While Ferrari usually uses the Monza weekend to reveal its driver line-up for the following season, this year there were no such announcements. Instead, on a weekend Kimi Raikkonen took an emphatic pole and shut down teammate Sebastian Vettel at the start next day, speculation that the Finn would be retained for next season turned on its head with claims Charles Leclerc will be brought in to partner the German. Indeed, some have suggested this was the motivation behind Raikkonen not yielding to his teammate on Sunday. While rival teams should be jumping at the opportunity to sign a driver as experienced, fast and no-nonsense as Raikkonen, should he not be retained by Ferrari there is every...
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