Raikkonen: 2021 recommendations lengthen won’t affect F1 future

Raikkonen, 40, made his F1 debut in 2001 and is the oldest driver for the time being on the grid, racing for Alfa Romeo.

The Finn joined Alfa Romeo initially of 2019 on a two-300 and sixty five days contract which is thanks to mosey out on the discontinue of the latest season.

Raikkonen has constantly mentioned his long-term F1 future would rely on his enjoyment of racing and motivation, that may maybe possibly maybe even non-public been impacted by a alternate within the specification of autos for 2021.

This overhaul has now been delayed unless 2022 in a show to serve groups financially following the COVID-19 pandemic, with the present autos living to be old-long-established but again next 300 and sixty five days.

Raikkonen mentioned before this weekend’s Austrian Spacious Prix that the recommendations lengthen had now now not modified his contemplating the least bit, nor did he non-public any closing date in thoughts to think on his future.

“No, it hasn’t. That’s clearly the draw in which it’s going to be with the recommendations and the total lot, nonetheless it absolutely doesn’t in actuality dictate what occurs one day,” Raikkonen mentioned.

“Obviously the factual solution [for a deadline] is sooner than next 300 and sixty five days starts. I don’t know.

“We haven’t performed a single speed, clearly it’s a in actuality contemporary downside this 300 and sixty five days. We’ll wait and bear in mind what occurs.”

Raikkonen has enjoyed an upturn in invent for the reason that introduction of the latest-spec autos in 2017, scoring 18 podium finishes and one speed buy with Ferrari thru their first two years of employ.

Upon joining Alfa Romeo closing 300 and sixty five days, Raikkonen emerged because the crew leader in opposition to Antonio Giovinazzi, scoring 43 of the crew’s 57 aspects.

Requested if he was once joyful the latest-spec autos may maybe possibly maybe be old-long-established in 2021 as a replacement of the slower units on the horizon, Raikkonen spoke back: “I wouldn’t bid they’re loads totally different from what we had some years ago.

“The rules modified, nonetheless the driving part doesn’t alternate that much in actuality.

“We’ll notion if we discontinue correctly. Obviously it’s constantly extra enjoyable than if we don’t.

“We non-public no opinion where we’re going to be, so we’ll discontinue our glorious, bolt from this weekend and work from there. The long mosey will be determined as and when.”