“Does it Have the Gloves, Steering Wheel and the Drink?” – NASCAR Fans React as Trackhouse Racing Disclose Kimi Raikkonen’s Watkins Glen Ride

Formula One fans will be thrilled to learn that the official Cup debut of Kimi Raikkonen is inching closer.

Ahead of the coming weekend’s race at Watkins Glen International, Trackhouse Racing revealed his new car. Raikkonen has the honor of being the one to kick off Trackhouse Racing’s ambitious Project91.

For the uninitiated, this project will see a number of motorsports stars from different racing fields in one-off NASCAR races.

In 2022, the Finnish F1 veteran will be the first and only #91 racer for the entire year.

Beyond that, any other racer is fair game, and it will be exciting for many fans. For the coming weekend, the 2007 F1 world champion is competing with Recogni as his primary sponsor.

As for the car itself, the Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro is primarily blue and black in color. Additionally, the decals are very Tron-like.

Naturally, several fans were thrilled to see the stunning-looking car. Others noticed that Raikkonen will be racing with a yellow stripe on the back of his car. This usually signifies that the driver is a rookie in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Of course, a driver of Kimi Raikkonen’s caliber is far from a rookie, but in a NASCAR sense, he is a rookie. Seeing this, Fans made plenty of jokes, especially about some of Finn’s most famous F1 moments.

What has Kimi Raikkonen said about his NASCAR Cup experience so far?

The Finn recently underwent his first test and admitted that he had nothing to really compare it to.

However, it was great for him to rack up some mileage, even if the car he drove is not the one he will race in at The Glen. Nevertheless, he did benefit from just getting in a few laps in and had fun doing so. Moreover, he had driven in the simulator earlier, so he had a fair idea of what he was getting himself into.

Raikkonen also said that he feels better prepared for the Watkins Glen race weekend. He did acknowledge that he will need time to get used to the car in practice, and qualifying may be tough.

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At the end of the day, he felt that he had fun in the car and he had not driven a race car since his last F1 race. Interestingly, Kimi Raikkonen will see a familiar face, in the form of a fellow former F1 driver, Daniil Kvyat.