Lotus hope to convince Raikkonen to stay


Lotus Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland leads team mate Romain Grosjean (L) of France into a curve during the second practice session ahead of the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Race circuit, central England, June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

SILVERSTONE (Reuters) - Lotus are hopeful that they can win a tug-of-war with Formula One champions Red Bull for Kimi Raikkonen's services next season.

"Red Bull is chasing Kimi and we obviously want to keep Kimi," Lotus team principal Eric Boullier told reporters at the British Grand Prix on Friday where Red Bull's 2014 driver vacancy remained the hot topic.

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