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Lotus looking to the long term
Lotus team boss Eric Boullier concedes Kimi Raikkonen's departure will hurt their image, but insists they will overcome that on the long term.
After two relatively successful years with Lotus, Raikkkonen will rejoin Ferrari at the end of this year with the Finn admitting the reason he left "are purely on the money side and I haven't got my salary".
His comments haven't gone down well at Enstone, but Boullier is determined to look to the future and keep the team on the right track.
"It is hurting in terms of our image, because the combination of Kimi and Lotus F1 - on-track and off-track - as a brand was a perfect fit, right down to the black livery," he told the...
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