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Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing
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Why Raikkonen is unmoved by becoming an F1 record-breaker

Now F1's most experienced driver ever, Kimi Raikkonen has a reputation for giving journalists the cold shoulder. But he's also authentic and no-nonsense, with feet firmly planted on the ground - and it’s this, allied to his extraordinary driving ability and technical nous, which has kept his career going, and going, says Alex Kalinauckas.

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GP Racing is trying not to panic. We're minutes away from speaking to Kimi Raikkonen and the doors to the Monza 'Media Meeting Area' are seemingly locked. "It's fine," we think, clearly exasperated, "he's only notoriously difficult to interview and hates to be dragged away from the parts of Formula 1 he actually enjoys..."

A text to the FIA's media delegate, another to Will Ponissi (Alfa Romeo's press attache), a few moments of struggling to banish our unhelpful inner monologue, and we're saved! A circuit press officer arrives - and reveals the locked door isn't the right one, and the correct one just needs a good shove. Mercifully, she holds back her thoughts on our obvious inadequacy...

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