Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One champion, is considering an offer to join a team in the Nascar auto-racing series, his agent David Robertson said.
Robertson declined to identify the team the 31-year-old Finn was talking to.
“Negotiations are ongoing but nothing is guaranteed,” Robertson said by telephone. “Somebody had come to us with an offer and we are considering it.”
Raikkonen is set to join a new team, ICE1 Racing, in the Truck series before moving to the Nationwide and Sprint Cup categories, as reported by Finland’s Turun Sanomat newspaper.
One of the team’s partners is Foster Gillett, the son of George Gillett. George Gillett is the former owner of the Liverpool soccer team and the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team.
Raikkonen was the top-earning athlete after golfer Tiger Woods in 2008 with $45 million in income, according to Forbes magazine.
He was dropped by Ferrari after the 2009 season and left Formula One to compete in the World Rally Championship for Citroen last year. Raikkonen remains committed to his contract in the rally series, Robertson said.
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