After much speculation about the future of the "Iceman" and whether he is going to retire or not, it is now official that Kimi will stay at Ferrari for 2017. A lot of journalists were pushing for his replacement in order to get other drivers into the Ferrari seat, despite the fact that Kimi is equal on points with his teammate Sebastian Vettel - a 4 times World Champion.
Kimi had this to say:
"It gives me pleasure that it is disappointing a lot of people who had high hopes."
And to make matters more interesting, he outqualified his teammate by 6 tenths, starting 5th for tomorrow's British GP.
Next year cars will be wider, with more downforce, wider tires and quite faster in the corners. Kimi is excited at the prospect:
"I am interested to experience the changes of 2017. Faster cars and wider tyres - that sounds pretty good to me."
Being the driver with the most fans, F1 will definitely be richer next year than without Kimi.
