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Ericsson on standby for Alfa due to Raikkonen injury

Belgian Grand Prix – Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed a pulled leg muscle is causing some concern for Alfa, causing them to call in Marcus Ericsson on standby. Marcus Ericsson is on standby to take over Kimi Raikkonen's Alfa Romeo for the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, as a result of a minor leg muscle injury he incurred over the summer break. Speaking on Thursday at Spa-Francorchamps, Raikkonen explained: 'I have a pulled muscle, so we'll see what happens.' With Ericsson pulled away from his Indycar commitments to attend the race at Spa in his role as Alfa's official third driver, Raikkonen said that the Swedish driver is there as backup in case practice proves the injury is too much to...
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