca Baldisserri to skip Chinese GP and work on car development

Ferrari team manager Luca Baldisserri will not travel to this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, staying behind to work on car development in the wake of a disastrous start to the Formula One season.

"The goal is to anticipate as mu...

Ferrari's Raikkonen vows to bounce back

2010-04-16T15:42:27Z

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has vowed that Ferrari will bounce back from their awful opening to the 2009 season that has seen them fail to register a single point.

Two races in, the reigning conctructors world champions have not only finished outside the points but have also looked some way off the pace of the all-conquering Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa storming to the fastest times in opening practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Driving supremely, former world champion Raikkonen, who won here last year, clocked one minute 35.707 seconds around the 5.5 kilometre (3.4 mile) Sepang circuit with Mass...

Raikkonen leads the way as Ferrari set Malaysia pace

2010-10-21T10:36:33Z

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Kimi Raikkonen - The Thrill is Gone

2010-04-16T15:50:06Z

Kimi Raikkonen - The Thrill is Gone

By Lemmy Gibson

The Australian Grand Prix was an eye opener for most Formula One fans. To say the field was turned upside down by the new regulations and rules would be a minor understatement. Unfortunately, Kimi Raikkonen continues to mystify.

Kimi Raikkonen is known as the Ice ...

Ferrari boss rages at team's Melbourne mishaps

2010-10-21T10:36:12Z

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Brawn's Button grabs pole in Aussie F1 GP

2010-04-16T16:04:03Z

Briton Jenson Button in a Brawn GP took pole position in qualifying here Saturday for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

Button grabbed his fourth career pole ahead of Brawn teammate Rubens Barrichello and German Red Bull ...

F1 Motor Racing, Goal Setting and the 2009 F1 Season

2010-04-16T16:02:34Z

F1 Motor Racing, Goal Setting and the 2009 F1 Season

By Robin Stafford

How are Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso and other top F1 drivers preparing for the 2009 F1 season ahead? In this article I am going to l...

Williams' Rosberg fastest in F1 opening practice

2010-04-16T16:09:47Z

Williams-Toyota's Nico Rosberg was fastest in Friday's initial practice ahead of this weekend's season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old German topped the time charts with a fastest lap of one minute 26.687 seconds in the 90-minute practic...

We have best pair of drivers, says Ferrari boss

2010-04-16T16:11:29Z

Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is feeling confident ahead of the new Formula One season, which begins in Melbourne on Sunday.

Ferrari are the reigning constructors champions while Felipe Massa came within one ...

Raikkonen tops Barcelona testing

2010-04-16T16:08:37Z

Ferrari's former world champion Kimi Raikkonen easily topped the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya here on Tuesday.

With a best time of 1min 20.314sec the Finn was almost six tenths of a second quicker that Williams' Japanese test driver Kazuki Nakajima.

After completin...

Button impresses on Brawn testing debut

2010-04-16T16:09:22Z

Germany's Nick Heidfeld was quickest in testing in his BMW-Sauber on Monday at the Circuit de Catalunya here, but Jenson Button stole the headlines with an impressive showing in the new Germany's Nick Heidfeld was quickest in testing in his BMW-Sauber on Monday at the Montmelo circuit, posting a fastest lap time of 1 min 20.338sec to outspeed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari and Jarno Trulli in his Lewis Hamilton endured another frustrating day of struggles in Formula One testing here on Thursday with the season-opener in Australia just three weeks away.

Germany's Nick H...

Alonso fastest in testing

2010-04-16T16:13:48Z

Spain's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso of Renault was the fastest on Wednesday during the fourth day of testing at the Jerez circuit which was hampered by strong winds.

Alonso clocked a best lap of 1 minute 19.945 seconds around the Spanish circuit to finish just ahead of

A Humorous Preview of the F1 2009 Season

2010-04-16T17:43:18Z

A Humorous Preview of the F1 2009 Season

By Dirk Gibson

Formula One teams are launching their new cars and the March 29th race in Australia is starting to get closer. For Formula One fans, the new regulations promise a 2009 season that will be full of drama. Here is a go at a tongue in cheek prediction for how the season will play out.

Kimi Raikkonen - Lazy, Indifferent, Or What?

2010-04-16T17:43:18Z

Kimi Raikkonen - Lazy, Indifferent, Or What?

By Dirk Gibson

To reach the highest level of motorsports as a driver, you have to have incredible talent and a will to drive yourself to the top. At least that is the case so long as we are not talking about Kimi Raikkonen.

If people are asked to discuss the most skilled drivers in the last 20 years in Kimi Raikkonen chalked the fastest time in Bahrain Formula One testing on Tuesday.

Raikkonen, who clocked a best lap of 1min 32.102sec from his 107 circuits, was faster than Jarno Trulli of Britain's Lewis Hamilton outpaced rival Fernando Alonso on the last day of Formula One testing in Spain Friday, but the Spaniard improved his performance in the new F60 Ferrari continued on Wednesday at the famous Mugello track just outside Florence with Felipe Massa completing 104 laps.

The Brazilian, who narrowly lost out on the world title to Britain's Lewis Hamilton last season, took over t...

Duo seek injury answers

2010-10-21T10:27:58Z

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Hamilton relives his Chinese grand prix nightmare

2010-04-16T14:38:50Z

Lewis Hamilton has admitted logging on to YouTube and watching the moment when his world title dreams were dealt a crushing blow a year ago. The incident came in last season's Chinese grand prix when Hamilton appeared poised to clinch the championship in his rookie year.

Leading the standings by 12 points ahead of then McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen passed and repassed each other in the dramatic setting of the Ardennes woods, the mind flashed back to great moments from the history of motor racing: ...

Hamilton wins British GP, 1st win in home race

2010-04-16T14:44:36Z

Lewis Hamilton wins British GP, gets 1st win in home race and lead in drivers championship

Lewis Hamilton mastered wild and wet racing conditions to score a runaway victory at the British Grand Prix and throw the Formula One drivers championship wide open.

After he failed to collect a single point from the previous...

Hamilton's road to the world title

2010-10-21T10:26:24Z

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Alonso pips Hamilton in Brazil GP free practice

2010-04-16T15:02:20Z

Great Britain's drivers world championship leader Lewis Hamilton bounced back to his best on Saturday morning, but it was good enough only for the second best time behind Fernando Alonso in final free practice for Sunday's showdown Brazilian Grand Prix.

After struggling in cool and wet conditions in Fri...

Ferrari to analyse lack of speed in Shanghai

2010-04-16T16:29:53Z

Ferrari returned to Europe licking their wounds on Monday after Lewis Hamilton's triumph in China left them facing serious self-analysis before next month's championship showdown in Brazil.

Team chief Britain's Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday but was denied the world championship by title rival Felipe Massa, who finished second.

McLaren's Hamilton led throughout for a straightforward win but he remains just seven points ahead of Massa, taking the championship to a dramatic final race in...

Massa takes F1 title race down to wire

2010-04-16T12:51:20Z

Britain's Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday but was denied the world championship by title rival Felipe Massa, who finished second.

McLaren's Hamilton led throughout for a straightforward win but he remains just seven points ahead of Massa, taking the championship to a dramatic final race in...

Hamilton one step from title

2010-10-21T10:25:27Z

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Raikkonen Rally

2010-03-29T11:34:57Z

FILE - In this Sept 23, 2009 file photo Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland speaks at a sponsor's press conference ahead of Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore. Ex-Formula One world champion Kimi Raik...

Japan Auto Racing F1 GP

2010-03-31T11:49:51Z

Finland's Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen in action during the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, in Suzuka, central Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Renault Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, from Spain, centre top with yellow racing suit, sits on the railing as Ferrari's McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain leads the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen and the rest of he pack into turn one, at the start of the Italian

Hungary Auto Racing F1 GP

2010-04-05T20:36:36Z

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