In August, we paid close attention to Kimi Raikkonen’s performance in the NASCAR series, where he was invited by the US Trackhouse Racing team, which started an interesting experiment this season, making the 2007 World Champion the first participant.
The essence of the program, called Project 91, is that the team announces the launch of the third car under number 91, inviting recognized stars of world motorsport to drive.
Kimi did well and managed to stay in the top ten for a long time in the Watkins Glen race, although he dropped out on lap 46 due to an accident attributable to others.
But Trackhouse Racing recognized the experiment as a success and, according to the Australian newspaper Herald Sun, has already offered Daniel Ricciardo a place behind the wheel of the Chevrolet Camaro No. 91.
But it seems he’s not that interested, even though he likes NASCAR racing. And yet he hopes to continue his career in Formula 1 for the time being.
“To be honest, this is the only racing category that interests me at the moment,” RacingNews365 quoted the Australian as saying. – You can say psychologically that I am still convinced that I am a Formula 1 driver and that I am proud of what I have achieved. However, it seems to me that I have not done everything in this championship, so I will not be in another category next year.
It’s hard to say how it will end and I don’t intend to think that far ahead, but I can say that I am not giving up and will continue to look for opportunities to stay in Formula 1. If not at the championship early next year, then of course I will try to find a way to return in 2024.”
Source: F1 News
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