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Raikkonen: Two-year break crucial to long F1 career

Kimi Raikkonen doubts he would still be racing in Formula 1 if he had not taken a two-year break from the sport in 2010 and 2011. Raikkonen became only the fifth driver in F1 history to enter 300 grands prix in Monaco last weekend, with the Finn on-course to be second only to Rubens Barrichello for entries by the end of the season. Raikkonen made his F1 debut for Sauber in 2001, but took a two-year break from F1 after leaving Ferrari at the end of 2009, spending time in rallying and sampling other racing disciplines before returning with Lotus for the 2012 season. Without this break, Raikkonen said it is unlikely would have lasted so long in F1. “It doesn’t feel that long, honestly....
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