Kimi Raikkonen is Retiring (bwoah)

Kimi Raikkonen will be retiring after this 2021 Formula 1 season comes to a close. He's raced in more races than any F1 driver ever, has raced for 4 different teams over 20 years, and is a character we'll likely never see again in the sport.
So here's my little ode to Kimi, looking back through all those years. Hope you enjoy!
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[@TommoMcCluskey]

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[@tsiont]

Gave the Mystery Link a click

[@TommoMcCluskey]

@@tsiont Excellent

[@sbmakesvideoslol5840]

bwoah

[@lamegaming9835]

hes a great yt channel!

[@ihateunderscores_2607]

bwoah

[@neelsaxena9051]

We vote him Driver of the Day at the Yas Marina Grand Prix

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@Joshua-xf9ev]

Bwoah facts

[@f1_amr]

Or Gio

[@leobra_]

Yeah

[@quintenvanderhoorn907]

We need to hit 100percent

[@m_ttis]

probably one of the most unterrated drivers in his prime, he was absolute crazy good from 2003-2008.

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

And 2012-13

[@mike04574]

wouldnt say he's underrated for his 2000s stint, more underrated during lotus

[@smilton9682]

Better than Lewis.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

@@smilton9682 I wouldn’t go that far

[@Utopian_Futures]

I hope he gets honored when retiring. It still causes wistfulness. So many memories of his first season driving the multicolored Sauber, Nick Heidfeld his teammate. 2003 battling Michael and Montoya until the end of season. By far the most exciting season of this millennium. His overtakes against Fisichella at Suzuka and Michael at Spa were epic, same as his interviews. 😆😆 Bwoah...

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah indeed 🙌

[@SAMX4949]

Need a 2018 Abu Dhabi kinda send off

[@stevenlorcher-bond6897]

Yesss

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Ill just say: Every major F1 Champion is known to have said in some way or another that they are impressed by Kimis unmatched ability to jump into everything and drive it quick without any preperation time. Oh and he is Ferraris last World Champion and in this regard Schumis successor (next to inheriting his seat ofc).

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@juhiss912]

I'm a Finn, and my favourite Kimi moment is 2012 Abu Dhabi, the very first race I ever watched, and it's not the team radio. I was 5 years old, and my dad randomly switches the channel to F1, where I can see Kimi leading the race (for context it was about half way through the race and Hamilton had alredy retired and I had no idea of him even existing, also no idea about the team radio, since I was a 5 year old boy). I remember Alonso chasing Kimi down the last laps. And a picture, that will always live in my mind, is when Kimi crossed the line to win the Grand Prix. The picture goes like this: Kimi is close to the pitwall celebrating his victory, while Alonso is also at his ass on the same straight, about 1 second behind. Vettel is in the exit of the last turn, and in the picture I remember seeing all 3 cars at the same time. It still gives me goosebumps when I think about it. When he won, I started crying, out of pure joy. Now that's my favourite Kimi memory. He has been an idol for me, and teached me to just give the middle finger to the doubters, and to just not care what people say. I'm 14 now, and I've watched every F1 race I could since 2018. If someone read it this far, I hope you have a great day.

[@ipe7641]

Kaunista

[@TommoMcCluskey]

This is pretty cool. Have a great day too bud

[@crazycjk]

Thanks for sharing, very cool story :)

[@juhiss912]

@@crazycjk My pleasure!

[@guilhermebotelho8691]

That's so nice! I hope you have a great day too!

[@Vindicator18]

The thing I always liked about Kimi was that, while he hated the media, he always had time for the fans, even when he was utterly shitfaced drunk. When he crashed out in Spain, and they showed the little kid upset, so he met the kid in the catering area of the Ferrari garage, that showed him as utter class. And, the video of him, drunk as a skunk, meeting the fans after the FIA award ceremony, showed that he likes real people over media. He is a true legend, and I would love to see him, if he isn't driving still, as a steward for F1 because he would call shit right down the middle.

[@mawile3037]

When Lewis and Seb were exchanging words and Seb was like " me and Kimi will have the party tomorrow " and Lewis says " Kimi parties all the time " and the camera pans over to Kimi and my man Kimi is just following asleep at the table like " bro get me out of here " lol that moment is just laughs and really let's people know he really is just there to race

[@1989SupraGuyFIN]

Maybe he would've stayed awake, if they would of given him some Ice Cream?

[@DarthJF]

Kimi finally winning the title in 2007 is definitely my favourite moment after watching him miss out in 03 and 05. I would argue that McLaren was the slightly better car that year and Kimi finishing the year with most wins and ahead of both Hamilton and Alonso is bizarrely underrated achievement. Especially when he suffered two mechanical DNFs and the McLaren drivers had none that year.

[@SebasTian-kx5zn]

Michael would have been 6x And alo only 1

[@nazart7830]

Kimi is the example of someone being born for something very specific.

[@zattwik]

To watch "Kimi" written on his McLaren was such a delight. Not knowing the drivers, a 13 yo me just knew there was this car with Kimi written on it swooping past everyone. An instant favourite despite the heartbreaks. His arrival and sustenance on the F1 grid as an inexperienced but gritty rookie taught me the value of talent and hardwork while the world around you can go to the bins. And while you're at it, just enjoy it - Kimi style! Hyvästi, Iceman!

[@fadilanver2791]

Its always unfortunate when someone gives up their hobby,bwoah

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@versigot960]

Kimi is one of the greatest not to have won multiple wdcs, one of the all-time greats in his prime

[@jimmystoney8029]

Kimi + 2005 Mclaren + Michelin tyres was one of the scariest combo's in recent times. Retiring from the lead 3 times + 3 ten place grips missing out on so many points. 2005 was a big missed opportunity for Mclaren and Kimi. He looked like he was one with the car and that combo was one of the fastest in recent times pace wise despite its reliability problems. There was no one in Formula 1 in the 20th Century that extracted the absolute limits of the car while having multiple problems that were way out of his control than Kimi in 2005. Definitely and truly the 2005 Driver of the Year even thou the Champion that year was his old sparring rival Alonso.

[@twinturbo3470]

Kimi got his revenge against McLaren in 2007.......I loved every moment of it

[@greybo4034]

No one offered him one so he left ...this is kimi In a nutshell

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@Sinr0ne]

Im afraid to go and watch the race at my friends place. Im probably gonna cry my eyes out. Ive seen whole career of Kimi in F1 and cheered for my fellow Finn. Tough 20 years, loads of good and bad moments. One thing is for certain, he has always been himself.

[@swampthing94]

I was in preschool when Kimi started. Now I'm a 27 year old man. It really is sad to see him go

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@swampthing94]

@@TommoMcCluskey bwoah indeed man

[@ConstantTuna283]

I love Kimi. It's sad to see him leave

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@boxnowf148]

Brazil 2007! I was 8 years and ist was the First Race i ever watched and kimi won the title. from Then on he became my favourite driver! Thank you Kimi for all the great childhood and youth experiences in this epic Sport, that Formula 1 is!

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@Alf763]

The best bit about kimi is how nice and funny and genuinely really great he is behind the scenes, his mechanics all love him his bosses love him and he chats and gets on with everyone, he just doesn’t like media so he puts on an act for them and it makes them leave him alone

[@brycepulkinen4601]

I’ve only just gotten into F1(ikik🙄) but my family is from Finland and it’s helped SM in making me ACTUALLY like the sport. I’ll watch old clips of Kimi and Mika from the 2000s to sleep at night bc of the engine sounds. Def love him and his nature, hope I get to move to a culture like that with no small talk 🤣🤞🏻

[@hooligan1017]

On his day he was among the fastest drivers in F1 history the fact only Hamilton and Schumacher are ahead of him in number of fastest laps should tell people how damn quick Kimi is. Long live the Iceman you will be missed Kimi.

[@MotorsportsRS]

I just got into f1 this year but damnn I still feel sad for kimi cus this season has been so amazing. Honestly learning about that guy has been insane and i think throughout his career he was criminally underrated.

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@michaelcarroll7997]

I was there at COTA in 2018 and watched him take his last win. It was incredible to see him back on the top of the podium after so long

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@magnustan841]

Shame I never got to see Kimi in his prime, when I started watching F1, he was already in an Alfa with Antonio, never had the car to challenge many drivers. But he's a very charming man, could have met him, if I had won a competition run by my local Alfa Romeo dealership and I'm sure in McLaren, from what I've heard, must have been a beast.

[@jeanuthenext]

Kimi Raikkonen is someone I’d say I’ve looked up to because of his character and abilities behind the wheel. He’s been my favorite ever since I started paying attention to F1 in 2008 as a nine year old. Massa and Kubica were the other drivers that I liked and rooted for, but Kimi has always been at the top for me. It’s really cool that he notched up his last F1 win here in the States. Through his whole career, he’s stayed true to himself and never really wavered through the good phases and the bad phases. I think his words upon announcing his retirement perfectly summarized just what it is about him that has made him my favorite F1 driver. Not sure who I’ll be rooting for after he’s out; I imagine I’ll be a lot like the Earnhardt fans who still carry the #3 and #8 well after their guys departed from the on-track festivities.

[@janizzkar]

I love that during his mclaren days the team had to block information about how others did during the 1 shot quali era. He would always try too hard knowing the others times and that move actually helped him be more consistent in quali. Kimi is and will always be my favourite purely for his natural speed and racecraft abilities. He never goes dirty or daring. Just pure gentlemanly racing. His memery only makes it that much better, but his pure speeed on anything that has a motor is just a incredible quality.

[@TheMarslMcFly]

About the pic with the Mole, I don't know where or why exactly the picture was taken, but the Mole is "Krtecek" ("little mole" in czech). He's a character from a kids show (target audience I'd say around pre-school to elementary school age) of the same name which was produced from 1957 to 2002 in the Czech Republic and broadcasted in Kids evening TV all over Eastern Europe and Eastern Germany. In 1968 it even premiered in Western Germany, even before it started to run in Eastern Germany. Here in Germany it's simply just called "Der kleine Maulwurf". It's about this little mole and his friends which are various other animals you'd find in a forrest. Each episode there's a problem the mole has to overcome, sometimes with the help of his friends, sometimes alone, which then will be resolved in a way the children understand it. It's the cutest shit ever. As as kid I loved it and basically never missed an episode. I don't know if it's still running but ~15-20 years ago when I watched it there always were re-runs running Sunday noon. As stupid as it sounds, you really should check out at least one episode! And if you search for it and won't find anything in English, you also can use the Czech or German spelling as none of the characters talk, they're all just making rambling noises like the Sims. :D

[@nemetgerg6707]

It was one of my favourite cartoons when I was a kid. I also had books of small mole's tales. I watched the episodes borrowed from a "video tape lender" on a VHS tape.

[@mettassi]

I grew up in Russia and this was one of my all time favorite cartoons, this brought back many memories

[@intovertjohn2924]

Kimi is how I really got into F1. I watched it before his time when my dad would but it wasn't until my dad had his McLaren replica as a birthday present that I started to follow F1 religiously. And since I had a replica of Kimi's car, I followed his career religiously until he left for Ferrari.

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@devravi7049]

i remember trying to understand what all the hype was all about when he was coming back in 2012 as a younger dude who started watching in 2011 and like god was i not disappointed i loved watching him race with such composure. loved the fact that he went back to ferrari and hes a legend in every sense of the word. i hope he gets the send off he deserves. grande kimi, thank you.

[@StellarStreak]

Kimi's time at McLaren Mercedes from 2002 - 06 were some of the most memorable if not the most dominant seasons. He took the fight to then Schumacher/Ferrari and subsequently to Alonso/Renault. I remember when I was so young back then and I used to be such a stubborn Schumi/Ferrari fanboy that I used to be afraid of that black Mclaren Mercedes of Kimi defeating Schumi/Ferrari. He was so fast in that car. On a side note that black Mclaren Mercedes livery was my most favourite/best racing livery. It looked downright gorgeous in the sun. Kimi was, is, and always has been a pure racing driver. He drove with clinical precision; never complained about weather, malfunctions, racing incidents; always left ample space while defending or overtaking and spoke his heart when he did eventually speak (most of which was just bwoah). Deserved more championships. An absolute legend. Cheers, Kimi and good luck. 🥂

[@pajen6849]

Kimi was my childhood and will always be my favorite driver, so sad to see him retire but I think he deserves some rest after all these years of hobbying. Kiitos paljon Kimi!

[@classabjb5697]

Not only is Kimi an incredible driver but his attitude is one that can be respected. Is there for the racing and thats it.

[@tankergraffcy]

Man that was a great video but I wanted you to focus more on 2005 season! That season Kimi had more wins than Fernando did with more than double the DNFs. This guy deserved 3 World Titles I will miss him a lot ❄️

[@usedtoexistonce]

in terms of peak skill he has to be right up with the greats unreal speed during his mclaren days

[@daviddoyle8268]

A true legend of the sport. Turned up to race with no time for media. All other drivers said he was great to race against never tried any tricks and left space every time

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@gwim999]

Tommo, just leave him alone he knows what he is doing

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@calado92]

I remember of how important was how Kimi performed on his races back than, 2003-2006, so you can tell I was a pretty frustrated kid 😔 I used to hate Alonso cause he had always such a reliable car (it was so unfair to me) , but today I can give him the credit he deserves.

[@10gramov]

The best of Kimi for me is racing hard but fair. He is a PURE racer. And that is what i will remember. He does not like pushing people out of track like Max, Seb, sir Ham .... even the Michael

[@barsk1]

People dont give Kimi enough respect for the 2007 title since those people ignore the spygate incident between Mclaren vs Ferrari and Mclaren getting disqualified from the Constructor championship that year + a 100million dollar fine. Its a wonder Alonso and Hamilton didnt get disqualified in 2007 from the drivers championship.

[@Razaak666]

That would've made his championship pretty hollow at best. Kimi deserved 2007, I firmly believe it. Even when things didn't go his way, he stayed calm and got on the podium every race after France, bar the Nurburgring where he broke down. He clawed back a huge deficit, and it's worth mentioning Hamilton had very little misfortune until the last two races.

[@ciricm7]

In 2005. Kimi had 3 DNF's while leading and all of those races were won by Alonso while none of those 3 DNF's were Kimi's fault. Crazy how unlucky Kimi was back then.

[@kpl4174]

we will miss you Champ! You are a legend!

[@vladutcornel]

I was a Ferrari fan in the 00s, and hated McLaren, who always challenged them. I remember a race, probably in 2003, when Kimi was leading up until the final lap, when his car broke down. Genuinely felt sorry for the guy at the time.

[@varunchauhan8014]

He still can have the most overtakes and win that in his last year!

[@AjayV84]

In 2004, the Mp4-19 was not just unreliable but also slow. The MP4-19B that debuted in Silverstone changed the fortunes of the team leading to the win at Spa

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@santoshsco]

Best tribute to a legend like kimi .

[@skyescap5221]

Clicked faster then bottasses ICE getting changed

[@4Leka]

It's a bloody shame we don't get to see Kimi race with the new 2022 cars.

[@crazycjk]

Great video about one of the best to do it. And yes I think I will go and watch the video about him almost bankrupting Lotus by being too fast now that I've finished yours. Cheers for the heads up!

[@superxavxii421]

It's sucks that he leaves the same year I get into F1. I love this guy's attitude, we need someone like him on the grid. Best wishes to him though.

[@sheikhqushairie7369]

next week will be a very sad week for us as f1 fans😭😭😭

[@Bl4ckm0nk]

The mole at 18:45 is a character out of a German to show. It’s the „Sendung mit der Maus“ (tv show with the mouse), which is a kids show that explains the world (science, engineering, societal stuff) in a simple way. The main character is an orange mouse, and her side kicks are a blue elephant and the black mole. Alexander Gerst, a german ESA astronaut even had plush animals of the mouse and the elephant with him to the International Space Station. I guess the picture has been taken either 2020 at the Eifel GP (which is in Germany, not too far from where the to show gets recorded)m or in one of the Austrian GP races, as the show is aired in Austria too, as far as I know.

[@glenniz1]

Thank You Tommo for another Brilliant Video on a very interesting topic! You seem to find situations in Formula1 that beg to be discussed in depth, and with your perspective these topics turn out to be very interesting. Keep up the good work Mate!!!

[@blacktoothfox677]

I remember how contraversial it was when Kimi got the Sauber seat - then again when he dit the Finnish hot-bunk thing with Mika. AMAZING races since - my fave times were when Kimi, the Michael, Alonso and JPM were just hooning it... you never knew who was gonna come out on top, great times.

[@daviddrozd1973]

That big mole plush toy on the picture is "Krteček" (Little Mole), titular character of a classic Czech cartoon. Apparently, Alfa Romeo/Sauber had a small picture of him on the cars in 2019, because “... Little Mole, with its big follower base all over the world, can help us capture the imagination of hundreds of thousands of children and get them closer to our sport,” (Frédéric Vasseur). I had no idea this happened, I just recognized the character and did some research, it all sounds a little bizzare to me. I had no idea the cartoon is popular outside Czechia, maybe Slovakia.

[@FaintAcrobat]

Kimi's return with Lotus is what really proves to me that he was the last of the old school F1 drivers. He seriously didn't give a fuck about the prestige of F1. It was just cars driving fast around the track and everything around it is bullshit. Even his team engineer got a dose of reality from him when they were trying to treat him like a "normal" F1 driver. He knew what he was doing and everyone else can just stfu. I think when Vettel joined him at Ferrari is when Kimi had lost his killer instinct and was just doing it for the love of racing. That he an Seb hit up a great friendship is an indication of that. He was happy to be his support though I don't think he ever was happy being a Ferrari driver since there is no team on the grid so far up their own arse as them. His stint at Alfa Romeo he became the teacher/mentor to Gio. He helped develop the car for Gio, not for himself. He knew the only thing he had left to give the sport was his knowledge and experience. He has been looking out for his young teammate and just enjoyed his last year's at the sport. If Kimi hadn't been there, I'd guarantee that Gio would have been let go much earlier. Kimi's idol is James Hunt and he was the last driver to keep the legacy of drivers like Hunt alive in the sport throughout his career. Despite only one WDC, he will forever be a legend of the sport and I will miss him like no other.

[@arjunsandhu7747]

Sad to see him leave favourite driver wish I got to watch him when he was in a more competitive car gonna miss him next year

[@Bobo-yf7vz]

I will miss kimi he was a great driver and remember always give him the drink and bwoah

[@blackedout3457]

Rumor has it kimi is retiring so he can finally have a drink

[@Oblivion9873]

reminder kimi has driven in 1/3rd of ALL f1 world championship races also kimi was straight up the king of spa in the 2000s. If he finished the race at spa, he won the race.

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

Th9s is a great recap we’ll done

[@nikitenev02]

Legend…

[@saine414]

Why did you not even mention the reability issues for Kimi in 2005? That was Kimi's year easy without all the engine penalties and issues he had with the car

[@keemoo_7]

I think whoever is on the podium in Abu Dhabi should bring kimi with them to the podium for one last podium celebration even if he doesn’t finish top three.

[@Meloni_88]

2008 was an absolute dark shrouded mystery since Ferrari changed the suspension on the car right after Kimi won Spain and was on top of the world, to fit Massa and to hamper Kimi + they had that pre-agreement with Alonso so it was easier to dump Kimi after the next year for him

[@mamavswild]

Kimi you are the WOrLD ChAmpIoN!!! Kimi: Thank you.

[@TrippaMazing87]

Bwoah! Best title change ever!

[@ahnafazmain3747]

In my mind he is a multiple time world champion Plus he should get a guard of honor at Abu Dhabi

[@arposkraft3616]

F to pay respect , great man raikonnen, hope to see him round after still maybe rally maybe training, dno , good man

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@damcx]

Monaco's race when he heads to his yacht after its crash

[@sanders4523]

I love how the turn tables

[@LtheDetective]

The Iceman cometh....now the Iceman goeth ☹️

[@hamza-chaudhry]

13:20 Yeah, in the podcast with Rosberg on Rosberg's channel

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

I hope kimi does lemans in the future, hopefully in a prototype

[@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147]

Like senna, like Alonso like Clark like who verstappen, Russell and Norris will be, raikkonen was a god among men

[@gametime2592]

King of Spa 🐐

[@saine414]

2018 even as second driver Kimi beat Vettel in qualies or they was equal. And you did not say the amount of podiums in 2018, more than he had in 2005.

[@perhapsjames_]

Monaco 2005: "Almost half a second, half a second"

[@Runnerboy2012]

Haven’t watched the video yet but looking at that 2001 pic I didn’t realise he was Jordan Speith’s dad

[@MenacingNoodle]

Actually going to cry when Kimi crosses the line at Yas Marina

[@brooklynwillis5]

Tommo only replying “bwoah” on every comment is pretty great and on brand for this video

[@TommoMcCluskey]

bwoah

[@Rabokki]

The Iceman is teaching his Ice Cubes (kids) carting

[@chasef195]

0:39 Uhh I'm fairly confident that its Kimi Matias Räikkönen, instead of Kimi-Mathias Räikkönen

[@TiborKM]

That mole is from a czech cartoon I believe but I have no idea what that's got to do with them

[@345timmie]

That mole in the photo is from the Czech Republic I believe... Not sure why they pose with it tho

[@gmdscorch7134]

It's sad he won't have the drink in his f1 car anymore :(

[@gmdscorch7134]

Or gloves or steering wheels

[@hamza-chaudhry]

5:35 No no no. You got it wrong. El Plan is for 2022/23.

[@priestmarmore6750]

No Bwoah compilation??

[@blonded_458]

sippin on that hen i know you love that bacardi

[@Stexico]

Give some respect to Bwoah

[@ThEgamingGINJ]

Ranking every kimi season video?

[@luxolars]

God, the sport is gonna be different when Kimi retires 😔

[@formulanostalgiachannel4361]

If he doesn’t do donuts in the last race I’ll RIOT

[@vincentyawan]

Imo 2005 Kimi is legendary. A masterclass I would say better than Alonso that year. If it wasn't for the tyre failure in nurburgring and reliabilities he would've been wdc

[@julianweibold4026]

Top 10 driver-car-combinations... would make for a good video I reckon

[@adityavishwanath1676]

wait a minute. Kimi only had 2 wins in 2007. The first and the last race, that's it. Not 6.

[@dep_4kuu]

If I Had To make own F1 drivers will be 88 senna and 2005 kimi räikkönen

[@DaSpaceJammer]

What’s the deal with taking the logos off of the thumbnail? I noticed it in a few other videos as well but idk I just thought it was a coincidence. It’s just on this video I don’t see any obvious reason to take it out of the thumbnail

[@guhan5040]

10:43 a 3 year deal from 2007 means he goes till the end of 2009 and not 2010 right? 🤔