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Raikkonen retains Ferrari F1 seat for 2016

Kimi Raikkonen will stay on at the Ferrari Formula 1 team for the 2016 season, the Italian squad announced on Wednesday. The Finn, who won the drivers' title with the Maranello team in 2007, will partner four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel for the second year in succession. Raikkonen rejoined Ferrari at the start of last year, but was overshadowed by teammate Fernando Alonso. Although several drivers were linked to the second Ferrari seat, most prominently Williams's Valtteri Bottas, Raikkonen will retain his drive. The retention of Raikkonen is likely to trigger a sequence of driver signings and renewals. It effectively seals off any ‘big move’ hope for the likes of Bottas and...
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