Two that are: Sebastian Vettel (left) and Kimi Raikkonen
with a brief three-line message Ferrari won the weeklong puzzles abruptly terminated by the teammates of Sebastian Vettel in the coming year. As in this Formula 1 season will be at the wheel of the second “Red Goddess” Vettel-mate Kimi Raikkonen. That gave Ferrari a bit surprising on Wednesday and so shortly before the Belgian Grand Prix weekend known.
“What can I say … for me is a dream on, that I may go another year for Ferrari,” Raikkonen said shortly after the announcement then on the home page of the racing team. “The Scuderia is my family, and as I’ve always said I want to finish my career again.”
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First, Ferrari said in a still quite sober concise message that the agreement with the 35 year old Finns have renewed. In another statement on the website it was then but a little more detail: “We believe that the renewal of the contract with Kimi brings more stability to the team.” Words of team manager Maurizio Arrivabene, still with his German-Finnish duo next season wants to move closer to the existing superiority of Mercedes.
The good relationship between Vettel and Raikkonen had been consulted in the decision into consideration. “Dealing with it is simple, it is very straight,” Vettel had said on Wednesday even without the knowledge of the message.
© dpa As in this season are the German and the Finn also control a 2016 “Red Goddess”.
As in this season are the German and the Finn also in 2016 a “Red Goddess” control.
This is the great rotation, with which some have already speculated in the so-called “silly season”, from. For weeks, almost months on the question in the air: Will Ferrari pull the option and let Raikkonen driving for another year. He is, after all, the last pilot who in a carriage of Tradition racing team world champion (2007).
Pech, partially margins, but also their own mistakes slowed the Finns this season. Newcomer Vettel already celebrated two victories this season – against the Silver Arrow superiority with World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Vice Champion Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes. Raikkonen’s best result so far is second place (Bahrain). Three times he did not finish. In the championship is Vettel third with 160 points. Raikkonen, who had returned to Ferrari in 2014, occupies fifth place with not even half as many points (76).
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On the part Ferraris show the decision the great confidence in Raikkonen, stressed Arrivabene for further common future: "And I expect that this trust will be rewarded." Raikkonen himself stressed virtually from start of the season, that it is ultimately lie at Ferrari if he in the coming year moves to the side of the four-time world champion Vettel. "Kimi knows who he is, what he does and what he wants," Vettel had also emphasized a few weeks ago. Had Ferrari decided otherwise, the Formula 1 career of the world from fans celebrated as a cult "Iceman" would have been over.
Now, however, are all speculations naught if perhaps Raikkonen's compatriot Valtteri Bottas Williams could switch to Ferrari. Thus the name of Le Mans winner and Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg is again out of the race at Ferrari. Raikkonen is likely that however fit to enter the race in Spa-Francorchamps once more buoyancy. With four wins, he is of all active pilots there the most successful driver.
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