Ferrari to formalise Raikkonen news on Thursday!
Thursday is decision-day when it comes to Ferrari's driver choice for 2019.
At Monza, it was rumoured that after extended internal wrangling, Kimi Raikkonen had been told he will be replaced by Charles Leclerc next year.
It might explain why the Finn was suddenly arguably uncooperative on-track, receiving a slipstream from Sebastian Vettel in qualifying and then racing hard a day later.
"It is clear to me that I must now compete against three cars, including my own teammate," the Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport quoted a disgruntled Vettel as saying.
The German added: "I do not expect any help from anyone."
Sky Italia claims that Raikkonen's impending exit will soon become public, with a meeting at Maranello scheduled for Thursday to formalise it.
But Corriere dello Sport claims that the 38-year-old already knows his fate, following a call from new Ferrari chairman John Elkann.
However, Raikkonen's fellow Finn Mika Salo cannot understand why Raikkonen did not immediately announce that news to the world when Elkann told him at Monza.
"I would have expected Kimi to say it himself after Monza, but it didn't happen," the former F1 driver told Iltalehti.
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Are you on some drugs .
Congratulations on winning the Gibberish of the Year Award. Haven't got a clue what you were trying to say but it seemed angry.
I can understand Alonso's frustration with McLaren but I cannot for the life of me understand what on earth McLaren hope to achieve with their 2119 driver line up.
The new drivers might not bring the top speed with them, but getting rid of that narcissistic jerk Alonso is a huge step forward. That in itself is worth a lot.
I know what you mean about Alonso he lost all credibility I'm my eyes after the Ferrarigate scandal. But I look at the situation Williams find themselves in and see McLaren going down the same road, which for a team with their history is a tragedy
I agree. Fewer teams, fewer engine makers. The sport will suffer the consequence of inbreeding.
I must be honest Simon, I've been an f1 fan since the early seventies, my first hero was Ronnie Peterson my second was Gilles Villeneuve both worth the admission price alone but since the start of the hybrid era I've been disappointed with the sport. What sort of f1 have we ended up with? You cant follow a car closely without destroying your tyres and you have to rely on a trick rear wing to overtake on the straight, and let's be honest unless you drive a Mercedes, Ferrari or occasionally a Red Bull your chances of winning are next to nil. And the drivers with three or four exceptions can make modern F1 predictable. But don't mind me, I just miss the days of Lauda,Prost,Villeneuve, Jones, Pironi etc. And don't get me started on team orders and holding up drivers to help your team mate
Great driver but he went down in my estimations when he cheated Hamilton out of Pole position by staying in in the pits for an extra 20 seconds in 2007 and then again with Briatore at Singapore in 2009 when they made Piquet crash his car.
Well!? Thursday's come and gone. Have they decided? What's the upshot?
Mc Laren need a new director, how many more can the owners take ? Bring back Ron.