From Crash.netDefending F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen
argues that he will still be a grand prix driver in 2009 – despite
rumours that continue to suggest he won’t.
Despite continuing speculation to the contrary, reigning Formula 1
World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has insisted that he fully intends to
honour the terms of his Ferrari contract and remain in the top flight
next year.
Doubts persist about whether or not the Finn – currently jointly
leading the 2008 drivers’ standings, in company with Maranello
team-mate Felipe Massa and McLaren-Mercedes’ British Grand Prix winner
Lewis Hamilton – will remain a fixture on the grand prix grid in 2009,
with suggestions he could be replaced by fellow former title-winner
Fernando Alonso.
Raikkonen has repeatedly refused to commit to any kind of long-term
future in F1, but in an interview with Italian sports newspaper
Gazzetta dello Sport, he sought to dismiss any suggestions that his
days in the uppermost echelon are numbered.
“I have not broken a contract in all my life, and I have no
intention of doing so now,” he told his countryman and journalist
Heikki Kulta. “In 2009 I will be driving for Ferrari.”
Bravo! I still can’t believe how some people, who even call themselves expert, ever believed that Kimi would retire after this year. The man has said it himself – he respects his contracts with his teams and isn’t leaving just yet. Sorry but Kimi is on a roll believe it or not and he’s going to keep flying!
