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Watch: Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo Reveal Their Bucket Lists

Published 04/28/2020, 7:23 AM EDT

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With six World Championships in the bag, Lewis Hamilton doesn’t really have a lot left to achieve in Formula 1. However, the British driver does have a few challenging tasks on his bucket list. Hamilton revealed some very interesting things that are on his bucket list. Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo also opened up on their respective bucket lists. It’s safe to say the Iceman isn’t a big believer in lists.

Lewis Hamilton, Kimi, and Daniel reveal their bucket lists

So, what is Hamilton’s bucket list? The Briton revealed some fascinating adventures that not everyone can achieve. Speaking to F1, Hamilton said:

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Climb Mount Everest, learn a language, go to space and do the moonwalk”

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While climbing Mount Everest sounds challenging, it shouldn’t be a big problem for Lewis Hamilton. F1 drivers train on a nearly superhuman level and can probably tackle the daunting peaks of Everest.

 Hamilton’s very close to achieving greatness in Formula 1. If the Briton wins another World Championship this year, he will equal Michael Schumacher’s record for most World Championships in the history of the sport. Judging by past performances, He shouldn’t have too much trouble getting to the elusive record in Formula 1.

While Hamilton’s list is ‘out of this world’, Ricciardo’s bucket list is a little grounded. The Aussie loves sports and that translated onto his list.

I’ve ticked a few of them off, in the last few years”

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“Skydiving was one, Superbowl and I wanna go on a safari,” said Ricciardo.

Finally, onto everyone’s beloved Formula 1 driver, Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen is a man of few words and fans love Kimi for his honesty. As you probably guessed, the Iceman doesn’t keep a bucket list.

“ I don’t have a bucket list” replied Kimi in the most Kimi way possible.

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With the sport on an extended shutdown, drivers could tick off a few things that don’t require extensive planning. Yesterday, F1 CEO Chase Carey unveiled a potential schedule for the 2020 Championship, should the season resume. As per the new schedule, the F1 season begins in Europe, moving onto Asia, the Americas, and finally concludes with the last race in Abu Dhabi.

If the situation doesn’t worsen, F1 could go racing by July 5 at the earliest.

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Abhishek Bharadwaj

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Abhishek Bharadwaj is an F1 author and content strategist at EssentiallySports. Having joined ES in January 2020, he has over 700 articles to his name. While he was first introduced to the world of F1 in 2006, he started religiously following the sport in 2012 and has had an undying passion for it ever since.
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