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<div style="float:right;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File: | <div style="float:right;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:Kimi_Räikkönen_Bulgaria_2010.jpg|120px]]</div>'''Paavo Laakkonen''' (born 5 November 1979) is a Valkean racing driver who competed in [[Astyrian Formula One]] from 2001 to 2013. He won the Drivers' Championship for Sidus in 2007 and 2012. After his F1 career, he joined the Astyrian Rally Championship as a driver for Hedlund Sport from 2014 to 2016, and the Valkean GT championship for Aurinko Racing in 2017 and for Comet Motorsport since 2018. | ||
Laakkonen first entered Astyrian F1 in 2001, joining the Garlan team for the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He then drove for MacGregor from 2003 to 2005, and became a title contender in 2005 behind Raamaker driver [[Max de Ruyter]]. Laakkonen's seasons with MacGregor were marred with unreliability problems, prompting him to move to the revived [[Sidus in Astyrian Formula One|Sidus F1 Team]]. This change meant he became the Drivers' Champion for the 2007 Formula One season. | |||
Despite numerous setbacks since then, Laakkonen remained with Sidus for several years. In 2012 he was crowned Drivers' Champion for the 2nd time, making him the first Valkean driver to win multiple titles in Formula One. He was fired from Sidus in 2013 due to his public criticism of the team after a winless season in 2013. Because no other F1 teams were open to signing him in the 2014 season, he retired from the sport. Outside of Formula One, he participated in the Astyrian Rally Championship from 2014 to 2016 for Hedlund Sport - scoring his highest finish in 2015 in 4th place - and currently drives in the Valkean GT Championship for Comet Motorsport. | |||
He is famous and loved by fans for his calm demeanor in the face of pressure, his blunt personality, and a smooth, relaxed driving style. Various magazines have listed him as one of Astyria's highest paid athletes during his career at Sidus. ('''[[Paavo Laakkonen|See more...]]''') | |||
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Paavo Laakkonen (born 5 November 1979) is a Valkean racing driver who competed in Astyrian Formula One from 2001 to 2013. He won the Drivers' Championship for Sidus in 2007 and 2012. After his F1 career, he joined the Astyrian Rally Championship as a driver for Hedlund Sport from 2014 to 2016, and the Valkean GT championship for Aurinko Racing in 2017 and for Comet Motorsport since 2018.
Laakkonen first entered Astyrian F1 in 2001, joining the Garlan team for the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He then drove for MacGregor from 2003 to 2005, and became a title contender in 2005 behind Raamaker driver Max de Ruyter. Laakkonen's seasons with MacGregor were marred with unreliability problems, prompting him to move to the revived Sidus F1 Team. This change meant he became the Drivers' Champion for the 2007 Formula One season.
Despite numerous setbacks since then, Laakkonen remained with Sidus for several years. In 2012 he was crowned Drivers' Champion for the 2nd time, making him the first Valkean driver to win multiple titles in Formula One. He was fired from Sidus in 2013 due to his public criticism of the team after a winless season in 2013. Because no other F1 teams were open to signing him in the 2014 season, he retired from the sport. Outside of Formula One, he participated in the Astyrian Rally Championship from 2014 to 2016 for Hedlund Sport - scoring his highest finish in 2015 in 4th place - and currently drives in the Valkean GT Championship for Comet Motorsport.
He is famous and loved by fans for his calm demeanor in the face of pressure, his blunt personality, and a smooth, relaxed driving style. Various magazines have listed him as one of Astyria's highest paid athletes during his career at Sidus. (See more...)