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Raikkonen: I'm actually very happy going to Sauber

One of the big surprises of this Formula 1 season was Kimi Raikkonen announcing his decision to extend his career with a two-year stint at  Sauber after Ferrari informed him he was out of a job on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix. In a nutshell, with the Reds taking up the option to promote Charles Leclerc, Raikkonen was told he was no longer required upon which the Finn let it be known to certain parties in the paddock that he was available. In the wake of a flurry of behind-the-scenes negotiations, it emerged that a deal had been struck. Raikkonen will be a Sauber driver in 2019, a two-year deal keeping him on the grid until he is 42. A move that has a certain poetry to it as he...
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