This is Kimi's role in the new motocross team

The Ice One Racing team established by Kimi Räikkönen competes in the full Motocross World Championship series of 15 competitions.

– Kimi is extremely interested in everything sometimes even the smaller matters which are related to the operation of the team. He has so much experience in all team-related activities. Of course, his experiences are from much bigger series but however, many matters are very similar in motor racing, team leader Kari Tiainen said to MTV3.

The team established by Räikkönen participates in the Motocross World Championship series. Toni Eriksson rides in the top class, in other words in the MX1 class. Ludde Söderberg is participating in the MX2 class. The team motorcycle is a Japanese Kawasaki.

The budget is a secret

Tiainen does not want to talk about the money but the world championship series is not participated in with small change.

- We have seven people working in our team. One guy is Dutch, the others are Finnish. It has been agreed that we would not talk publicity about the moving sums of money. But we go around the world to all 15 races, the farthest are Southern California and Brazil. It befits a team to have its own trucks and other things. Otherwise we dare not even go to the pits, Tiainen said.

Source: MTV3
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What kind of a team boss is Räikkönen like?

- Ice One Racing was born to motorsport. It is divided into rally and motocross. If something else comes up later it can also be Ice One Racing, the chairman of the company, Riku Kuvaja, told MTV3.

Kuvaja has lately been working with getting sponsors for the motocross-team.

- The markets are quite interesting at the moment. Of course there could be more but we have a pretty good situation.

- He has got a lot for himself from motorsport during the years. Now he wants to help youngsters, this time in motocross, Kuvaja tells.

What kind of a team boss is Räikkönen like?

- I'm sure we will see during this year what kind of a team boss he is. I would guess that he would be very calm and professional. He has been in a tough school during the past years, Kuvaja says.

Source: MTV3
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Kimi Räikkönen sets up his own motocross team

On Thursday rally driver Kimi Räikkönen will officially present his own motocross team, which will take part in next season's championship

The Ice1Racing team has two Finnish riders, Toni Eriksson, 24, and Ludde Söderberg, 20. The pair from Vantaa will compete in the MX1 class, which is the premier class in the World Championship.

The team will use Kawasaki motorcycles and the team leader is seven times enduro champion Kari Tiainen. Räikkönen has won the world championship title in F1.

Räikkönen as a child has already dreamt of motocross even though he became a successful track and rally driver.

The purpose of the team is to offer young people and gifted Finnish riders a path to the top of the series. There are also junior riders in the team.

Räikkönen will participate in a World Championship series next season but in a completely different discipline. He participates in the World Rally Championship series with a Citroën DS3 car.

Source: hs.fi
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