2017 Driver Championship Odds: Kimi Raikkonen

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Kimi Raikkonen was one of the younger drivers to ever win a Formula 1 championship when he prevailed in 2007 at 28 years and 4 days old in his first season with Ferrari.

That year, he waited until the last round to regain the championship lead and steal the drivers’ title from previous employers McLaren. Raikkonen became one of the very few drivers to win in his first season with Ferrari.

Last season, Raikkonen finished sixth in the points with his Scuderia Ferrari team. Is the Finn a legitimate contender for the 2017 championship? He is listed as the eighth-favourite on BetOnline motor sports odds at 6600.

Raikkonen failed to finish four races in 2016. At the season opener in Australia, Raikkonen had to retire his Ferrari on lap 23 of the Australian GP after suffering a fire in his airbox. He also was DNF at Monaco, USA and Brazil. In Austin, Texas, a pit stop blunder with a loose wheel ended his race.  In Sao Paulo, …

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