Kimi Raikkonen F1 Return Looking Unlikely

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Published: May 27, 2010

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2010’s star studied driver line-up is the strongest F1 has had since the 1980's. However, one man missing from the current field is Kimi Raikkonen , who left F1 last season to try his hand at rallying.

There have been a number of people asking about the possibility of Raikkonen returning to the sport in 2011 and, should he return, with whom.

Raikkonen has insisted that he won’t make any decisions until the second half of the season. He is keeping his options open for the time being.

When it comes to deciding whether to continue in rallying, comeback to F1, or do something completely different, his personal enjoyment is one of the critical factors. If Raikkonen isn’t enjoying what he is doing, he isn’t interested or content. Raikkonen was renowned for disliking F1 off the track.

Raikkonen told the Turun Sanomat newspaper: “If the F1 world could go back 20 years, it would be the same as rallying now. It (rallying) is still professional but in just a bit more of a relaxed style ,”

Another crucial factor is that if Kimi were to come back to F1, he would only want a competitive car, in which he could compete for the championship. Fighting for scraps simply doesn’t motivate him.

He told the official F1 site back in February: “I will only return in 2011 if I can drive a competitive car. I do not want to race just to make up the numbers.”

The same applies to the option of continuing with rallying. If Raikkonen makes progress and consistently gets good results, he will feel encouraged to persevere with it .

Looking at all the evidence, it has to be said that the prospects of Raikkonen returning to F1 seem rather low.

Firstly after a difficult start to his WRC career, Kimi has made good progress lately. He finished in the points in the Jordan rally, followed by a spectacular drive in the Turkish rally to finish fifth...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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