Felipe Massa Announces Ferrari Exit as Kimi Raikkonen Reportedly Agrees Move

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Published: September 10, 2013

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Kimi Raikkonen’s much-anticipated Ferrari return is set to be announced this week after Felipe Massa confirmed on Twitter he will be leaving the team. 

Massa spent eight years at Ferrari, winning 11 races, but his departure has been mooted throughout the 2013 season and was finally announced late on Tuesday:

Raikkonen is the expected replacement for Massa at Ferrari, as reported by BBC Sport:



Raikkonen’s future has been one of the main talking points of the season, with Red Bull and Ferrari both linked to the services of the Lotus driver. That speculation, though, is set to come to an end, according to ESPN F1:

Kimi Raikkonen is widely reported to have agreed terms with Ferrari on Monday and his announcement as Fernando Alonso's team-mate for 2014 is expected to be announced within a few days.

The likely announcement will signal the end of Felipe Massa's eight-year spell with Ferrari.

No official word has been offered by members of the Ferrari team, who continued to preach patience when quizzed over the matter on Sunday.

The Finn does have the option to stay with Lotus, with whom he is fourth in the 2013 championship standings, but ESPN F1 provides details on why he will cut ties with the organisation:

Raikkonen had an option to remain at Lotus but he was unable to get reassurances that it had the necessary technical and financial resources to enable it to challenge the leading teams next year.

It has also been reported there have been delays paying Raikkonen's salary this year.



The delay ahead of Raikkonen’s announcement is caused by a meeting between Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and president Luca di Montezemolo, according to James Galloway and Pete Gill of Sky Sports.

Nico Hulkenberg remains an alternative candidate, should the Scuderia president have a chang...
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