Kimi Raikkonen restarts his career mode next season as he moves back to Sauber. Here's some classic footage of his interview following his first ever race. Back in 2001, young Kimi answers the questions directly, shortly and sharply. 17 years later and Ice Man still answers in the same way today. Raikkonen expresses just how much he loves racing. You can then watch the announcement interview which is ever so similar! He's not changed much, maybe his tone has just got deeper!
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