After nine years in Formula One, Kimi Räikkönen will not appear on next season's grid, according to his manager. Having been encouraged to leave Ferrari in order to make way for Fernando Alonso, the Finn's only serious option was believed to be McLaren although negotiating has now seemingly come to an end.
"The option in Formula One was to be at McLaren or nothing," driver Manager Steve Robertson told Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat. "Kimi and McLaren were unable to come to an agreement, so he will not drive in Formula One, at least not in 2010."
With the Mercedes team - formerly Brawn - unwilling to pay any driver too high an amount of money and McLaren's limit unlikely to be as high as that of Ferrari, Räikkönen will in fact earn more by not racing next season, as Ferrari must pay off the remaining year of prematurely terminated contract.
Hmm...sounds good to me that he's earning more by not racing next year, but the question is....will it just be a 1 year stop or will turn into a permanent retirement from F1? I really hope to see Kimi back...
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