Raikkonen set for new one year Ferrari contract

Kimi Raikkonen looks set to keep his place at Ferrari in 2017, according to the latest specialist reports from Italy.

Although other drivers have been linked with the Finn's place, his podium in Austria and Sebastian Vettel's DNF means the pair are now equal on points after nine races run this year.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Ferrari will take its decision on Raikkonen within the month of July, indicating that it is likely to fall in the 36-year-old's favour.

Ferrari test driver Marc Gene told Movistar, "It is likely that Kimi will continue. I believe it anyway, in part because there don't seem to be any clear replacements for him on the market."