Domenicali evasive on Räikkönen's fate

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has not confirmed that Kimi Räikkönen will definitely be with the team next season.

Published on 16/09/2009 à 10:55

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Domenicali evasive on Räikkönen's fate

Asked by Finnish journalists about the fate of Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) for next season, Stefano Domenicali could not have been more evasive. “ As we've already discussed, I don't think it's right to discuss this now. », declared the team director. “ As you know, Kimi has a contract with us for next season and that's all we can say now. »

Expected for some time to be replaced by Fernando Alonso in 2010, Kimi Räikkönen does not however intend to sit out his last year of contract and he fully intends to race again in 2010. The arrival of the Spanish bank Santander as partner of the Scuderia for The next five years could, however, accelerate Alonso's transfer to the Reds.

Luca di Montezemolo, the president of Ferrari, also declared that the arrival of the double world champion would happen one day. “ I have always appreciated Alonso because he is a fantastic driver who I had already spotted when he was at Minardi. He won titles and I always thought that sooner or later all the best drivers come to Ferrari. So sooner or later it will happen. We will see when », concluded the Italian.

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