Speaking of the Finn’s move, Trackhouse Racing team owner Justin Marks said: “I’m really excited to launch this year with Kimi Raikkonen. Obviously, the 2007 F1 World Champion and the most experienced F1 driver in history, he’ll really kind of help set this program off. I’m looking forward to it. I’m bullish in our ability to be able to track the global stars of motorsport and do something really special under the Trackhouse brand with Project 91.
“I think that he’s going to perform really, really well. The program is going to be first class. He’s going to have a real opportunity to go out there and compete. This isn’t just a PR stunt. The passion I have is fueled by the vision of someone coming in and winning.”
Räikkönen will be hoping to recreate a little of the magic of his last motorsport victory, when he edged out Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to win the 2018 US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
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