News Details

Raikkonen departure 'my decision', says Arrivabene

Maurizio Arrivabene has confirmed that it was his decision to tell Kimi Raikkonen his time at Ferrari would end after the 2018 season, with the 2007 world champion set to leave the team for Sauber, with Charles Leclerc coming in as his replacement. With Raikkonen's contract running down, there was speculation throughout the season as to whether they would hand the Finn a new deal or bring in a younger driver, with Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull even mentioned as a possible candidate at the time. The decision was made to promote junior driver Leclerc to the team at the expense of Raikkonen. This was thought to be the desire of former Ferrari CEO, Sergio Marchionne, who tragically passed away...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPFans.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Arrivabene says Raikkonen axe ‘my decision’

Maurizio Arrivabene says it was his decision to oust Kimi Raikkonen. Some...
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Arrivabene on Raikkonen axe: 'it was my decision'

now viewing Arrivabene on Raikkonen axe: 'it was my decision' Oct 24,...
7y ago from F1Hub.net

Arrivabene predicts Leclerc won't be a threat to...

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene believes that Charles Leclerc will...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Arrivabene says Raikkonen axe 'my decision'

Oct.25 Maurizio Arrivabene says it was his decision to oust Kimi...
7y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Can Aprilia dethrone Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP title...

The conclusion of the 2025 MotoGP season saw an unprecedented level of...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event

Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: 'Arsenal have been in his ear…' –...

Arsenal have approached Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi about a free...
47m ago from CaughtOffside.com

“He doesn’t know what the hell he is on about?”...

Declan Rice was involved in a heated exchange with Arsenal assistant...
47m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Insider confirms Arsenal are ready to target summer...

Arsenal are preparing an audacious summer move for Newcastle United winger...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Competitive tension is no bad thing

Morning all, happy Friday to you. There's an early Mikel Arteta press...
5h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.