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Kimi Raikkonen Eying Williams For F1 Return: Report

 
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Austrian and Finnish news outlets are reporting Kimi Raikkonen has visited with Williams F1 at the teams Oxfordshire, England factory, possibly as a prelude to returning to Formula 1.

Raikkonen, a former F1 world champion, left the series after the 2009 season to pursue a drive in a World Rally Championship car. He's seen little success in the largely off-road series, but has, by all appearances, enjoyed his time there immensely.

According to the sport10.at and plaza.fi websites that broke the news, Raikkonen's visit was only for "personal reasons," but the factory tour has nevertheless sparked talk of his potential return to the top tier of road racing.

Williams' current drivers, Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello, haven't delivered the best results for the team this season. Maldonado's seat appears to be secure, but Barrichello hasn't yet inked a deal for 2012, potentially leaving the door open for Raikkonen should he wish to drop WRC.

We're not sure Raikkonen will want to trade his gravel tires in for Pirelli F1 slicks even if the opportunity arises, especially after having made a fairly successful NASCAR Nationwide debut this year, but we'll keep our ears to the ground.

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  1. fb_535252382 avatar Paul Wright Posted: 9/19/2011 4:48pm PDT

    go away kimi, your a has been, you never did well enough in wrc, or nascar trucks, youll be just like schumacher, run in the middle of the pack
     
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  2. fb_1681833435 avatar La Ma Posted: 9/19/2011 7:14pm PDT

    run in the middle of the pack ? How many guys are in F1 ? How many would give their toes away for a performance of Schumacher ?
    If you are in a fast car, you can deliver, if you are in a middle performer car, you can do middle of pack. Schumi has 3 top 5 finishes this year which is pretty good considering the red bulls and McLaren and Ferrari are clearly superior to his MB.
    Kimi was a great fighter and a fast and good racer. He has also had the worst luck in F1 history (asides from those who died like Senna, etc)
    He had had more tire blowouts, engine and transmission and hydraulics failure then anybody else. He lost 2 championship due to these bad lucks.
    If he comes back don't expect to challenge the top drivers soon but maybe later
     
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  3. fb_683491356 avatar Haider Iqbal Posted: 10/27/2011 12:00am PDT

    Its not about wining or loosing, and when it comes to kimi it is certainly not that. He has been with McLaren for years only thing they gave was a fast car, nothing else... He kept on fighting but due to the unreliable car he lost it every time.
    I don't care (Or any Kimi Fan) if he is on the top or not but i follow Kimi just bcz he tries till the last... I hope he gets a fast car that's it if it is unreliable it doesn't matter, cz he will surly gets something out of that car..
     
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