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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...
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