Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Kimi Raikkonen, Renault Return and More

On the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari announced that Kimi Raikkonen would remain with the team for the 2016 Formula One season. The team's decision to retain the 2007 world champion, despite his generally substandard performances alongside Sebastian Vettel over the first 10 races of 2015, came as a shock when Ferrari seemed to have an array of options for next year. But despite some suggesting there is more to Raikkonen's renewal than meets the eye, Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has refuted the idea that the Finn was re-signed for anything other than performance-based reasons. Raikkonen's former employers Lotus are also set to be given a new lease of life for 2016, with the news that Renault is just days away from compl...

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