Raikkonen is like Senna, says Rinland.
Former Sauber designer Sergio Rinland has likened rookie sensation Kimi Raikkonen to the late great Ayrton Senna.
Raikkonen who made his F1 debut this year with Sauber stunned the F1 establishment with his skill and maturity and then went on to land a top drive alongside David Coulthard at McLaren following Mika Hakkinen's decision to take a sabbatical.
Rinland - who is now the chief designer at Arrows - told the BBC: "I saw it in his eyes. I looked in his eyes and I thought 'I've seen this look before. And I know where I saw that look before'."
Former Sauber designer Sergio Rinland has likened rookie sensation Kimi Raikkonen to the late great Ayrton Senna.
Raikkonen who made his F1 debut this year with Sauber stunned the F1 establishment with his skill and maturity and then went on to land a top drive alongside David Coulthard at McLaren following Mika Hakkinen's decision to take a sabbatical.
Rinland - who is now the chief designer at Arrows - told the BBC: "I saw it in his eyes. 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."
Rinland added: "In a few years time the people winning championships are going to be Raikkonen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and perhaps Ralf Schumacher."
