Many believed if Kimi Raikkonen did not stay with Ferrari beyond this season he would quit the sport, but not so as a flurry of activity around the Italian Grand Prix resulted in the veteran Finn swapping seats with Sauber's Charles Leclerc.
The surprise deal was announced ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend and means that Raikkonen will be with us until the end of 2020.
The reason for this, according to his longtime manager Steve Robertson, is simple: "Kimi loves driving. He could have stopped, but he just loves driving at the top in Formula 1."
"Personally I knew that he would keep driving. I believed that if he did not stay at Ferrari, he would like to look at another option. And there are not many alternatives."
"He has been with F1's iconic team for eight years, which is incredible. Now he may decide to end his career at the team where he started it."
With regards to the deal that stunned the F1 paddock, Robertson revealed, "Kimi met with them first and then handed it to me. They said they were interested, and Kimi said he was interested. It was the same as has been the case throughout his career."
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