This weekend, 9-year-old Robin Raikkonen took part in the world finals of the Grand Finals Rotax Max Challenge karting competition, which will be held in the Italian city of Sarno.
Raikkonen Jr has earned the right to compete in these international championships because won The Swiss champion in the Micro category, and now he has benefited from the fighting spirit inherited from his father, the 2007 world champion.
He was unlucky in the preliminary rounds and semi-finals; his opponents pushed him off the track, so in the final he started from 22nd position away. Then, in ten laps of the weekend’s main race, he was ahead of 14 competitors and finished 8th, but as several drivers were fined, Robin rose to 5th in the protocol around last.
Of course, everyone who saw Robin making his way forward was immediately reminded that his father, Kimi Raikkonen, is famous for just these qualities.
At the same time, the race was held according to very impressive conditions, there were some accidents, red flags and restarts, but Robin did everything right and held his first international competition at the rate this with respect.
It can be added that Briton Joshua Cook, aged 10, was the winner of the Rotax Max Challenge Final in the Micro class. Robin lost to him at the finish line by less than 2.5 seconds. Young racers aged 8 to 11 competed in this category.
2024-10-26 11:58:00
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