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Raikkonen finally speaks about ‘the other Kimi'

May 27 Kimi Raikkonen has publicly commented for the first time on Formula 1's newest sensation – championship leader Andrea ‘Kimi' Antonelli. The 19-year-old Mercedes driver now leads the 2026 world championship by 43 points after four consecutive victories. And while Antonelli's family insists his ‘Kimi' nickname was not inspired by the 2007 Ferrari world champion, few in Formula 1 fully believe it. Now the original Kimi has weighed in himself. 'Naturally, I follow Antonelli's exploits with great sympathy,' Raikkonen told veteran Italian journalist Leo Turrini in his Quotidiano Nazionale column. 'It amuses me that he shares my name, even though I think I've realised...
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