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Wolff: Raikkonen's Ferrari exit a 'blow' to F1

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has described Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari exit as being bad for F1.  After five years at Ferrari, Raikkonen is moving to Sauber for 2019 because his bosses elected to take Charles Leclerc instead. Raikkonen had a strong season in 2018 compared to recent years with a pole position in Italy and a win in the United States. Being as popular with the fans as ever, many questioned why Kimi would want to drive for a lesser team.   Wolff also believes that F1 will suffer from not having him racing in one of the top teams. "I think it changes a lot for F1 that Kimi is not in Ferrari anymore in a car that is able to win races," said Wolff, in an...
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