- World champion in 2007 holds record for most F1 starts
- Finn ends 20-year career with three seasons at Alfa Romeo
The former world champion Kimi Räikkönen has confirmed he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 41-year-old, who claimed his first and only drivers’ title with Ferrari in 2007, has spent the past three years with Alfa Romeo and will bow out from the sport after the final race of the calendar at Abu Dhabi in December.
Last year the Finnish racer broke the record for most F1 starts and revealed in a post on Instagram he had come to a decision a long time ago. “This is it. This will be my last season in Formula 1. This is a decision I did during last winter,” Raikkonen said.