Iceman NOT Signed For Red Bull
 

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is unlikely to return to Formula One, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.

The Finn, world champion with Ferrari in 2007, quit grand prix racing at the end of last season to compete in the world rally championship with Citroen.

'You never know but I will probably never return to Formula One,' the 30-year-old told French sports daily L'Equipe.

'It's something I did for many years, I had many great moments. I won a world championship title, which is what I always wanted, but times have changed. Now I'm in rallying and there are many other things apart from Formula One in life.'

Raikkonen would like to compete in the Le Mans 24-hour race.

'I would like to try but you need to find the right team,' he said. 'If you want to win, there are only two, Peugeot and Audi. One day, I hope, there will be an opportunity.'

nooooooooooooooo :(
i mean lets be honest here he has done crap in WRC compared to f1 so that was a bad move but from rally to le mans seems even more silly

You know whats even worse?? This article is 9 days old, I would have ben all over this **** this time last year!

anyway I think he's happy he won the world title in F1 and then lost interest, whatever he does he'll still be known for his speed with mclaren and then winning the title with ferrari on his first year............still sad though.

he could easily be in title contension if not leading though silly man i was really hoping to see him back in a f1 car

Yeah I think had he won the title with Mclaren he would have left though, he seems to set have a set of goals in mind....

(also look at it like this Schumi said he'd never return, 3 years later BAM!!!!!!!!)

maybe kimi will just do a few other things before making a comeback *lives in hope*

Yeah hopefully he'll take over from Schumi again in 3 years time! :D

thought this was guna be one of those 'waaaa im levin dun tri an stop me babeh'

*whispers* i'd rather have kimi than schumi *runs away*
get kimi in vettels redbull beens the boy dont deserve such a front running seat

After all public rumors, Kimi Raikkonen has finally made his point by coming to NASCAR. He is signed with Red Bull Racing to replace Kasey Kahne for 2012.

Raikkonen, who is currently competing in the WRC, said he wanted to do this because "NASCAR is totally interesting in my opinion because I remember Juan Pablo Montoya's move to NASCAR and I have been following him a lot."

Kasey Kahne expressed his opinion on Raikkonen coming to NASCAR: "Obviously, Kimi is from Finland and since the Finns don't know much about NASCAR, he will introduce NASCAR to the entire country of Finland. He is an amazing World Champion who can do anything he wants to win and become good at."

Brian Vickers and Scott Speed have different opinions, however. "I am very comfortable about Kimi Raikkonen coming to NASCAR because he is such a great advisor to any driver out there", said Vickers. Scott Speed said, "I can't wait for Kimi to come over because he is such a great World Champion and a perfect teammate."

After all, Kimi said that in 2009 when he was going to leave F1, he said that he could race in NASCAR if he wanted to. But this is about to change in 2012.

Kimi come baaaaaaaack ! Damn I miss watching your awesome yet simple driving. Just come back. Please ?

I dont think he will ever come back now :( I'm happy he's moved on from WRC though, I will watch Nascar again now :)

i like NASCAR but damn it silly man

by the title of the thread, i thought it was you iceman lol.

I don't think either. I think it was 2 weeks ago when I've watched his victory in 2007. Damn it, this man is gifted. But at the end of the day, if he's in a better place for his career right now, we can't be selfish, we just have to be happy for him and wish him a lot of luck.

Go out there and make us proud Kimi !

Why NASCAR? :S He should have gone to McLaren this year.

yes

Great move, go there for 2012, see how red bull do in F1 make your return :D

Update: The rumours are untrue, Kimi has NOT moved to Nascar, still hope for him partnering Vettel next year :D

Update: Kimi is in talks for an F1 return with RENAULT! :D

there is so many kimi rumours NASCAR although it seems not any more but earlier on twitter i saw some saying he in talks with redbull team to drive a mini in WRC then also saw bout him being in talks with renault in the F1
gotta love silly season

Well Renault have confirmed as has his manager that he is in talks for a comeback for 11!!!!

i bet it'll come down to which series and thus which team will put the biggest amount of money on the table

been confirmed this morning kimi is not coming back to f1 as decided to stay in wrc after all

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo