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Raikkonen yearns for danger era

As the sport celebrates its 1,000th event, it is the perfect time to reflect on the previous 69 years. At today's official press conference, the drivers were asked, if they had access to a time machine, which era would they like to go back to and compete. Kimi Raikkonen, had no hesitation in replying. 'The seventies, sixties, late sixties,' said the Finn, arguably the most dangerous era in the entire history of the sport, when, between mid-1967 and 1978, 16 drivers were lost, either in races, practice sessions or tests, not to mention those, such as Jim Clark, who were killed participating in other formulae. 'For sure, that would be more fun, more relaxed,' continued the Finn, who earlier,...
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