Ferrari Picks Leclerc to Replace Raikkonen as Formula 1 Driver
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Scuderia Ferrari picked 20-year-old Charles Leclerc to replace former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, the racing team said in a statement on Tuesday.
The 38-year-old Finn, popularly known as the “Iceman,” plans to join Sauber F1 for the next two years, he said in an Instagram post, marking a return to the team he started his Formula 1 career with in 2001. Raikkonen will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2018 season.