Raikkonen 50/1 to win F1 crown

Former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen is 50/1 with Sky Bet to win the 2012 F1 Drivers' Championship after signing for Renault.

Bookies install Finn as 40/1 shot to win on Renault debut

Former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen is 50/1 to win the 2012 Formula One Drivers' Championship after signing for Renault. Raikkonen won the F1 world crown in 2007, but left the sport two years later after a couple of fruitless seasons at Ferrari. The Finn has spent the last two years driving for Citroen in the World Rally Championship. Ahead of the 2012 campaign the online betting firm Sky Bet make Raikkonen 40/1 to win the Australian Grand Prix on his Renault debut. F1 trader Dave Pilgrim said: "Kimi Raikkonen has had a couple of years away from the sport, but he's a former World Champion and it will be fabulous to see potentially six World Champions lining up on the grid together next season. "We've installed Raikkonen at 50/1 for the title - we don't doubt his ability to get straight back up to speed, but whether Renault will be able to deliver a car capable of a World Title is doubtful."