Kimi Raikkonen leaves Ferrari at the end of the season to be replaced by Leclerc – Formula 1

Maranello's team meets the former world champion from Finland. Next season he will return to Sauber

In a press release issued this morning, Ferrari announced that Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen will leave the Maranello team at the end of the 2018 season.

“Over the years, Kimi has made a fundamental contribution to the team, both as a pilot and in his human qualities. His role was critical to the growth of the team, and at the same time, he has always been a great team man. As world champion, he will forever remain in the history and family of Scuderia. We thank him for everything and wish him and his family a future and complete satisfaction. "

Immediately after the announcement of Ferrari, Kimi announced on his channel Instagram that next year he will return to Sauber, with whom he competed in the F1 Championship back in 2001.

In his place at Ferrari, next to Sebastian Vettel, there will be a 20-year-old Monegasque. Charles Leclerc.

Kimi Raikkonen he spent eight seasons in Formula 1 at the wheel of a Ferrari, becoming world champion in 2007 in red and finishing third in 2008.