Ferrari Must Listen to Sebastian Vettel When Deciding Kimi Raikkonen’s F1 Future

Nine days ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix came the news Kimi Raikkonen would have been waiting for. An article by Corriere dello Sport (h/t Sky Sports) claimed Ferrari, following months of speculation over their intentions for 2016, had agreed a fee of €12 million with Williams for the transfer of Valtteri Bottas, who would partner four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel next season. Given that the Italian press are rarely wide of the mark when it comes to matters relating to Ferrari, the report—nothing more, nothing less—was praised as The Word of The Lord. And Raikkonen, after spending the best part of a year trying to convince Ferrari to keep him for one more season, one last dance, was suddenly yeste...

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