Formula 1 Drivers have become more ‘Rude’ than before: Kimi Raikkonen


Formula 1 Drivers have become more ‘Rude’ than before: Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen

One of the most successful drivers in the Formula 1 history would contain the name of Kimi Raikkonen. The driver who might not be a part of the 2021 Formula 1 grid, yet has still made his up to the top both financially as well as statistically with stellar performances on the track. 

Entering his third decade as an F1 driver, Raikkonen has seen vast changes to the sport in his time on the grid. “It differs from race to race but I don’t think there is that much difference,” said the 39-year-old Finn as per GP fans

Kimi Raikkonen believes drivers have become more rude than in past 

Kimi Raikkonen

The big difference is they have made a rule for everything and there are so many rules that whatever you do, they can find a rule for it, good or bad that depends on what you have done.” 

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Adding that driving approaches have changed in wheel-to-wheel combat, Raikkonen commented, “I think in the past when we started, it was probably a bit more fair games in a way with the drivers if you were overtaking.

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“They wouldn’t let you pass but it wasn’t so rude with blocking then. We didn’t need rules for this kind of thing but every sport has changed over 20 years. It is part of the game.” 

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