Is it F1 driving on the highway? Ferrari number 7 plays with drivers on the highway in the Czech Republic. Can we confirm the return of Kimi Raikkonen?
Not hardly. But who is it that pushes the gas to the bottom and outperforms other road users with their own vehicle?
The absolute most important talk of the week can be found in the Czech Republic, where the Ferrari-like race car drove down the D4 motorway. The motion pictures come from the busy road that runs between Příbram and Dobříš, about 4 miles southwest of the capital, Prague, and whoever was driving seemed to have a good time.
Someone took an old GP2 on a highway in the Czech Republic.
The police have not been able to identify the driver and are looking for him.
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– Dan – EngineMode11 (@EngineMode11) August 14, 2022
According to various sources, it is an old car from GP2, the championship now called Formula 2. The car was used between 2008 and 2010, when drivers such as Sergio Perez, Romain Grosjean and Nico Hülkenberg competed in the championship.
On the other hand, the color, the number and the sponsors give the impression that it’s a Ferrari with Kimi Raikkonen while driving in traffic. The Finn is the last driver to win a world title with Ferrari, that was in 2007, and the sound of what could be a V8 engine indicates that the red car is from that era.
This is not the first time that the above car has been driven in traffic, already in 2019 there were reports of the car being driven on the highway. After that, the police searched for the owner, but because of the helmet, they could not prove who was driving it. According to RTL, the 45-year-old owner had to pay a SEK 100,000 fine because the car was not approved for driving in traffic. It is not clear if he violated any speed limit.
Also this time, the police will investigate who is behind the bus.
Kimi Raikkonen is back!
Far from the jungle queens in the Czech Republic. Kimi Raikkonen is back. He leads NASCAR on August 21. It is a one-off and he will compete at Trackhouse Racing at Watkins Glen in the United States.
– It’s just a race and that’s why we’re so successful as a family. I had fun when I tested Nascar in 2011 and hopefully, Räikkönen comments on the adventure.
Incidentally, Räikkönen isn’t the only former F1 driver competing in NASCAR on Sunday, Daniil Kvyat is also in the starting line-up as he works to stay on the US racing scene.
Tomorrow is the next episode of Plattan i Mattan and this time Stefan “Lill-Lövis” Johansson is a guest on Sportbladet’s F1 podcast. He is one of the most successful Swedish athletes of his generation however he was born in the same year as Ingemar Stenmark, Thomas Wassberg, Frank Andersson, Linda Haglund and Björn Borg. It was a lukewarm conversation about everything from how Ferrari managed to solve porpoise problems, Ayrton Senna tricks, art and much more. You will find it from Wednesday 17.8.
Want an answer to the question which drivers will they drive in F1 2023? Or at least a little closer to the answer? Then you read yesterday’s blog and join that discussion.