The legendary name of Formula 1, known as the “Iceman”, Kimi Raikkonen, bids farewell to the tracks after the Abu Dhabi GP that will be held this Sunday. For this farewell, which F1 fans have been waiting for with great sadness, Alfa Romeo has chosen to add a heartbreaking message to Kimi’s car.
The 2021 Formula 1 season, where big events took place, comes to an end with the Abu Dhabi GP to be held on Sunday. In this season after events, there is one more event that is as striking as the rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen and upsets all F1 fans; Kimi Raikkönen bids farewell to F1NS.
Proving its advanced piloting skills to the whole world since 2002, 103 podiums and one world title during his career Raikkönen is leaving Formula 1 with his 350th race in the driver’s seat. Alfa Romeo, with which Iceman has been racing for 3 years, once again saddened all F1 fans with the way he chose to say goodbye to the Finnish driver. Let’s take a closer look at the details of that message.
“We’re leaving you alone now”
Alfa Romeo, Raikkonen for his farewell 350th race He added the following inscriptions on the vehicle wrap: “Dear Kimi, we leave you alone now.” This message may seem very simple at first glance, but “leaving alone” For those who do not know the meaning, let’s pass a small summary.
At the 2012 Abu Dhabi GP, Raikkonen had a little tension with the Lotus team, where he was sitting in the pilot’s seat. lotus pit wall, To inform the Finnish pilot He said over the radio: “Well, Kimi, you’ve got Alonso behind you, we’ll keep you up to date on the distance and your progress.”
Normally, pilots are against such informative messages. “okay, okay” We see that he gives ordinary reactions such as However, Raikkonen’s reaction in that race was a little different. Iceman used the following statements to the race engineer: “Leave me alone. I know what I’m doing.”
Here are those moments:
These words of Raikkonen created a huge explosion afterwards. Even the words “leave me alone” became synonymous with Raikkonen and thousands of products such as t-shirts and hats with these words sold.
The message that Alfa Romeo wrote on the vehicle is exactly the answer to these words. The team that Raikkonen has competed with for 3 years, often appearing as introverted and outspoken He made a final gesture for Raikkonen and said goodbye. “Dear Kimi, we leave you alone now” He chose his expressions.