Fans of unperturbed Kimi Räikkönen appeared an incredible chance to touch a witness early years career of his idol: the British auction house Coys Autosport puts on sale the car on which the Finn became the champion, with a starting price. £ 50000. Where's the catch? -you ask. Everything is simple: it is about the title not in formula 1, and in the British Formula Renault Championship, and won it in the year 2000, Cihi for seven years before his triumph in F1.
We remind that one of the most charismatic pilots in modern formula 1 for the first time took part in the competition in 10 years, and 15-year-old competed in the Principality of Monaco. To age 20 in his piggy bank is already the title attended the Norwegian national karting series, as well as four wins in the winter Championship of Formula Renault.
But the first truly triumphant year for Ismena became 2000: then he won seven of the ten stages Formula Renault UK driving this red-white car on Tatuus chassis. It was after this season Peter Zauber gave Finn a chance to sit behind the wheel of a Sauber in Mugello and, impressed, signed a contract with him in 2001.
If you secretly dream to follow the route of Raikkonen might want to try his luck with his talisman, and at the same time and treat yourself outdated, but extremely light (560 kg at 190 HP), agile and fully renovated single road. Auction will be held in Birmingham on 10 January, it's time to go to the trouble tickets in the UK!