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Kimi Raikkonen: Sauber talks only started at Monza

Kimi Raikkonen says formal discussions with Sauber only started at Monza once he was informed that he would not be staying with Ferrari. Raikkonen has spent eight years, across two spells, competing for Ferrari, though faced growing pressure to retain his seat amid the rise of Charles Leclerc. On Tuesday it was confirmed that Raikkonen would leave Ferrari at the end of the year and shortly afterwards Sauber announced it had secured the Finn’s services through 2020. “In Monza, that’s when I knew [I was leaving Ferrari]” he said. “I know people at Sauber from the past, so it basically started after that. “I wouldn’t say there were plans for a long...
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