Kimi Raikkonen Move to Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen has been involved in money issues with Lotus that forced him to leave the team to move to Ferrari. It is not a secret that Lotus is struggling with its finances. He was unpaid in the 2012 season and he is dealing with it again. A former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve said that the Ferrari was insane because they want to preplace Felipe Massa. As Kimi Raikkonen gave his statement for leaving Lotus, he said that it is purely about money. Obviously, there are more to his words.

In the past, his motivation in moving to Ferrari has been questioned. This is the same team that paid him not to drive during 2009. It is true that Lotus has been the closest challenger of Red Bull and they are competing with Ferrari and Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen said that he knows his decision is the best for himself otherwise he would not have made such decision to switch. Actually nothing can predict the future, so no one knows what will happen to him next season,

Kimi Raikkonen

Felipe Massa already confirmed his departure from Ferrari to give way for Kimi Raikkonen to come up with a good partnership with Fernando Alonso. He said that right now he wants to focus on Ferrari with his remaining seven races and he is planning to find the right team next year that can give him a competitive car to race and win.

Ferrari’s decision to get Raikkonen to partner with Alonso is such a dramatic change for Ferrari because many are aware that it was against their Philosophy. The reason behind this change is that they believe that having two great drivers will lead them to secure the success and to win championships. Fans of F1 is excited and anticipating the partnership as well as rivalry between Alonso and Raikkonen. The fact that the two is considered as two of the best drivers in the world, it was already expected that they will try to outshine each other.

Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari’s decision to replace Massa is because they want someone who can give them the best performance and Raikkonen is the best option for that matter. The decision was approved by Luca Di Montezemolo Ferrari President. Raikkonen gave Lotus an option to remain with them provided that they will gave him the reassurance regarding his request to complete technical and financial resources. The delays in salary finally convinced Raikkonen to do the move to Ferrari. Actually, he is the very first driver to return to Ferrari again when he left the team in 2009. Ferrari made a choice between Raikkonen and Massa to give space for Alonso. During that time, Ferrari chose Massa, but this time they chose Kimi Raikkonen over Massa.

With Kimi Raikkonen on their side and Alonso, Ferrari believes that they can reach the top and beat their competitors. They are confident that Raikkonen can give the right support for Alonso to prevent future failures. The fans are excited to see the action on the race track.