F1 Raikkonen's Ferrari deal is done - Lauda

8 May 2006

Former F1 champion and ex-F1 team boss Niki Lauda expects Kimi Raikkonen to take up a seat at Ferrari next season and believes Michael Schumacher will most likely retire. Lauda, himself formerly a Ferrari driver, says Ferrari's announcement they would let Schumacher take his time in deciding his future means that the Raikkonen deal is a certainty.

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"Ferrari must have an alternative driver to Schumacher," Lauda told Reuters. "The most logical one is Raikkonen - and they can't afford to wait until the end of the year. If they did wait around until the end of the year they'd have no lead driver signed up and would have to race with Massa and their test driver."

"They must have fixed Kimi in one way or another and if Schumacher continues then Massa will be a test driver and if Michael doesn't continue Massa will race," he added. "That's my logic."

Well it had to happen sooner or later.. If ferrari is forced to race Massa and Test Driver, wow that will be a shocking season for ferrari..

Will be good for kimi to take the reins and be a lead driver for ferrari.

Wait Up? is it confirmed or not???

the whole article apart from the heading is just speculation?!?!?

Most probably would be Kimi on a Ferrari 07.

Montoya probably to Red Bull.

Webs maybe Renault...

Looks like Williams Lexus F1 next year.

NO!!! I want him to stay at Maclaren!!!! Oh well. as long as Schumacher goes.

one things for sure webber needs to get away from williams because their engines always keep blowing up... raikkonen with ferrari ill believe it when i see it...