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Raikkonen 'like Senna'
McLaren new boy Kimi Raikkonen has the same will to win as
Ayrton Senna and could prove as talented.
That is the opinion of Sergio Rinland, who designed the
Sauber car in which Raikkonen made his Formula One debut.
"I saw it in his eyes," said Rinland, now chief designer
at Arrows.
"I looked in his eyes and I thought 'I've seen this look
before. And I know where I saw that look before'.
"And it gave me goosebumps when I remembered that look.
It was Senna."
New breed Raikkonen, who scored many points on
his debut with Sauber after just 23 previous races in a single-seater car,
moved to McLaren as replacement for former double world champion Mika Hakkinen,
who is taking a year out.
Rinland said he believed Raikkonen could be as good as
Senna.
"In a few years time the people winning championships
are going to be Raikkonen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and perhaps
Ralf Schumacher," said Rinland.
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