Kimi Raikkonen has decided to take at least a year off from Formula One after talks with McLaren fell through, the driver's manager told a Finnish newspaper.
"The alternatives on the F1-level for next season were McLaren or nothing. Kimi and McLaren did not reach an agreement, so he will not drive on F1-level at least during next year," Raikkonen's manager, Steve Robertson, was quoted as saying in Finnish regional daily Turun Sanomat on Wednesday.
"Kimi still lives and breathes the ambition to drive. A year off in that sense does not mean anything.
"More significant is to find a place for Kimi where he can fight for victory and a world championship," Robertson added.
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