Formula 1: Ferrari Replaces Kimi Raikkonen With Charles Leclerc

Kimi Raikkonen has been replaced by Ferrari graduate driver Charles Leclerc and will be Sebastian Vettel's teammate starting from 2019/2020 season.
The appointment of the Monacan, 20, is following the departure of the team's Finn driver to Sauber where he started his career after spending eleven years with Ferrari which he joined from McLaren in 2007.
Leclerc, who won the F2 championship in 2017 and curently drives for Scuderia Ferrari team, described his appointment "dream come true" in a tweet on Tuesday.

In a statement released by Scuderia and Ferrari, it was confirmed that "at the end of the 2018 season, Kimi Raikkonen will step down from his current role" which will be replaced by the Monacan in the new season.
However, the Finn made an impressive debut with Ferrari winning the championship in 2007, the same year he joined the team from McLaren, and currently is in third place in championship title lead behind Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.



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