Best pole lap in F1 history 😈🤩🥵

[@R9naldo]

This is what F1 is missing now. Lightweight monsters that are actually aggressive to drive, cars in which you can see every single input by the driver. And the heavenly sound

[@1AngryPanda]

In that season you had to qualify with race fuel onboard in a singellap qualy. Kimi had more fuel onboard then anybody else and put it on pole. Engine penalty put him 11th on grid for the race.

[@ajstyles5704]

I'm a mclaren fan and if he never left, he would have 3 wc titles.

[@samuel88]

@@1AngryPandaKimi won the race from pole

[@andrew-rn9ui]

Man I want to see what verstappen coukd do in an f2004 with modern tires

[@UssSouthDakota]

Kimi and alonso lost many championships to circumstances out of their control they’re so underrated even with the massive respect they do garner

[@Krolin85]

They are good example that life is not fair. Some other drivers with dominant cars and hundred of titles.....

[@mike-yd4py]

I think their fame despite their on-paper success proves how respected they are.

[@Stereotype_OG]

Are u talking abt ham and schumi?​@@Krolin85

[@Krolin85]

@@Stereotype_OG those were/are talented

[@omarabugosh1898]

I wish kimi was more than a one time wdc

[@youareabadsinger212]

He didn’t even deserve it in 2007

[@bencri6248]

@@youareabadsinger212 what? inferior car, Hamilton 0 DNFs, the only one he had was for his own fault, Kimi even was injured at one point and he still won, educate yourself DTS fan

[@AiZaT_WorLD]

@@youareabadsinger212 shut up kid

[@LEKO1325]

@@youareabadsinger212 Dude kimi won like 5 or 6 races in 2007

[@michaelnguyen940]

@@youareabadsinger212 dts fan...

[@Luis-tx5ii]

He deserved more than 1 championship. He was so fast with McLaren.

[@adnitesean5005]

We don't know what happened that day but all we know is he got his gloves, steering wheel, and drink

[@ericrossoni]

Can someone please explain to me the drink reference, I’m new to f1 lol

[@moab3206]

@@ericrossoni drivers usually have a tube connected to a water supply whilst driving to drink. During a certain race kimis water feeder wasnt working so he asked like 8 times whether he can drink water or not. Kind of hard to explain. Just youtube kimi water meme or some shid like that

[@isaacsam6291]

@@ericrossoni the tube was assumed to be disconnected. and he was asking the engineer that if he pressed the button to drink, will it pump the water and spill all over him. But since the engineer is not understanding English, he just told him ,after many explanations by kimi, " you will not have the drink ". Alas, it became a meme of this element that if it is present with Kimi, along with the steering wheels and gloves, he becomes the ultimate champion quality driver. That, if he gave 2 cents for the race though.

[@ericrossoni]

@@isaacsam6291 Super helpful thank you!

[@jhonmcsoup9586]

Kimi was possessed by senna that day

[@notthefia9154]

In the wise words of Marc Priestly “The two most complete drivers I’ve ever worked with are Lewis and Fernando… but Kimi was always the fastest, he’s the fastest racing driver I’ve ever worked with”

[@RestlessEngineer997]

Man deserved a championship in those years for real, legend of the sport

[@Futura94]

The problem was he startet with msc, msc 10 years earlyer and kimi would have 2 or 3 titles

[@JoelMiller_-gh8oo]

@@Futura94 really was bad Luck, he could defeat Schumacher

[@tyleroptional2639]

@@Futura94 the problem was McLaren reliability

[@Krolin85]

​@@tyleroptional2639 that, and a Spaniard

[@ciello___8307]

@@Futura94 can't forget the mclaren mercedes cars were really unreliable too

[@everythingtouge8925]

If those mclaren's that he drove back then was reliable, he would've been multiple champ

[@Austrain-painter__]

Dude kimi's driving style looks so aggressive fam I love itt

[@olavipohjalainen4483]

He wax actually one of the most correct drivers in F1 history , he ALWAYS gave space to others .... he was a clean driver

[@yaquehptas]

he wasn’t aggressive, he was just confident

[@aitokosa]

@@yaquehptas thats what racing is all about, knowing your limits & pushing trough them

[@yaquehptas]

@@aitokosa exactly

[@sawyerclark1]

he’s driving to the cars strengths that was how you could get the most time out of the smaller lighter cars but look back at 2021 he has smoothed it out and looked similar to other drivers

[@evancouch8281]

These are the moments that make me love F1

[@PJMushroom]

See, shit like this is why I became a diehard Raikkonen fan. So icy round the track he froze the Monagasque Harbour.

[@椿絢音]

Generations🇯🇵TV🗺️

[@J90JAM]

🥶

[@fraz1412]

I’m not a life long f1 fan, but even I can see this guy is pushing that car to it’s absolute breaking point. Madness

[@filiptomahogh3085]

Imagine that car being on full slicks.

[@tomasvolpe5152]

Monaco under a minute

[@tsann8701]

It becomes true beast.

[@kirkhammettcalvo2746]

@@tomasvolpe5152 maybe 1:05.00?

[@PlatinumAgar]

Imagine that car being reliable

[@scotcheeP]

Slicks with no reliability issues? Or kept it as is but with slicks?

[@blaueflammen278]

Kimi is Probably the most underrated driver in F1 History

[@The.Magyar]

Kimi was one of the best drivers in his golden age for sure, I miss those days

[@PlatinumAgar]

Couls be the best prime ever or atleast in the top 3, it's a shame the mclaren wasn't reliable at all

[@kyaryi1]

I hate how McLaren and Ferrari wasted his talent. Kimi would win all the titles, if not for team faults.

[@SM-mc3ll]

​@@kyaryi1mclaren tried atleast, ferrari just ruined him with their cheap politics.

[@sawyerclark1]

the mix of young kimi and 2000s f1 cars goes so well together it’s so entertaining

[@gaziranipacov8434]

Kimi in mclaren mercedes was just on a path to become new senna

[@PlatinumAgar]

Only if it was a reliable car

[@kimiraikkonen949]

martin brundle said kimi had the speed of senna

[@tdk488]

He was definitely on the top3 fastest drivers of all time in terms of pure pace

[@razorr_o]

​@@tdk488 so who's the other two?

[@mrkic23]

@@razorr_o probably very obvious, ayrton and michael

[@ZORONFNAF]

Kimi is a beast of f1 legends

[@stefanjarzabek4051]

Senna!!

[@EdisonDiesel]

Half a second around Monaco! Either everyone else didn't show up or Kimi is an absolute, cold-hearted monster of a driver

[@SergioLopez-ex7kb]

1988 senna lap 1.5 sec to Prost in second place

[@strangeengine16]

​@@SergioLopez-ex7kb with same machinery, let's not forget

[@SergioLopez-ex7kb]

@@strangeengine16 other level

[@theelf152]

Everyone else other than Alonso were 1 sec slower!. Thats how good it was!

[@theelf152]

@@SergioLopez-ex7kbYes I rate as equal to this. Just remember the regs in 2005 made the cars much closer.

[@Samps76]

Kimi in his prime is a scary scary race car driver... Half a second around Monaco sheeeeeesh.

[@DimitriMoreira]

That's astonishing. One of the main reasons I still lose my mind when I see the 1988 Senna P1 in Monaco, 1.5 seconds faster than Prost in P2, in the same car. Simply absurd. If I hadn't watched it, I would certainly say it's impossible.

[@ShawnFX]

It pains me knowing Kimi was close to getting multiple WDCs :/

[@SantosOverlord]

not really, you saw it that once he won one, his drive to win decreased, it didnt fully fade but i dont think he cared about another title

[@gronksteady]

I think he means purely mathematically. Came close in points but not quite.

[@davidwood3761]

Never feel excitement like this these days. The commentary mixed with the sound and better looks of the cars just makes these clips awesome 😍 current f1 has nothing on this.

[@rohanp56]

2005 Kimi was another level

[@ShadowRacing]

This is THE Kimi. Most F1 fans only know him for his iconic radio messages, but they forget that his raw pace was phenomenal in his prime. This is for sure up there with Hamilton's pole lap at Singapore in 2018.

[@olavipohjalainen4483]

That lap was truly unbelievable! Miss this legend a lot!

[@amrazing33]

Kimi winning WDC(s) with McLaren-Mercedes was one of the biggest what ifs in F1 history

[@gangway6024]

This car and the F2004 Ferrari are unbelievable

[@krishnachaithanya3899]

What a monster of a car and prime Raikkonen is just scary!

[@user-tb9mg4md7d]

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[@kangparkirgoib]

The car have everything but reliability...that one thing alone prevent him becoming 2005 wdc...

[@ishqiahmed4315]

@@kangparkirgoib it was 2003, 2 points away while having 2 more DNF, could’ve easily had the title

[@TheGangbanger16]

Kimi at McLaren was another Specimen

[@Mototune16]

Prime fucking Kimi, the fastest driver ever born ❤️

[@Mototune16]

Happy Birthday Kimi, We will always love you 🎉❤

[@franciscoduarte1925]

* Senna.

[@user-zq6yz5gf6d]

Back when racing at monaco was still racing

[@Charl_Ed]

Best hobby racer to this day… 😊

[@clueless4085]

Prime Kimi was crazy fast. A legend among legends.

[@ratuldeoun7228]

I wish the iceman was still in the grid. Every legend is retiring, one after the other. 😭

[@DimitriMoreira]

It's the 3rd generation I see retire. It's always sad.

[@Raptorsified]

The final pilot of the old stock. Born with immense talent, not manufactured from youth.

[@waltermoyano9755]

FOR EVER KIMI !!! 🇫🇮 🏆💪🏽🔥

[@jonjustinguanzon6258]

I miss the ice man. Seb said"I will miss his silence" everybody will miss his silence 😭

[@weszplayz4118]

Kimi😢

[@eagflc]

I honestly can't name a more exciting track to watch qualifying. On a razors edge of control and a wall.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Those grooved tyres were a crime

[@manishk1124]

It's like a hardest timing mission in a game and player is completing it after so many failed attempts

[@codyethan5370]

He was so fast that even the camera lags recording him

[@ashtondutoit9394]

The music makes this 10X more epic even though it’s kimi and he was amazing

[@pixieizzy5431]

F1 cars looked so much quicker than today's cars

[@Thatfpsguy]

Kimi will always be my favourite racer, absolutely fearless

[@TeamWolfmountain]

Kimi in that car was a monster! Just on another level

[@yus16g]

Now then Mr Raikkonen... best lap ever

[@MmeDiba]

He was a beast at that time!

[@VinnyLaSusa]

Absolutely insane by Kimi

[@shams107]

It's a perfect lap😍

[@Teddydob]

That kimi and that mclaren though unreliable made my experience of f1 memorable.

[@siccodegroot8710]

I also love Hamiltons lap in the wet in Austria. Almost 2 seconds faster than anyone else

[@notthefia9154]

My biggest flaw with Hamilton’s rain soaked Austria lap was that it’s very over glorified, he was only 2 seconds faster because really no one else got to put a lap in, Verstappen was going quicker and was up on Hamilton’s sector times but bozo’d himself into the 2nd to last corner and lost all the advantage by 360ing his way off the track, Bottas is Bottas and I’m pretty sure he had trouble on his lap as well, I’ve always seen it as a “yes he was 2 seconds quicker than anyone but no one really got to complete their lap”

[@tylerhurcomb6555]

He just opened up the throttle this whole lap just and the edge of the walls and corners. He just left his fear some where else. He just pushed and pushed every second f this flying lap. He smashed the 2nd place guy on pole by half a second. That's how you drive to win 100% . Just fearless that champion. RESPECT TO KIMI RAIKKONEN. JUST SMASHED THE LAP TIME. HALF A SECOND ON THIS YRACK THE HARDEST TRACK ON THE F1 COURSES.

[@StevenP727]

Miss those beautiful sounds and what a lap from the peoples goat

[@truehunger108]

I wouldn't call it the best. It's one of the best.

[@PlatinumAgar]

Could be the best if we take into consideration that he was running a heavier car than others most likely as during that time he used to do the qualifyings with way more of gas than the others and still be the fastest, the reason being that during that era there was refills and you had to start with the same amount of gas as you qualified with if I recall correctly

[@truehunger108]

@@PlatinumAgar You didn't have to start on the same amount of gas you did q3 in.

[@binoy.bimbisaran]

​@@truehunger108 had to. 2005 rules were like that

[@elliotttalksf1825]

Kimi in 2005 was unstoppable. Shame he didn’t have the reliability.

[@arko7171]

Imagine the adrenaline going through his spine 💀💀

[@paulsayce1432]

The 90s is my absolute favourite era of F1, but the 2000-2009 era was immense!!!!!!!!! Those cars looked way faster than today and the sound!!!!!!!! OOF!!!!!

[@role_f1]

Kimi could’ve been the best driver on the grid if he just had a good team

[@raykkonencunha312]

O Kimi era incrível, tenho um carinho especial por ele

[@Ben-s6n3s]

Wow

[@fabianjacobs9449]

Kimi is the perfect assassin.

[@luis-staystrongukraine2420]

Mclaren screwed him up in 2003 and 2005.He would've won in both of the years but, mclaren was so unreliable so that messed up his chances of being a 3x Wdc

[@PlatinumAgar]

Yeah, and if the car was acually fast in 04 and 06 thos would have been his years also and 08 and maybe even 09 if he didn't just stop caring after the first wdc

[@kad1_official]

No DRS, no ERS, just talent and brave

[@darshilshah6329]

Senna 1988 pole lap

[@metcat88]

came for typing that comment. Kimi's one was good but the title of "best pole lap" belongs to Senna for sure. He had that pole with almost 1.5 second in front of his rival, Prost in the same car.

[@kimiraikkonen949]

@@metcat88 prost wasn’t a qualfier he was more of a racer so your comment is kinda not worthy

[@metcat88]

@@kimiraikkonen949 If being 1.5 seconds faster than P2 (your arch rival who's using the same car) in qualifying at a track like Monaco is not worthy to mention, either you're a big fanboy of someone else only or you just don't know about anything F1.

[@binoy.bimbisaran]

​@@metcat88 the only problem here is that even Ron Dennis himself admitted Prost always had less powerful engine than Senna.

[@kB-tt7tr]

Miss this time, the real drivers

[@arize7984]

Best pole in f1 history: Monaco 1987-1992 Ayrton Senna from Brazil

[@G_mail]

Mee eens!

[@bhashenrique1954]

No more

[@adampetten5349]

1987 and 1992 were Mansell

[@tuamaee2negao783]

​@@bhashenrique1954 20 anos de evolução tecnologica pra conseguir. King

[@raveninnsbruck9166]

Ayrton Senna, the most overrated driver of all time. F1 has had AT LEAST 20 better drivers than Senna.

[@swisscheese1084]

The music is so quiet, I can still hear the dialogues!

[@veemkviraj3965]

Ice man

[@the_posh]

He deserves more

[@Mr-co4kw]

🥶

[@LuiGooner49]

Kimi never raced to won 8,9 championships. He raced for fun, he was wild but always remained ice cold. Created unlimited moments to remember him forever. That's why this ICEMAN will be remembered as the greatest formula one driver of all time.

[@AT_History]

Song name?

[@mortal2005]

Fairytale slowed

[@sampilar9445]

When f1 was watchable

[@JimyHatzoo]

Not even close. Senna out qualified his teammate by 1.5 seconds in Monaco.

[@PlatinumAgar]

Well Kimi did outqualify his teammate by 1.2 seconds so it's close between those two but hard to compare them as they were so different eras

[@kimiraikkonen949]

prost wasn’t a qualifier so he didn’t care about qualifying. sennas pole lap is kind of overrated

[@binoy.bimbisaran]

Teammate in an inferior car, as admitted by Ron Dennis himself.

[@user-AboxthatDrools]

"The perfect lap."

[@4Goatifi]

The 5 first years of his career was really something

[@dathomirpizzagirl9686]

Remeber when f1 cars didnt make tons and tons of sparks? What a time to be alive.

[@jonihamalainen2228]

"ALLMOST HALF SECOND, HALF A SECOND!" Super epic! ❤

[@paul8161]

Its rumoured that after he crossed the line and knew he had pole, he cracked a rye smile

[@ekun86]

Kimi are incredibly fast but Kubica hot lap in Renault at Monaco was absolutely stunning. 😻

[@kylethompson2109]

Raikkonen drives like Ayrton Senna used to. Aggressive and the ability to push the car beyond the limits

[@bzilla-d4i]

Kimi was channeling Senna that day

[@Anime_GAmEr_lIvE_]

every corner was perfect 🔥🔥🔥

[@DieselBear]

I remember that race .5 sec faster on pole. Had more fuel on then anyone. Enough for 1stop. Others had to stop 2 times. Engine caught fire. Finished watching the race, chilling with his buddies on his yacht.

[@binoy.bimbisaran]

In 2005, He won the race. The race you are talking about is 2006. He was on podium position in that dog of a McLaren, Mp4-22.

[@coon2973]

With that sound everything is better

[@iscream2532]

Kimi definitely knows what he's doing

[@erekeerek]

Kimi was absolute animal at his prime

[@iceyy0998]

insane driving with the perfect car size..

[@wojtaslpg7007]

I can watch this over and over again

[@SV_51]

Iceman effect

[@Tyron95]

I've heard from f1 pilots that Kimi's driving style was one of the most clean and respectful. "if you have a problem with Kimi, you are the problem" Seb Vettel

[@afikkusan]

Short wheelbase, screaming V10, pure adrenaline. This is what makes F1......F1

[@Rekcoj]

Cars so grippy they needed to cut up the tires... What a time that was.

[@pmm4177]

Kimi is a legend!

[@KC16A6]

insane how those wings keep the car glued to the ground

[@FinnishTrainsAndPlanes]

As a Finnish person.. this is epic🥺🤩

[@Horned_Banana]

For me this was the best f1 era from the time i live and start watching f1.

[@andro_gamer18]

My guy was soaring through the streets like he lives there

[@karwan33]

The best-looking F1 car ever made..