{"id":563,"date":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:50:10","slug":"raikkonen-to-return-to-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micksgarageblog.org\/raikkonen-to-return-to-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Raikkonen to Return to F1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Renault has announced that Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 racing next year, after securing a two-year deal to compete with the squad.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Raikkonen, who had left Formula 1 at the end of the 2009 season after being dropped by Ferrari, had been in talks with the Williams team about a possible return next year, but the deal fell through.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6xQnqBiCZKg\/T_afUY6HtnI\/AAAAAAAAAVU\/LCntsrEWtt4\/s1600\/kimi-raikonnen.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6xQnqBiCZKg\/T_afUY6HtnI\/AAAAAAAAAVU\/LCntsrEWtt4\/s320\/kimi-raikonnen.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">That&nbsp;prompted&nbsp;speculation of a Renault tie-up, with team principal Eric Boullier confirming in Brazil last weekend that the Finn was on the shortlist of candidates for 2012 &#8211; when his outfit will be renamed Lotus.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Speaking about his return, Raikkonen said: &#8220;I&#8217;m delighted to be coming back to Formula 1 after a two-year break, and I&#8217;m grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity. 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