F1 - Kimi Räikkönen mighty through Eau Rouge

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[@SuperMafia864]

About 2008 and 2009 shots: Back then I heard acussations that Kimi by going off the track at La Source took an unfair advantage which helped him to pass a driver in front of him. It was used as a counterarguement to Hamilton's penalty in 2008. Well, these onboard shots show that was definitely not the case. Kimi was just braver and much faster through Eau Rouge.

[@FS-bx6hp]

These discussions were about the start and Kimi did gain an advantage by leaving the track at the exit of Turn 1 at the start but that's part of F1. He took an advantage by exploiting a grey area.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@FS-bx6hp Not to mention Trulli locked up in 2009, and Kimi had to avoid it!

[@mikulitsi1819]

Man Kimi at his peak was something else

[@olevet75]

iceman!

[@mclarenguy22]

Not only did his early throttle input made him so quick, but he also used his intelligence and temperament to make his moves. Even when he was young, he just didn’t fear anyone or anything.
The drivers he finished behind in every season from 2002-2006 just, clinically, had faster and more reliable machinery.

[@Oblivion9873]

Mostly correct, he was weaker than david in 02 (which was fair as david was a longstanding member of the team and kimi was in his 1st yr at the team and 2nd ever in F1)

[@woodenhoe]

the McLaren was a ticking time bomb

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Kimi is easily the most committed through this corner.

[@raychev982]

He truly is the king of Spa!

[@h.a.9880]

Wasn't there a race or qualifying, where some car's engine blew up somewhere after Eau Rouge, blocking the view ahead with a thick white cloud and Kimi just barreled through the fog at full throttle?
Kimi was one of F1's finest drivers and cut from a material we don't see much today.

[@Chris675R]

Yes, he couldn't see anything but didn't even lift and went 10/10 through the smoke 😂

[@DiabolicalBiscuit]

it was on the straight after eau rouge-radillion, otherwise known as the kemmel straight

[@RaconteursII]

Just rounda the 1 min mark in the wet is bloody epic. Also the pass on Michael near the end of the clip is ridiculous

[@kcng4002]

King of SPA

[@vikramnatarajan2857]

Kimi was not the king of spa but the emperor of Spa

[@user-rp9dx4uc7b]

ライコネんの運転さばきはすばらしい、物産。

[@purwantiallan5089]

Raikkonen was incredible through Eau Rouge...

[@bestopinion9257]

He knows what he's doing.

[@ricardosouzanascimento2340]

o circuito da Bélgica talvez seja o mais bonito.

[@Luigi-ly4vj]

Uomo di un’altro pianeta!!

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

Even Kimi's 2003 McLaren sounded a lot like the 2006 McLaren...

[@bass2762]

This is what the Finns call sisu.

[@user-ci2ud9sq5y]

The progression of the video quality is what impressed me the most

[@user-hj9ns5yp1w]

킹 오브 스파

[@megasalexandrosthegreat]

I would say he was rather mighty through Raidillon

[@markfarnon6742]

Not sure which year this was, 04 or 05 but the McLarens were the fastest cars then, but reliability let them down terribly.

[@robertadams305]

Zero fucks given.

[@TheJokerit19]

SAI-PER

[@viotex2893]

Čus Pavle

[@andrewcanning3840]

That’s… Radillion… actually 🌚

[@isaacwalulya6476]

Robin is going to be even better than him - scary