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Raikkonen ‘did not expect' Alfa's decision to write-off 2021

Deciding in what would ultimately be Kimi Raikkonen's final season in F1 not to develop the Alfa Romeo car, Fred Vasseur admits that was 'not' what the driver would have chosen. Although it was thought that 2020 would be his final season in Formula 1, Raikkonen scoring just four points in a Covid-hit campaign, the Finn decided to stick around for a 19th season. It was anything but a success. Alfa Romeo made a decision at the very beginning of the season not to develop their C41, instead focusing all their design efforts and budget on 2022's all-new cars. That turned what was already going to be a difficult season, given that last year the Formula 1 teams agreed to race their 2020 cars for...
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