{"id":22567,"date":"2013-09-12T02:19:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/raikkonen-joins-ferrari-as-alonsos-team-mate\/"},"modified":"2013-09-12T02:19:01","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T00:19:01","slug":"raikkonen-joins-ferrari-as-alonsos-team-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/raikkonen-joins-ferrari-as-alonsos-team-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Raikkonen joins Ferrari as Alonso\u2019s team-mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=16344\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16344\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16344  \" alt=\"Kimi Raikkonen joins Ferrari as Fernando Alonso's team-mate. Photo: BBC Sport\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/9a17d_69776651_69776650-600x337.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kimi Raikkonen joins Ferrari as Fernando Alonso\u2019s team-mate. Photo: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<p>Kimi Raikkonen will join Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Finn, who won the world title with Ferrari in 2007 but was replaced by Alonso at the end of 2009, has signed a one-year deal with an option for 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari, who will now have arguably the strongest driver line-up in Formula 1, have not yet announced the deal but are expected to do so imminently.<\/p>\n<p>Raikkonen, 33, will replace Felipe Massa, who announced on Twitter that he will leave at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian, who had earlier been informed of Ferrari\u2019s decision and has driven for the Italian outfit since 2006, said: \u201cFrom 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank the team for all the victories and incredible moments experienced together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership and rivalry between the two men will be eagerly anticipated \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/raikkonen-the-talk-of-the-track-ahead-of-belgian-grand-prix\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alonso and Raikkonen are widely recognised as two of the four best drivers in the world<\/a>, along with Mercedes\u2019 Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull\u2019s Sebastian Vettel. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Kimi Raikkonen\u00a0news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/kimi-raikkonen\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/9a17d_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kimi Raikkonen joins Ferrari as Fernando Alonso\u2019s team-mate. Photo: BBC Sport Kimi Raikkonen will join Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next year. The Finn, who won the world title with Ferrari in 2007 but was replaced by Alonso at the end of 2009, has signed a one-year deal with an option for 2015. 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