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Raikkonen leaving Ferrari is bad for F1 - Wolff

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1 will be worse off in 2019 for losing Fernando Alonso and seeing Kimi Raikkonen leave Ferrari for Sauber. Alonso has quit F1 in order to pursue the 'Triple Crown' in Indianapolis, while Raikkonen has made way for Charles Leclerc at the Scuderia. Ferrari's decision to promote Leclerc at just 21 bucks with team tradition. Indeed, the Monegasque will become the Italian squad's second youngest driver in its long F1 history when he launches from the grid in Melbourne next year. Raikkonen had been expected to retire after being moved aside, but he has effectively taken Leclerc's old seat at Sauber – the team with which he debuted in F1 in...
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