You’re teammate was faster, too? Winters are cold and dark in their native land, Finland. Both Kimi Raikkonen and Heikki Kovalainen were put in the shade by their respective teammates last year.
The 2009 season starts this weekend in Melbourne, Australia.
Man with the tattoo is 2007 World Champion Kimi Matias Raikkonen. After scoring two wins early in the season last year, his bubble was pierced by his fellow Ferrari pilot Felipe Massa. The Sao Paulo driver took the title fight to the final race in his home town and enjoyed his 15 seconds of fame as World Champion, only to have his hopes docked by Lewis Hamilton passing Timo Glock on the last corner of the last lap.
Heikki Kovalainen never recovered from the Caribbean Mojo his teammate laid on him from the start of the season by winning in Australia. While the English driver became the sport’s youngest ever World Champion, Kovalainen’s only visit to the top of the podium was made possible by an engine kablamo on Massa’s dominant Ferrari in Hungary
Red Bull to protest against the diffusers of Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota.
David Coulthard takes on the role of reserve driver for Red Bull.
Felipe Massa speaks out against wins deciding the world Championship.
The FIA final Formula 1 entry list:
1 Lewis HAMILTON (GB) VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES McLAREN MERCEDES
2 Heikki KOVALAINEN (FIN) VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES McLAREN MERCEDES
3 Felipe MASSA (BRA) SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO FERRARI
4 Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (FIN) SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO FERRARI
5 Robert KUBICA (PL) BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM BMW SAUBER
6 Nick HEIDFELD (D) BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM BMW SAUBER
7 Fernando ALONSO (E) ING RENAULT F1 TEAM RENAULT
8 Nelson PIQUET (BR) ING RENAULT F1 TEAM RENAULT
9 Jarno TRULLI (I) PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING TOYOTA
10 Timo GLOCK (D) PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING TOYOTA
11 Sébastien BOURDAIS (F) SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO STR FERRARI
12 Sébastien BUEMI (CH) SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO STR FERRARI
14 Mark WEBBER (AUS) RED BULL RACING RBR RENAULT
15 Sebastian VETTEL (D) RED BULL RACING RBR RENAULT
16 Nico ROSBERG (D) AT&T WILLIAMS WILLIAMS TOYOTA
17 Kazuki NAKAJIMA (J) AT&T WILLIAMS WILLIAMS TOYOTA
20 Adrian SUTIL (D) FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM FORCE INDIA MERCEDES
21 Giancarlo FISICHELLA (I) FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM FORCE INDIA MERCEDES
22 Jenson BUTTON (GB) BRAWN GP FORMULA ONE TEAM BRAWN MERCEDES
23 Rubens BARRICHELLO (BR) BRAWN GP FORMULA ONE TEAM BRAWN MERCEDES