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Kimi Raikkonen: Will He Stay, or Will He Go?

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Although it has been rumored lately that Renault has had Kimi Raikkonen on their shopping list for 2011, it’s certainly not a foregone conclusion that the feeling is mutual.  The laconic Finn is currently part of the WRC rally squad, and seems happy enough motoring his Citroen tin top over the bumps and ruts of [...]

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The Iceman Cometh Back? Will Kimi Replace Petrov at Renault?

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Rumors of Robert Kubica’s switch to Mercedes to replace Michael Schumacher launched the silly season this year, and while Kubica eventually put the kibosh on such speculation by signing a two-year contract extension with the Regie, fresh stories have now surfaced that it might be Renault’s rookie team mate who is on the move.
Although Vitaly [...]

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Robert Kubica Signs Two-Year Contract Extension with Renault

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Paddock gossips recently inaugurated this year’s silly season by launching rumors that Renault’s Robert Kubica had inked a deal to replace seven-time champ Michael Schumacher at Mercedes next year.  Mercedes denied the allegation, and Kubica was coy on the matter,  so the stories gained some traction.  After all, in Formula 1 rumors are generally credible [...]

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Raikkonen Says a WRC Crown Would Mean More Than His F1 Title

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Kimi Raikkonen, in a pronounced case of sour grapes, has said that winning a World Rally Championship title would now mean more to him than his Formula 1 crown.  As reported in Autosport, the Finn went on to say, “I’m just starting out and I can sense what a long journey it would be to [...]

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Raikkonen Could Stay in WRC Beyond 2010

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Kimi Raikkonen could extend his WRC stint past 2010.  While it’s expected that Raikkonen will adapt to the rally venue quckly, based on his previous one-off performances, next year will be a trial season for the Finn.  He’ll be part of Citroen’s Junior Team, which will give both Kimi and the team bosses a chance [...]

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Raikkonen Signs Deal to Race Red Bull Citroen in WRC

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It’s official, Kimi Raikkonen is off to the WRC.  The former Finnish wunderkind, after being ousted by Ferrari, and spurned by his former employer McLaren, has opted to realize a long held ambition to race rally cars.
Raikkonen will contest the full 2010 season in a Citroen C4 sponsored by Red Bull.  As reported in The [...]

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Kimi Denies Any Talks with Mercedes for 2010

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One of the rumors regarding the open seat at Mercedes GP is showing all the signs of a short lifespan.  Earlier in the week, on the heels of Jenson Button’s announcement that he was jumping ship to join McLaren, gossip surfaced that Kimi Raikkonen might be in line for the drive that Button was vacating.
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Kimi Raikkonen Will Take a Sabbatical in 2010

Thumbnail image for Kimi Raikkonen Will Take a Sabbatical in 2010 November 18, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen will take a sabbatical from Formula 1 in 2010, it has been revealed.  The Finn, and his manager Steve Robertson, were in negotiations with McLaren over a possible return to the Woking squad after a three-year absence (he was a McLaren pilot from 2002 to 2006), but this effort ended in a stalemate.  [...]

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Button Meets with Whitmarsh at McLaren Headquarters

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Jenson Button, and his manager Richard Goddard, reportedly visited the McLaren factory in Woking on Friday, and were given a tour by team princpal Martin Whitmarsh.  A spokesman for McLaren told The Guardian, “Having just arrived at Heathrow, Jenson made a small detour to Woking to say hello,” but obviously neither McLaren nor Button wanted [...]

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Hamilton Sr Wants Kimi to Partner Lewis

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While recent paddock gossip has suggested that Lewis Hamilton’s father and manager, Anthony Hamilton, has been opposed to the signing of Kimi Raikkonen as Lewis’s team mate, presumably because the laconic Finn would challenge Lewis’s supremacy within the team, Hamilton is now making public assurances that nothing could be further from the truth.
As reported by [...]

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