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Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, his trainer Mark Arnall
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From F1 Racing: Dream job – Personal trainer to Kimi Räikkönen

Mark Arnall, who has been training Kimi Räikkönen’s since 2002, speaks to Anthony Rowlinson about what life is like looking after ‘The Iceman’.

The moment Ron Dennis calls to demand: “What the hell have you done with my driver?” is the moment you come to realise that yours is no ordinary job. And such was the case for Mark Arnall, long-time physio, trainer, confidante and all-round life manager for Kimi Räikkönen.

This incident occurred on 30 November 2004, when Kimi and friends visited a beach resort in Gran Canaria… with predictable consequences. Pictures of a somewhat worse-for-wear Räikkönen cuddling an inflatable dolphin were soon delighting tabloid readers everywhere, and underscored what Kimi’s fans have always known: behind the Iceman facade he’s just like you and me.

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