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How ageless Raikkonen defied the risk of joining Alfa

Kimi Raikkonen's second Ferrari stint lasted five Formula 1 seasons. When that stretch finally ended at the close of 2018, few would have predicted his stay in grand prix racing would continue. But he's thriving at Alfa Romeo, and here's how

Kimi Raikkonen's move from Ferrari to Alfa Romeo has probably worked better than most people had anticipated over the course of 2019. He reached the age of 40 last month and the Iceman shows no signs of slowing down just yet.

When it became clear last year that the Finnish veteran would finally be ousted from Maranello, making way for Charles Leclerc, many observers assumed that he would call it a day with no top seats available.

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