Kimi Raikkonen's potential startling new career move.

A year after quitting Formula 1, former Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen,

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the last person to win the world championship while driving a Ferrari, could make a comeback.

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The Finn is apparently in discussions with Chip Ganassi Racing, a squad devoted to the IndyCar championship,

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according to reports in the Brazilian publication "Uol Esporte."

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The following season, Iceman would exchange driving duties with American Jimmie Johnson rather than participating in every race.

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Thus, Raikkonen would become the first Formula 1 world champion driver to compete in IndyCar since 1993.

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He had recently returned from a brief spell with the Trackhouse team in NASCAR.

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Nigel Mansell of Britain came in last and also won the title in his first year.

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