Among the many battles seen on the track at Interlagos, one – albeit confined to the rear – had the merit of unleashing special memories in fans with a few years of age on their shoulders. In fact, at the S di Senna a nice duel was staged between Mick Schumacher And Kimi Raikkonen, concluded with the overtaking of the Finnish Alfa Romeo driver and the broken front wing by the Haas driver, who tried in every way to resist the veteran’s attack. The scene amused the interested parties themselves, who just a few days earlier, at a press conference, had joked about the possibility of competing on the track.
Raikkonen had also underlined how much the 2020 F2 champion reminded him of his father Michael, seven times Formula 1 world champion. Certainly, however, neither of the two would have imagined to replicate so faithfully a duel that in the minds of many evoked the challenges. between the two former Ferrari champions. F1 itself compared the battle between Raikkonen and Mick in Brazil and the battle between the Espoo native and Schumacher senior in the 2012 race on its social channels. In that case there was no contact but it was also then the Finn who passed.
Between the two, however, always in the same point, there is also a legendary duel of 2006, on the occasion of Michael’s last race at the wheel of a Ferrari. In that case, the seven-time champion attacked inside and managed to break through Kimi, in turn making his last appearance with McLaren before moving right under the banner of the Prancing Horse as a substitute for the Kaiser. Historical courses and appeals of this sport, in a sort of touching handover.
If you had a touch of deja vu watching Kimi Raikkonen and Mick Schumacher battle at Interlagos, here’s why 😅#BrazilGP 🇧🇷 # F1 pic.twitter.com/lHJ0IZcs0C
– Formula 1 (@ F1) November 17, 2021
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari 248 F1) vs. Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren-Mercedes MP4 / 21) no GP do Brasil de 2006pic.twitter.com/dcgDukCNjG
– Felipe Meira (@Felipemmeira) October 23, 2020
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