Kimi Raikkonen has been driving Formula 1 since 2001, except for two seasons. The Finn says the road to Formula 1 is a lot more difficult for young drivers than it was twenty years ago. The Alfa Romeo driver was particularly surprised by the huge sums of money at the karting level. High amounts Raikkonen joined the Sauber team as a young driver with only 23 car races under his belt. Like any other driver, he spent his time on the karts. The Finn looks up to the high sums of money that have to be put down nowadays in order to be able to participate in the karts. "Motorsport has always been a very expensive sport, even when I was young. But now I hear that professional karting is about...
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