Can Kimi Raikkonen still compete at the front on his return to racing in NASCAR?
Kimi Raikkonen will make his return to compe𝓡titive racing for the fiꩵrst time since returning from F1 at the end of 2021.
Raikkonen finally called time on his successful racing career after a l♊acklustre stint with Alfa Romeo.
Since retiring from F1, Raikkonen ha▨sn’t raced at all but the 🎉Finn will compete in NASCAR this weekend.
The 42🥃-year-o💞ld will race on Sunday at Watkins Glen in NASCAR for TrackHouse Racing and its Project 91 project.
Project𒁃 91 was founded by former NASCAR racer Justin Marks to raise the profile of the American series by✨ having legendary drivers such as Raikkonen compete.
The former McLare💙n and Ferrari F1 driver previously competed in both Xfinity Series and Truck Series rac𓂃e at Charlotte Motor Speedway during his sabbatical in 2011.
Looking ahead to his debut, Raikkonen admitted the fact that anyone can compete✱ for victor൩ies was appealing.
“I think any time there’s an equal chance to win in a series it is nice, I think it’s good, and what I heard when I talked to people about th🌜e new car is that it is pretty even with everybody. It’s still a learning phase for all teams with the new car,” Raikkonen told AP.
“I t💫hink he came as a very honest and straightforward guy and nobody has promised any big thin🌠g.
“The only thing we can do is do our best and hope we get a good result. You never know, any category or any racing you choose, you just never know what will happen. And so I trusted what he was𒉰 saying and they’ve been doing pretty well. In NASCAR, it can easily happen.”
Raikkonen praised Marks for the project and allowing European drivers to try American racing s𓄧eries.
Some thoughts from Kimi after yesterday’s test.
— PROJECT91 (@THProject91)
Plus a pee♕k at some exclusive gear that will be available soon
“I’m pretty sure there might be some phone calls to Justin already. I think it’s a great opportunity for drive🌺rs from Europe because it’s not very easy to come from Europe to the U.S. to race,” Raikkonen added.
“People can get chܫallenges and maybe they can come here and have a long future because it is a good sport. I think it is great what Justin is doing.”
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