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Kimi Raikkonen takes the time out for his fans in a peculiar manner. The Ferrari world champion casually replied to his fans on Instagram. And these are replies to group chats his fans randomly added him to. So if you’re wondering whether the celebrities who’re added to group chats ever check them? Kimi has an answer for you!

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However, Raikkonen did not reply to just one random group chat. The Iceman replied to multiple group chats as fans shared screenshots on Twitter. The Finn hung up his helmet as he drove his last race for Alfa Romeo last season. And now, clearly, with plenty of time on his hands, the former world champion is interacting with his fans.

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Raikkonen asked his fans a question, “Is it legal?” in one of the Instagram groups. Not sure about the context of the question, but surely couldn’t be the Red Bull-Aston Martin debate, could it?

The Finn was notorious for his blunt replies to reporters throughout his career. But that is obviously not the case when he’s talking to his fans. He even commented “Nice helmet” in a different Instagram group chat about what appears to be Carlos Sainz’s helmet.

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Raikkonen was the last Ferrari driver to win a world championship title with them. And this was back in 2007. Ferrari is in the fight again for the world championship this season and could bring home the championship for the first time since Raikkonen.

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Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 for a charity event

The Finn will rub shoulders with old colleagues for the first time since last the 2021 season. Raikkonen will return to Monaco for the annual charity football match in the “World Stars Football Match”. The football match was standard practice before the COVID-19 pandemic. But is returning after a two-year break.

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They will conduct the match on the 24th of May, the same week as the Monaco Grand Prix. It will be interesting to see if Raikkonen will attend the Monaco Grand Prix as well. Especially after declaring, “I may never set foot in the paddock again.” 

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The Finn famously declared he has better things to do after his retirement. And we’re glad that replying and interacting with the fans is one of them.

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Mahim is a senior Formula 1 writer at EssentiallySports. With a Diploma in Sports Management, he ventured into sports journalism for his sheer passion for F1. Mahim has written over 2000 articles during his tenure at ES, and his expertise is in perspective pieces and core sports coverage. Mahim’s writing flair and meticulous research work have resulted in him contributing to in-depth analysis on teams like Red Bull and Mercedes as well as Team Principals Christian Horner and Toto Wolff. His support for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team and their #44 driver Lewis Hamilton came naturally after being awestruck by the brilliance during his foray into F1. You can follow him on X @MahimSuhalka.

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